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

Updated: Monday, 5th January 2026, 04:00

Today Snow Tonight Snow Tuesday Snow Tuesday night Snow Wednesday Snow Wednesday night Snow Thursday Snow Thursday night Snow 2 mm. 1 cm. <2 mm. 10 mm. <8 cm. 5 mm. <5 cm. <2 mm. <2 mm. <1 cm. <2 mm. 2 mm. 1 cm. High: 2° Low: -2° High: 1° Low: -1° High: 1° Low: -2° High: 1° Low: 0° NW 6 mph Light breeze WNW 5 mph Light breeze WSW 3 mph Light air NW 9-17 mph Moderate breeze NW 7-15→4 mph Moderate breeze WSW 3 mph Light air SW 3 mph Light air NNW 3→9-19 mph Fresh breeze

Today	Partly to mostly cloudy. A chance of snow in the morning, then a slight chance of snow in the afternoon. High 2°. Wind chill ranging from -5 to -2. Wind northwest around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation 40 percent. Precipitation (liquid equivalent) mostly around 2 mm. Snow accumulation about a cm.
Tonight	Mostly cloudy in the evening, becoming cloudy after midnight. A slight chance of snow after midnight. Low -2°, but temperatures rising after midnight. Wind west-northwest around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation 20 percent. Precipitation (liquid equivalent) mostly less than 2 mm. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Tuesday	Mostly cloudy to cloudy in the morning, becoming dense overcast in the afternoon. Patchy light fog in the afternoon. A chance of snow in the morning, then snow likely in the afternoon. High 1°. Wind west-southwest around 3 mph. Chance of precipitation 80 percent. Precipitation (liquid equivalent) mostly around 10 mm. Snow accumulation 5 to 8 cm.
Tuesday night	Cloudy in the evening, becoming partly to mostly cloudy after midnight. Patchy light fog in the evening. Snow likely. Low -1°. Wind chill ranging from -5 to -2. Wind northwest around 9 mph, gusting to 17 mph. Chance of precipitation 60 percent. Precipitation (liquid equivalent) mostly around 5 mm. Snow accumulation 3 to 5 cm.
Wednesday	Mostly cloudy in the morning, becoming partly to mostly cloudy in the afternoon. A slight chance of snow. High 1°. Wind northwest around 7 mph, gusting to 15 mph, in the morning, becoming 4 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation 20 percent. Precipitation (liquid equivalent) mostly less than 2 mm. No snow accumulation expected.
Wednesday night	Mostly cloudy to cloudy in the evening, becoming cloudy after midnight. A slight chance of snow in the evening, then a chance of snow after midnight. Low -2°, but temperatures rising after midnight. Wind west-southwest around 3 mph. Chance of precipitation 30 percent. Precipitation (liquid equivalent) mostly less than 2 mm. Snow accumulation less than one cm.
Thursday	Mostly cloudy in the morning, becoming cloudy in the afternoon. A slight chance of snow. High 1°. Wind southwest around 3 mph. Chance of precipitation 20 percent. Precipitation (liquid equivalent) mostly less than 2 mm. No snow accumulation expected.
Thursday night	Dense overcast. A slight chance of snow in the evening, then a chance of snow after midnight. Low 0°. Wind chill ranging from -5 to 0. Wind north-northwest around 3 mph in the evening, becoming 9 mph, gusting to 19 mph, after midnight. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. Precipitation (liquid equivalent) mostly around 2 mm. Snow accumulation about a cm.