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

Cairngorm
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom

Issued: 5 pm Sat 24 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat afternoon, min 0°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sun night, near gales from the SE by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Turning milder with moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Fri morning, min 1°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the ESE on Tue night, fresh winds from the SSE by Thu night).

Sat
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
rain shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
 km/h
35
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
30
ESE
20
SE
35
SE
45
SE
55
SE
50
ESE
55
ESE
65
ESE
55
SE
40
SSE
50
SE
60
SE
70
SE
50
SE
1
3
2
2
3
3
8
1.4
0.6
1.5
max °C
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
min °C
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
-6
-6
-6
-5
-6
-7
-8
-8
-7
-7
-7
-6
-5
-5
-7
-6
-7
700
700
700
650
500
500
550
600
650
700
600
750
800
750
700
750
750
Cloud base (m)
450
450
450
450
450
450
450
400
400
400
350
350
400
450
400
400
400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:26
8:25
8:22
8:21
8:19
Sunset
4:23
4:25
4:29
4:30
4:32
4:35

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Cairngorm Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Cairngorm is: A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat afternoon, min 0°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sun night, near gales from the SE by Mon night).

Cairngorm Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Turning milder with moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Fri morning, min 1°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the ESE on Tue night, fresh winds from the SSE 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
CairngormSummit
1 km WSW
946m alt.
49 minutes ago
-4° C
-
70
Gales from the ESE
(70 kph at 120).
15 km WNW
239m alt.
49 minutes ago
4° C
moderate snow
Snow
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 90).
50 km
Mid: scattered
30 km SSE
612m alt.
49 minutes ago
-2° C
-
Wind obs. (76 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
AboyneNO2
48 km E
140m alt.
49 minutes ago
4° C
light rain
Continuous light rain.
17
Light winds from the E
(17 kph at 90).
26 km
Mid: overcast
Invernes / alcross Airport
51 km NW
215m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
clear
-
17
Light winds from the NE
(17 kph at 50).
10.0 km
SAIS Beinn Eighe
53 km SW
900m alt.
49 minutes ago
-2° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
54 km NW
74m alt.
31 minutes ago
4° C
Dry
Wind obs. (0 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
SHIP8884
58 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP4543
58 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP6696
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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