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

Updated: Wednesday, 21st October 2026, 13:00

This afternoon Rain likely Tonight Rain likely Thursday Partly Cloudy Thursday night Partly Cloudy Friday Rain likely Friday night Rain likely Saturday Rain likely Saturday night Rain likely 5 mm. 10 mm. <2 mm. 30 mm. 5 mm. 7 mm. <5 mm. High: 10° Low: 7° High: 9° Low: 2° High: 7° Low: 4° High: 8° Low: 7° WSW calm Calm WSW→WNW 3→10-21 mph Fresh breeze WNW 14-22→11-22 mph Fresh breeze SW 3 mph Light air NNW 2→8-18 mph Moderate breeze NNW 10-19 mph Fresh breeze SSW 6→11-20 mph Fresh breeze SW 15-26→21-30 mph Strong breeze

This afternoon	Dense overcast. Patchy light fog. Rain likely. High 10°. Wind west-southwest near calm. Chance of precipitation 60 percent. Precipitation mostly around 5 mm.
Tonight	Dense overcast. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain likely after midnight. Low 7°. Wind west-southwest around 3 mph in the evening, becoming west-northwest around 10 mph, gusting to 21 mph, after midnight. Chance of precipitation 80 percent. Precipitation mostly around 10 mm.
Thursday	Dense overcast in the morning, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon. A chance of rain. High 9°. Wind west-northwest around 14 mph, gusting to 22 mph, in the morning, becoming 11 mph, gusting to 22 mph, in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation 30 percent. Precipitation mostly less than 2 mm.
Thursday night	Fair to partly cloudy in the evening, becoming mostly cloudy after midnight. Low 2°. Wind southwest around 3 mph.
Friday	Dense overcast. Patchy light fog in the afternoon. Rain very likely. High 7°. Wind north-northwest around 2 mph in the morning, becoming 8 mph, gusting to 18 mph, in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation 80 percent. Precipitation mostly around 30 mm.
Friday night	Dense overcast in the evening, becoming mostly cloudy after midnight. Rain likely in the evening, then a slight chance of rain after midnight. Low 4°. Wind north-northwest around 10 mph, gusting to 19 mph. Chance of precipitation 60 percent. Precipitation mostly around 5 mm.
Saturday	Mostly cloudy in the morning, becoming dense overcast in the afternoon. A slight chance of rain in the morning, then rain likely in the afternoon. High 8°. Wind south-southwest around 6 mph in the morning, becoming 11 mph, gusting to 20 mph, in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. Precipitation mostly between 5 and 10 mm.
Saturday night	Cloudy in the evening, becoming mostly cloudy to cloudy after midnight. Rain likely. Low 7°, but temperatures rising after midnight. Wind southwest around 15 mph, gusting to 26 mph, in the evening, becoming 21 mph, gusting to 30 mph, after midnight. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. Precipitation mostly between 2 and 5 mm.