Cairngorm
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom

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Days 0-3 Cairngorm Weather Summary:

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Fri afternoon, min 3°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Fri night, fresh winds from the W by Sat afternoon).

Days 3-6 Cairngorm Weather Summary:

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun night, min 4°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun morning, near gales from the WSW by Sun night).

night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM
clear
partially cloudy
rain showers
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
cloudy
rain showers
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
rain showers
Wind km/h
55 SW55
45 SW45
45 WSW45
55 WSW55
50 WSW50
65 SW65
70 WSW70
65 W65
45 W45
30 WSW30
10 S10
20 W20
50 WSW50
45 W45
30 W30
15 WSW15
20 WSW20
25 W25
clear some clouds rain shwrs some clouds some clouds cloudy rain shwrs some clouds some clouds rain shwrs rain shwrs rain shwrs rain shwrs rain shwrs some clouds some clouds some clouds rain shwrs
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Rain
Rain mm
- - 2 - - - 1 - - 16 4 1 3 1 - - - 4
Snow
Snow cm
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
High °C
7 5 5 4 6 9 9 4 5 8 10 11 13 9 7 6 6 6
Low °C
4 4 5 3 4 8 3 4 5 8 9 11 11 8 6 4 5 6
Chill °C
1 -1 -1 -3 0 3 3 -3 -1 4 9 9 10 4 3 3 3 2
Freezing level m
2250 1950 2050 1950 2250 2900 3600 3450 3150 3050 3300 3450 3300 3200 3150 2300 2150 2200
Sea lvl3000ft6000ft9000ft12000ft15000ft
mountain backdrop
75546994581011139766611111291213131011121517161414101212
Sunrise
- 5:41 - - 5:43 - - 5:46 - - 5:48 - - 5:50 - - 5:52 -
Sunset
- - 8:52 - - 8:51 - - 8:47 - - 8:45 - - 8:43 - - 8:40

Issued local time.

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.WeatherWind
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
CairngormMtns(aut)
1 km SSE
1245m alt.
1 hour ago
3.6° C
-
Aviemore
15 km WNW
220m alt.
1 hour ago
10.3° C
moderate rain
Rain and snow or hail.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 220).
40 km
Cairnwell
30 km SSE
935m alt.
1 hour ago
5.8° C
-
Aboyne
49 km E
140m alt.
2 hours ago
11.8° C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 90).
50 km
Invernes / alcross Airport
51 km NW
9m alt.
1 hour ago
11° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
Low: few

* 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. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Cairngorm and within an acceptable time window.