Angus Glens
Saturday 29 August 2026 · Lochnagar, Glen Shee and the Angus hills
Why: Forecast models disagree materially on rainfall amounts.
A risk of patchy rain or drizzle. Light northerly wind, with cloud coming and going on the tops.
High-ground wind (800 m)
Northerly around 10 mph at 800 m. Gusts reaching around 15 mph at 800 m, with locally higher values possible on the most exposed tops. Strongest early (around 10 mph), easing toward 5 mph later.
Walking impact
Little effect on walking, although exposed tops may still feel chilly.
Rain and showers
The odd passing shower, otherwise dry. Forecast models disagree on when the rain may arrive.
Cloud-free summits
Around 50%. Around 60% early, falling to around 50% later.
Cloud and visibility
Cloud bases mostly around 900-1300 m. Cloud is likely to come and go on the higher summits; breaks may be useful but not dependable.
Temperature and wind chill
Around 9°C at 800 m, feeling like 7°C in the wind.
Freezing level
Above the summits.
Daylight
Sunrise 06:08 — Sunset 20:18 — about 14.2 hours daylight.
Overnight · 6 p.m.–9 a.m.Wild campingBetaCloud or condensation could make for a wet pack-up. 64/100Mixed · 600 m View detailsHide details
Full regional overnight outlook
Across representative hills, open-hillside camping looks mixed around 600 m (64/100). Little rain is expected, but cloud or condensation could still mean a wet pack-up.
Elevation reference (open ground)
- Wind / gust
- 4 / 7 mph
- Coldest
- 10.1°C
- In cloud
- Unlikely
- Condensation
- High
- Wind / gust
- 5 / 9 mph
- Coldest
- 9.3°C
- In cloud
- 44% of night
- Condensation
- High
- Wind / gust
- 6 / 10 mph
- Coldest
- 7.2°C
- In cloud
- 44% of night
- Condensation
- High
Open-hillside guidance across representative hills. Local shelter, ridges, tent design and the exact pitch can change conditions substantially. How to use the wild-camping forecast.
Daytime · exposed rockClimbing & scramblingBetaWet rock is likely on some representative hills. 46/100Poor · Mixed View detailsHide details
Full regional climbing & scrambling outlook
Conditions for exposed scrambling across the area look mixed (46/100). Rain is likely to leave rock wet; polished slabs, vegetation and drainage lines may be notably worse. 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.
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 29 August 2026 at 04:40 UTC. See typical weekly and monthly conditions for Angus Glens.