Local Forecast for Ballater Issued by: BallaterSkies.co.uk

Updated: Thursday, 12th February 2026, 14:00

This afternoon Rain and Snow Tonight Snow Friday Snow Friday night Mostly Clear Saturday Partly Cloudy Saturday night Snow Sunday Rain and Snow Sunday night Chance rain <2 mm. <2 mm. <2 mm. 5 mm. 2 mm. <2 mm. High: 3° Low: 1° High: 5° Low: -2° High: 5° Low: 0° High: 5° Low: 4° NE 3 mph Light air NNW 2 mph Light air NNW 5 mph Light breeze WNW 5 mph Light breeze WNW→SW 4 mph Light breeze SSW 5→11-20 mph Fresh breeze SSW 7-18 mph Moderate breeze SW 6 mph Light breeze

This afternoon	Partly cloudy. A slight chance of a mix of snow and rain. High 3°. Wind northeast around 3 mph. Chance of precipitation less than 20 percent. Precipitation (liquid equivalent) mostly less than 2 mm. No snow accumulation expected.
Tonight	Mostly cloudy in the evening, becoming cloudy after midnight. A chance of snow. Low 1°. Wind north-northwest around 2 mph. Chance of precipitation 30 percent. Precipitation (liquid equivalent) mostly less than 2 mm. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Friday	Partly cloudy in the morning, becoming sunny in the afternoon. A slight chance of snow. High 5°. Wind north-northwest around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation less than 20 percent. Precipitation (liquid equivalent) mostly less than 2 mm. No snow accumulation expected.
Friday night	Mostly clear in the evening, becoming clear after midnight. Low -2°. Wind chill ranging from -5 to 0. Wind west-northwest around 5 mph.
Saturday	Sunny in the morning, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon. High 5°. Wind west-northwest around 4 mph in the morning, becoming southwest in the afternoon.
Saturday night	Mostly cloudy in the evening, becoming dense overcast after midnight. A slight chance of snow in the evening, then a chance of snow after midnight. Low 0°. Wind chill ranging from -4 to 1. Wind south-southwest around 5 mph in the evening, becoming 11 mph, gusting to 20 mph, after midnight. Chance of precipitation 60 percent. Precipitation (liquid equivalent) mostly around 5 mm.
Sunday	Cloudy in the morning, becoming mostly cloudy in the afternoon. Patchy light fog. A chance of a mix of rain and snow. High 5°. Wind south-southwest around 7 mph, gusting to 18 mph. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. Precipitation (liquid equivalent) mostly around 2 mm. No snow accumulation expected.
Sunday night	Dense overcast. A slight chance of rain in the evening, then a chance of rain after midnight. Low 4°. Wind southwest around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation 40 percent. Precipitation mostly less than 2 mm.