{"id":16534,"date":"2017-06-22T09:04:42","date_gmt":"2017-06-22T09:04:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.walkhighlands.co.uk\/news\/?p=16534"},"modified":"2017-06-22T09:04:42","modified_gmt":"2017-06-22T09:04:42","slug":"met-office-enhances-its-mountain-weather-forecasts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.walkhighlands.co.uk\/news\/met-office-enhances-its-mountain-weather-forecasts\/","title":{"rendered":"Met Office enhances its mountain weather forecasts"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Met Office has today made major changes to its mountain weather forecasts.<\/p>\n

The new style forecasts divide Scotland’s mountains into five areas – Northwest Highlands, Southwest Highlands, North Grampians, South Grampians and Southeast Highlands, replacing the previous forecasts which featured only an east-west split. The details now include the percentage chance of cloud-free summits – similar to the Mountain Weather Information Service familiar to many – but also split the forecast into three hourly periods through the day, have traffic-light colour coding for weather hazards, and provide a summary forecast up to 5 days ahead.<\/p>\n

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Richard Orrell of the Met Office, commented to the BBC: “Mountain weather can change very quickly. Good weather can rapidly turn severe when altitude is added to the mix, so being prepared is essential.<\/p>\n

“Our new and improved Mountain Forecast is compiled by specially-trained meteorologists who often spend time in the hills and mountains and know the ins and outs of mountain weather.”<\/p>\n

Link: Met Office Mountain Weather<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Met Office has today made major changes to its mountain weather forecasts. The new style forecasts divide Scotland’s mountains into five areas – Northwest Highlands, Southwest Highlands, North Grampians, South Grampians and Southeast Highlands, replacing the previous forecasts which featured only an east-west split. The details now include the percentage chance of cloud-free summits – similar to the Mountain Weather Information Service familiar to many – but also split the forecast into three hourly periods through the day, have traffic-light colour coding for weather hazards, and provide a summary forecast up to 5 days ahead. Richard Orrell of the…<\/span> <\/p>\n

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