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

Updated: Tuesday, 13th January 2026, 09:00

Today Rain and Snow Tonight Partly Cloudy Wednesday Mostly Cloudy Wednesday night Rain likely Thursday Chance rain Thursday night Mostly Cloudy Friday Rain likely Friday night Fog 2 mm. <2 mm. 5 mm. <2 mm. <2 mm. 5 mm. High: 6° Low: 0° High: 5° Low: 4° High: 8° Low: 3° High: 5° Low: -1° W 2 mph Light air W 7 mph Light breeze SW 7 mph Light breeze SW 7-16 mph Moderate breeze SW 6 mph Light breeze SW→WNW 2 mph Light air NW 6 mph Light breeze W 3 mph Light air

Today	Cloudy in the morning, becoming mostly cloudy in the afternoon. A slight chance of a mix of rain and snow in the morning, then a chance of rain in the afternoon. High 6°. Wind west around 2 mph. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. Precipitation (liquid equivalent) mostly around 2 mm. No snow accumulation expected.
Tonight	Mostly clear in the evening, becoming partly cloudy after midnight. Low 0°. Wind west around 7 mph.
Wednesday	Mostly cloudy to cloudy in the morning, becoming dense overcast in the afternoon. A slight chance of rain in the afternoon. High 5°. Wind southwest around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation 20 percent. Precipitation mostly less than 2 mm.
Wednesday night	Dense overcast. Patchy light fog after midnight. Rain likely. Low 4°. Wind southwest around 7 mph, gusting to 16 mph. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. Precipitation mostly around 5 mm.
Thursday	Dense overcast in the morning, becoming mostly cloudy in the afternoon. Patchy light fog in the morning. A chance of rain. High 8°. Wind southwest around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation 40 percent. Precipitation mostly less than 2 mm.
Thursday night	Partly to mostly cloudy in the evening, becoming mostly cloudy to cloudy after midnight. A slight chance of rain after midnight. Low 3°. Wind southwest around 2 mph in the evening, becoming west-northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation less than 20 percent. Precipitation mostly less than 2 mm.
Friday	Dense overcast in the morning, becoming partly to mostly cloudy in the afternoon. Patchy light fog. Rain likely. High 5°. Wind northwest around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. Precipitation mostly around 5 mm.
Friday night	Fair in the evening, becoming fair to partly cloudy after midnight. Patchy light fog in the evening. Low -1°. Wind west around 3 mph.