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

Cairngorm Weather Forecast

Grampians · United Kingdom
Issued: 12 am Wed 21 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mild with heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Wed night. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Fri afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Tue night, min 2°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the NW by Thu morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Mon afternoon, min -1°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat morning, stormy winds from the W by Sun morning).

Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
rain showers
clear
rain showers
light snow
mod snow
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
heavy rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
rain shwrs
clear
rain shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
rain shwrs
heavy rain
light rain
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
450
400
400
400
500
700
700
450
450
550
500
400
350
300
400
450
km/h
25
SE
15
ESE
5
SSW
15
WNW
45
NW
25
W
10
SSE
10
NE
30
NW
35
NW
10
WSW
30
S
60
WSW
90
W
85
WNW
65
WNW
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
4
6
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
3
2
2
14
0.2
—
0.2
4
—
—
—
0.9
8
11
1.7
0.3
max °C
7
7
7
7
5
5
4
3
2
2
3
5
6
3
3
3
min °C
5
7
7
3
3
4
4
2
2
-1
2
3
3
3
2
3
 chill °C
1
4
6
-3
-4
0
1
-2
-4
-6
-1
-3
-5
-6
-6
-5
Freezing level m
1500
1750
1700
1300
900
1150
1450
1150
800
700
850
1100
900
1000
900
850
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Sunrise
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7:58
—
—
8:00
—
—
8:03
—
—
8:06
—
—
7:07
—
—
Sunset
—
—
5:57
—
—
5:54
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5:52
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5:50
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4:46
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Cairngorm Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Cairngorm is: Mild with heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Wed night. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Fri afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Tue night, min 2°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the NW by Thu morning).

Cairngorm Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Mon afternoon, min -1°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat morning, stormy winds from the W by Sun morning).

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
43 km ENE
257m alt.
41 minutes ago
8°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 94).
13
Invernes / alcross Airport
51 km NW
215m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 1).
10.0 km
54 km NW
74m alt.
57 minutes ago
Dry
Kinloss RAF Airport
58 km N
216m alt.
2 hours ago
light rain
Light rain .
13
Light winds from the E
(13 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Kinloss
59 km N
7m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 310 degs) was rejected.
65 km
SHIP5164
61 km NW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
SHIP7657
61 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP7232
61 km NW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
SHIP2397
61 km NW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
SHIP5789
61 km NW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C

* 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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