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

Cairngorm
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom

Issued: 11 pm Tue 02 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Drizzle at first, then turning colder with dusting of snow on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Tue night, min 1°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu night, severe gales from the SE by Fri afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 6mm) on Sat afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Sat night, min 2°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SE on Fri night, light winds from the S by Sat afternoon).

Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
Friday
5
Saturday
6
Sunday
7
Monday
8
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light snow
light snow
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
some clouds
rain shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloudy
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
 km/h
25
S
25
S
25
SSW
20
S
35
SE
10
S
10
SW
20
S
45
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
10
S
20
W
15
SSW
30
SSW
35
W
25
SSW
40
WSW
30
SW
 cm 
2
4
 mm 
0.1
0.8
0.3
0.1
2
0.6
2
0.4
0.1
0.3
0.3
0.1
max°C
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
4
4
5
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
min°C
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
4
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
chill°C 
-3
-4
-3
-2
-3
-2
-1
-4
-5
-6
0
3
0
2
0
0
-1
-1
-1
Freezing level (m
1000
850
950
1000
950
950
800
700
750
1100
1300
1400
1600
1650
1800
1550
1300
1200
1600
Cloud base (m)
450
500
400
450
400
400
450
450
400
350
400
400
500
450
400
450
550
450
700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:30
8:33
8:33
8:36
8:37
8:38
Sunset
3:36
3:34
3:34
3:33
3:33
3:33

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Cairngorm Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Cairngorm is: Drizzle at first, then turning colder with dusting of snow on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Tue night, min 1°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu night, severe gales from the SE by Fri afternoon).

Cairngorm Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 6mm) on Sat afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Sat night, min 2°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SE on Fri night, light winds from the S by Sat afternoon).

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.
50 minutes ago
-2° C
-
78
Severe gales from the S
(78 kph at 180).
15 km WNW
239m alt.
50 minutes ago
5° C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 210 degs) was rejected.
>70 km
Mid: scattered
30 km SSE
612m alt.
50 minutes ago
0° C
-
Wind obs. (48 kph from 190 degs) was rejected.
43 km ENE
257m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
AboyneNO2
48 km E
140m alt.
50 minutes ago
6° C
-
13
Light winds from the SSE
(13 kph at 160).
60 km
Mid: clear
Invernes / alcross Airport
51 km NW
215m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: no cloud
SAIS C Meagaidh area
53 km SW
903m alt.
50 minutes ago
0° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
54 km NW
74m alt.
2 hours ago
Dry
SHIP5094
58 km NW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
SHIP2639
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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