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

Cairngorm
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom

Issued: 5 pm Mon 19 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Thu morning. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Wed night, min 1°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Mon afternoon, gales from the SE by Wed night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu afternoon, min -4°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the ESE on Thu night, moderate winds from the ESE by Sat night).

Mon
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
light snow
cloud
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
some clouds
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod. rain
light rain
mod. rain
light snow
cloudy
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
 km/h
15
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
35
SSE
55
SE
35
SE
30
SE
60
SE
55
SE
60
SE
65
ESE
65
ESE
55
ESE
45
ESE
35
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
3
7
4
4
4
0.2
1.5
0.2
2
9
0.1
8
max °C
2
3
4
4
4
3
4
5
2
0
0
0
0
0
-1
-1
-2
min °C
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
0
-1
0
0
-1
-1
-2
-4
-3
-3
-2
-3
-4
-3
-2
-4
-6
-9
-10
-9
-8
-9
-8
-8
-10
1100
1050
1200
1150
1000
1050
850
1300
800
550
450
450
450
500
350
350
150
Cloud base (m)
450
450
450
450
400
400
450
400
450
400
400
400
450
450
450
450
450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
0-10-1-2-2-2-1-3-5-6-5-5-6-6-7-82244434420-100-1-1-2-3
Sunrise
8:34
8:33
8:32
8:30
8:29
Sunset
4:14
4:15
4:17
4:20
4:22
4:23

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Cairngorm Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Cairngorm is: Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Thu morning. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Wed night, min 1°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Mon afternoon, gales from the SE by Wed night).

Cairngorm Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu afternoon, min -4°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the ESE on Thu night, moderate winds from the ESE by Sat night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Cairngorm at the specific elevation of 500 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
CairngormSummit
1 km WSW
946m alt.
36 minutes ago
-2° C
-
Wind obs. (65 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
15 km WNW
239m alt.
36 minutes ago
-2° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 0).
>70 km
Mid: clear
30 km SSE
612m alt.
36 minutes ago
0° C
-
39
Strong winds from the SSE
(39 kph at 150).
43 km ENE
257m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
AboyneNO2
48 km E
140m alt.
36 minutes ago
2° C
moderate snow
Snow
2
Calm
(2 kph at 300).
31 km
Mid: overcast
Invernes / alcross Airport
51 km NW
215m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
clear
Mist -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
1.6 km
Low: no cloud
SAIS Beinn Eighe
53 km SW
900m alt.
36 minutes ago
-1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
54 km NW
74m alt.
17 minutes ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
SHIP6520
58 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP1819
58 km NW
3m alt.
3 hours ago

* 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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