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Angus Glens mountain weather forecast.

Lochnagar, Glen Shee and the Angus hills. Height-aware guidance for wind, cloud, rain and temperature.

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Angus Glens

Wednesday 2 September 2026 · Lochnagar, Glen Shee and the Angus hills

Confidence: Medium

Why: Rain could reach the main walking period or hold off until later; forecast models disagree on the timing.

What matters most

A risk of patchy rain or drizzle. Light westerly wind, with cloud coming and going on the tops.

High-ground wind · 800 m10 mph westerly Gusts · 800 m20 mph Cloud base1300-1600 m Feels like · 800 m3°C
Morning · 07:00–13:00PoorSome early summit cloud is possible; rain timing remains uncertain.
39/100
Afternoon & evening · 13:00–22:00GoodSummit breaks should improve later; rain timing remains uncertain.
70/100

Conservative regional grades across representative summits, so one sheltered hill does not overstate the wider area.

01

High-ground wind (800 m)

Westerly around 10 mph at 800 m. Gusts reaching around 20 mph at 800 m, with locally higher values possible on the most exposed tops. Strongest early (around 10 mph), easing toward 5 mph later.

02

Walking impact

Little effect on walking, although exposed tops may still feel chilly.

03

Rain and showers

Likely to be mostly dry, but patchy rain or drizzle remains possible. Forecast models disagree on whether and when it may arrive.

04

Cloud-free summits

Around 50%. Around 25% early, improving to around 65% later.

05

Cloud and visibility

Cloud bases mostly around 1300-1600 m. Bases should tend to lift as the day goes on. Cloud is likely to come and go on the higher summits; breaks may be useful but not dependable.

06

Temperature and wind chill

Around 7°C at 800 m, feeling like 3°C in the wind.

07

Freezing level

Above the summits.

08

Daylight

Sunrise 06:16 — Sunset 20:08 — about 13.8 hours daylight.

Overnight · 6 p.m.–9 a.m.Wild campingBetaLower pitches look more comfortable than higher exposed ground. 54/100Mixed · 600 m View detailsHide details
Regional night beginning Wednesday 2 September 2026

Full regional overnight outlook

Across representative hills, open-hillside camping looks mixed around 600 m (54/100).

Overnight rain0.5 mmOpen ground · 600 m3 mph · gusts 8 mphMorning pack-upDampness possible

Elevation reference (open ground)

300 m86/100 · promising
Wind / gust
2 / 7 mph
Coldest
8.5°C
In cloud
Unlikely
Condensation
Low
600 m54/100 · mixed
Wind / gust
3 / 8 mph
Coldest
8.4°C
In cloud
62% of night
Condensation
Low
900 m54/100 · mixed
Wind / gust
3 / 9 mph
Coldest
6.8°C
In cloud
62% of night
Condensation
Low

Open-hillside guidance across representative hills. Local shelter, ridges, tent design and the exact pitch can change conditions substantially. Read about sleeping-bag comfort ratings, pitching in strong winds or using the wild-camping forecast.

Daytime · exposed rockClimbing & scramblingBetaSome rock may remain damp or still be drying. 42/100Poor · Mixed View detailsHide details
Across representative exposed-rock terrain

Full regional climbing & scrambling outlook

Conditions for exposed scrambling across the area look mixed (42/100). Some rock may remain damp or incompletely dried, especially in shade and seepage lines. Mapped summit-point geology across the representative hills includes granite, gneiss or gabbro, psammite, pelite or semipelite and quartzite; moisture response can therefore vary substantially between crags and routes.

Rock surfaceDamp or dryingExposed gust15 mphRainPossible · 85%
Mapped rock across sampled summits3 broad familiesRepresentative summit samples
granite, gneiss or gabbro 62% 5 representative summitsGenerally grippy when dry and often still positive when damp, but wet slabs, lichen, polish and drainage lines can remain slippery.psammite, pelite or semipelite 25% 2 representative summitsDry quartz-rich bands can be grippy, while mica-rich or foliated sections, lichen and vegetation may become slippery when wet.quartzite 12% 1 representative summitUsually hard and grippy when dry and often reasonably positive when damp, although wet lichen and smooth slabs can still be slippery.

Representative summit-point samples across the region; individual crags and routes may differ.

Generic exposed hands-on-rock terrain across representative summits; mapped summit-point geology is a broad regional sample, not a named-route survey. Contains British Geological Survey materials © UKRI 2026. How to use the climbing and scrambling forecast.

Updated 30 August 2026 at 04:40 UTC. See typical weekly and monthly conditions for Angus Glens.

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