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

Cairngorm
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom

Issued: 5 am Sat 17 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon night, min 0°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mild with heavy rain (total 50mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Tue morning, min 2°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Tue morning, near gales from the SE by Wed night).

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light snow
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod snow
mod snow
light rain
light rain
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
light rain
some clouds
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light snow
mod. rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod. snow
mod. snow
 km/h
15
SE
15
SSE
10
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
30
SSE
50
SE
30
SSE
50
SE
55
SE
55
SE
50
SE
2
8
6
1.1
0.2
0.1
0.5
0.8
4
0.6
0.5
3
8
6
12
16
3
max °C
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
3
4
3
2
4
3
2
2
min °C
2
2
1
0
2
2
2
3
3
4
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
-2
-2
-3
-4
-2
-2
-2
-1
-1
0
-3
-4
-5
-4
-3
-6
-6
-6
900
950
800
650
1000
1150
950
1200
1350
1300
1000
950
950
850
1000
1000
850
850
Cloud base (m)
500
500
550
500
500
450
500
500
450
450
450
450
400
400
400
400
400
400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-2-2-3-1-1-1-201-1-2-1-3-3-1-2-2-3222123334433324322
Sunrise
8:38
8:37
8:36
8:34
8:33
8:32
Sunset
4:08
4:10
4:14
4:15
4:17
4:20

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Cairngorm Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Cairngorm is: Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon night, min 0°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Cairngorm Weather (Days 3-6):

Mild with heavy rain (total 50mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Tue morning, min 2°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Tue morning, near gales from the SE by Wed 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.
1 hour ago
-3° C
-
Wind obs. (59 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
15 km WNW
239m alt.
1 hour ago
-2° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 0).
37 km
Mid: overcast
30 km SSE
612m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
-
48
Strong winds from the SE
(48 kph at 130).
43 km ENE
257m alt.
58 minutes ago
3° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
AboyneNO2
48 km E
140m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
moderate snow
Snow
6
Light winds from the E
(6 kph at 100).
38 km
Mid: overcast
Invernes / alcross Airport
51 km NW
215m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: no cloud
SAIS Beinn Eighe
53 km SW
900m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
54 km NW
74m alt.
38 minutes ago
Dry
SHIP1467
58 km NW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
SHIP5770
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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