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

Cairngorm
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom

Issued: 5 pm Wed 31 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed afternoon, min -5°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Thu morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon night, min -8°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
31
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloudy
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
 km/h
40
WNW
50
NW
50
NW
45
NNW
40
NNW
40
N
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
15
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
25
W
2
2
3
2
7
2
4
4
2
4
2
2
2
1
0.6
max °C
3
2
-2
-2
-4
-2
-4
-5
-3
-4
-4
-3
-3
-4
-5
-4
0
min °C
2
-1
-2
-3
-4
-4
-5
-5
-4
-5
-5
-4
-3
-7
-8
-5
-3
-5
-9
-11
-12
-13
-12
-14
-14
-12
-12
-12
-10
-10
-13
-14
-11
-10
900
450
250
200
0
150
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
500
450
450
450
450
450
450
450
500
500
500
500
500
500
500
500
500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-5-7-9-10-9-10-10-9-10-10-8-8-10-9-7-431-2-3-4-3-5-5-4-5-5-4-3-6-7-5-2
Sunrise
8:52
8:52
8:52
8:52
8:51
Sunset
3:41
3:42
3:44
3:45
3:47
3:48

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Cairngorm Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Cairngorm is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed afternoon, min -5°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Thu morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Fri night).

Cairngorm Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon night, min -8°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds.

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.
48 minutes ago
-2° C
-
Wind obs. (135 kph from 280 degs) was rejected.
15 km WNW
239m alt.
48 minutes ago
5° C
light rain
Continuous light rain.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
43 km
Mid: overcast
30 km SSE
612m alt.
48 minutes ago
-1° C
-
78
Severe gales from the WNW
(78 kph at 290).
43 km ENE
257m alt.
47 minutes ago
6° C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 327).
27
AboyneNO2
48 km E
140m alt.
48 minutes ago
7° C
-
28
Moderate winds from the WNW
(28 kph at 300).
>70 km
Mid: overcast
Invernes / alcross Airport
51 km NW
215m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
41
Strong winds from the WSW
(41 kph at 240).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
SAIS Beinn Eighe
53 km SW
900m alt.
48 minutes ago
0° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
54 km NW
74m alt.
30 minutes ago
6° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2
SHIP2142
58 km NW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
SHIP8737
58 km NW
15m alt.
3 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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