Summit today
Is it safe to climb Geal-charn today?
Geal-charn today (updated 09:12, 28 Oct): up to 4°C at the summit, feeling as cold as -6°C, summit wind 45 mph gusting 57 mph, 100% chance of rain. A poor day for the hills. Best day this week: Monday, summit gusts 15 mph.
Geal-charn weather today
Moderate rain, up to 4°C at the summit, feeling as cold as -6°C, summit wind 45 mph gusting 57 mph, 100% chance of rain. Rated Poor.
Geal-charn weather tomorrow
Thursday 29 October: mostly dry, up to 5°C at the summit, feeling as cold as -3°C, summit wind 28 mph gusting 40 mph, 0% chance of rain. Rated Marginal.
Geal-charn weather this weekend
Saturday 31 October: light drizzle, up to 6°C at the summit, feeling as cold as -5°C, summit wind 17 mph gusting 21 mph, 34% chance of rain. Rated Good.
Sunday 1 November: fog, up to 3°C at the summit, feeling as cold as -7°C, summit wind 13 mph gusting 16 mph, 4% chance of rain. Rated Good.
Geal-charn summit forecast, next 7 days
| Day | Verdict | High/low | Feels like | Wind/gust mph | Rain or snow |
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| TodayModerate rain | Poor | 4°/1° | -6° | 45/57 | 100% |
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| TomorrowLight drizzle | Marginal | 5°/4° | -3° | 28/40 | 0% |
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| Fri 30Light drizzle | Marginal | 5°/3° | -4° | 35/44 | 25% |
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| Sat 31Light drizzle | Good | 6°/-2° | -5° | 17/21 | 34% |
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| Sun 1Fog | Good | 3°/-4° | -7° | 13/16 | 4% |
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| Mon 2Fog | Good | 3°/-2° | -5° | 13/15 | 2% |
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| Tue 3Light drizzle | Good | 1°/-3° | -4° | 17/21 | 0% |
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Geal-charn 14-day weather forecast: days 8 to 14, less certain
| Day | Verdict | High/low | Feels like | Wind/gust mph | Rain or snow |
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| Wed 4Light drizzle | Good | 2°/-4° | -7° | 12/14 | 2% |
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| Thu 5Fog | Marginal | 0°/-6° | -8° | 13/16 | 2% |
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| Fri 6Fog | Good | 1°/-3° | -6° | 13/17 | 8% |
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| Sat 7Fog | Good | 2°/-2° | -5° | 13/18 | 16% |
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| Sun 8Light drizzle | Marginal | 1°/-2° | -5° | 27/33 | 16% |
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| Mon 9Moderate drizzle | Poor | 5°/1° | -3° | 40/50 | 27% |
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| Tue 10Slight rain showers | Poor | 6°/1° | -2° | 49/61 | 29% |
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Cloud inversion · 7 days
The chance of standing above a sea of cloud on Geal-charn each morning this week, from overnight temperature, humidity and low cloud below the 1132m summit.
Dark sky · 7 days
How dark the sky gets over Geal-charn each night this week, from cloud cover, moonlight and local light pollution.
Snow · 7 days
No snow is forecast at the summit in the next 7 days.
Sun today
Sunrise 07:19, sunset 16:44
9h 25m of daylight. Golden hour ends 08:16 and starts 15:46. From the summit you see the sun 07:11 to 16:51.
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About Geal-charn
Geal-charn is 1,132 m (3,714 ft) high with 410 m of prominence. It is in Highland, Scotland. It is the 19th highest of the 1,458 summits Peakify lists in Highland. The nearest summits are Aonach Beag (1.3 km), Meall an t-Slugain (2.0 km) and Diollaid a' Chairn (2.1 km).
How high is Geal-charn?
Geal-charn is 1,132 metres high with 410 metres of prominence.
Where is Geal-charn?
Geal-charn is listed in Highland, Scotland.
Are there routes for Geal-charn?
Route data is not available for this mountain yet, but the page still shows summit, weather, and location context.
Is it safe to climb Geal-charn today?
Peakify rates each day on the summit Good, Marginal or Poor from the forecast summit wind, gusts, chance of rain and wind chill. Wind of 40 mph or gusts of 65 mph make it Poor; wind of 25 mph, gusts of 45 mph, a 60% chance of rain or a feels-like temperature of -8°C or below make it Marginal. Today's and tomorrow's ratings are at the top of this page. The rating covers the weather only: also check your route, daylight, kit and experience, and in winter whether you need an ice axe and crampons.
What is the weather on Geal-charn tomorrow?
Thursday 29 October: mostly dry, up to 5°C at the summit, feeling as cold as -3°C, summit wind 28 mph gusting 40 mph, 0% chance of rain. Rated Marginal.
What is the weather on Geal-charn this weekend?
Saturday 31 October: light drizzle, up to 6°C at the summit, feeling as cold as -5°C, summit wind 17 mph gusting 21 mph, 34% chance of rain. Rated Good. Sunday 1 November: fog, up to 3°C at the summit, feeling as cold as -7°C, summit wind 13 mph gusting 16 mph, 4% chance of rain. Rated Good.
What weather information is shown for Geal-charn?
The page includes cached mountain forecast context, snow outlook, dark-sky signals, cloud-inversion information, sunrise, sunset, and summit planning details where available.
Peakify is run by Sam Tyler, who has climbed Yr Wyddfa 22 times. The forecast refreshes every hour; how our forecast works.
