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

Cairngorm
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom

Issued: 11 pm Sun 04 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue morning, min -8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Tue night, light winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu night, min -8°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the NNE by Thu night).

Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
cloud
cloud
snow showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
 km/h
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
W
25
WSW
15
NNW
30
N
10
NW
10
WSW
15
S
20
NW
5
ENE
30
ENE
40
NNE
25
N
20
N
5
NNE
15
SSE
55
SSE
4
1
2
7
5
1
4
max °C
-3
-5
-5
-2
1
1
-2
-4
-5
-3
-2
-4
-1
-1
-2
-7
-4
-4
-1
min °C
-8
-6
-7
-6
-2
0
-7
-7
-5
-4
-3
-5
-4
-1
-5
-8
-8
-4
-2
-15
-12
-12
-11
-8
-6
-14
-12
-9
-8
-7
-9
-10
-9
-12
-15
-12
-9
-10
0
0
0
0
0
600
150
0
0
0
200
0
50
300
150
0
0
0
300
Cloud base (m)
450
500
500
500
450
450
450
650
500
1350
450
450
400
450
450
550
500
800
450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:51
8:49
8:49
8:48
8:48
8:47
Sunset
3:48
3:49
3:51
3:52
3:55
3:56

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Cairngorm Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Cairngorm is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue morning, min -8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Tue night, light winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon).

Cairngorm Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu night, min -8°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the NNE by Thu 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
CairngormSummit
1 km WSW
946m alt.
1 hour ago
-9° C
-
33
Fresh winds from the WNW
(33 kph at 300).
15 km WNW
239m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
moderate snow
Rain
4
Calm
(4 kph at 10).
>70 km
Mid: scattered
30 km SSE
612m alt.
1 hour ago
-7° C
-
Wind obs. (43 kph from 340 degs) was rejected.
43 km ENE
257m alt.
24 minutes ago
-2° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 321).
13
AboyneNO2
48 km E
140m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
-
15
Light winds from the W
(15 kph at 280).
>70 km
Mid: overcast
Invernes / alcross Airport
51 km NW
215m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
clear
-
15
Light winds from the SW
(15 kph at 230).
10.0 km
SAIS Beinn Eighe
53 km SW
900m alt.
1 hour ago
-7° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
54 km NW
74m alt.
49 minutes ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
SHIP1723
58 km NW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
SHIP4283
58 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km

* 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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