Cairngorm weather
– Lat/Long: 57.12° N 3.63° W

UkCairngorm
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom

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Issued: 5 am Fri 29 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun afternoon, min -2°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Fri night, calm by Sun morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon morning, min -9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Tue morning, near gales from the ENE by Wed afternoon).

Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
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PM
night
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light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
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some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
 km/h
10
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
25
SSW
20
S
20
SW
0
SW
5
ESE
10
E
20
ENE
25
NE
30
NNE
15
NE
10
ESE
15
SE
35
E
50
ENE
40
ENE
Wave Height Map
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 cm 
2.0
1.0
2.0
4
2.0
 mm 
max°C
-2
-1
-1
-1
-1
1
2
3
1
-1
-2
-5
-6
-6
-7
-7
-7
-8
min°C
-2
-2
-2
-2
-1
0
1
2
0
-2
-4
-7
-7
-6
-8
-8
-7
-9
chill°C 
-5
-8
-9
-7
-6
-6
1
-1
-5
-8
-12
-14
-13
-10
-15
-18
-18
-17
Freezing level (m
850
1000
950
1100
1100
1250
1350
1600
1450
1050
900
500
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500
150
200
300
50
Cloud base (m)
350
400
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400
500
650
5850
1800
1450
650
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500
550
450
450
400
450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-2-2-2-2-11231-2-3-6-7-6-8-8-7-9343454784420-1-1-3-2-2-4
Sunrise
5:48
5:46
6:43
5:41
5:37
5:35
Sunset
6:49
6:51
7:53
6:55
6:58
7:00

Cairngorm Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Cairngorm is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun afternoon, min -2°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Fri night, calm by Sun morning).

Cairngorm Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon morning, min -9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Tue morning, near gales from the ENE by Wed afternoon).

This table gives the weather forecast for Cairngorm at the specific elevation of 1234 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Cairngorm. To see the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider overview of the weather, consult the Weather Map of United Kingdom.

Live conditions reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
CairngormSummit
1 km WSW
946m alt.
49 minutes ago
-3° C
No report.
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 140).
7
15 km WNW
239m alt.
49 minutes ago
-1° C
cloudy
Mist
4
Calm
(4 kph at 150).
6
1100 km
Mid: overcast
30 km SSE
612m alt.
49 minutes ago
0° C
-
6
Light winds from the E
(6 kph at 100).
43 km ENE
257m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
SAIS Drumochter
46 km SSW
700m alt.
49 minutes ago
1° C
-
17
Light winds from the ESE
(17 kph at 104).
17

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones.

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