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

Cairngorm
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom

Issued: 5 pm Tue 20 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 30mm) on Wed night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed night, min 0°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly gales.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri afternoon, min -6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SE by Sun night).

Tue
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
mod snow
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
mod. snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
35
SSE
55
SE
40
ESE
45
SE
60
SE
60
SE
60
SE
60
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
25
E
20
E
10
ESE
8
7
8
2
1
3
0.2
3
3
2
22
max °C
4
4
3
4
5
2
1
1
2
0
0
0
-1
-2
-2
-3
-5
min °C
3
3
3
2
3
2
0
0
1
0
0
-1
-1
-3
-3
-5
-6
-3
-4
-3
-5
-5
-6
-9
-9
-6
-8
-8
-8
-8
-10
-10
-10
-10
1050
1100
950
800
1200
800
700
750
750
550
550
450
400
200
0
150
0
Cloud base (m)
450
400
400
400
400
400
400
400
400
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450
450
450
450
500
450
500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-2-2-2-2-1-3-5-4-4-5-5-6-7-8-8-9-944334211200-1-1-3-3-4-6
Sunrise
8:33
8:32
8:30
8:29
8:26
Sunset
4:15
4:17
4:20
4:22
4:23
4:25

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Cairngorm Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Cairngorm is: Heavy rain (total 30mm) on Wed night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed night, min 0°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly gales.

Cairngorm Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri afternoon, min -6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SE by Sun 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.
54 minutes ago
-2° C
-
Wind obs. (146 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
15 km WNW
239m alt.
54 minutes ago
7° C
moderate rain
Rain and snow or hail.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
45 km
Mid: overcast
30 km SSE
612m alt.
54 minutes ago
0° C
-
87
Stormy winds from the SE
(87 kph at 130).
AboyneNO2
48 km E
140m alt.
54 minutes ago
7° C
-
37
Fresh winds from the SE
(37 kph at 130).
50 km
Mid: overcast
Invernes / alcross Airport
51 km NW
215m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
26
Moderate winds from the E
(26 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Low: no cloud
SAIS Beinn Eighe
53 km SW
900m alt.
54 minutes ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
54 km NW
74m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
13
SHIP1962
58 km NW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
SHIP3799
58 km NW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
SHIP5235
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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