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

Cairngorm
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom

Issued: 5 am Thu 26 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Drizzle at first, then turning colder with dusting of snow on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu night, min -1°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu afternoon, near gales from the WSW by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 9mm) on Tue night. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Tue morning, min 1°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Sun afternoon, light winds from the NW by Tue night).

Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
light snow
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
some clouds
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
rain shwrs
light snow
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
mod. rain
 km/h
20
WNW
15
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
40
W
45
WSW
50
WNW
45
WNW
15
W
45
SW
55
W
50
W
50
WNW
55
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
25
W
25
WSW
1
1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.7
1.4
0.8
0.4
0.3
6
max °C
2
3
4
4
2
-1
0
1
2
5
4
1
2
3
6
8
8
7
min °C
0
2
2
2
0
-1
0
0
-1
3
1
1
1
2
2
7
7
2
-5
-2
-2
-3
-7
-8
-8
-8
-8
-4
-7
-7
-7
-5
-4
3
3
-2
450
800
1750
800
750
400
450
600
400
950
950
650
600
850
1450
1850
1950
1950
Cloud base (m)
500
800
450
550
550
450
500
500
550
450
550
500
500
550
550
500
700
550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:00
5:56
5:54
6:52
5:48
5:46
Sunset
6:40
6:43
6:45
7:46
6:49
6:51

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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 night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu night, min -1°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu afternoon, near gales from the WSW by Fri night).

Cairngorm Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 9mm) on Tue night. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Tue morning, min 1°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Sun afternoon, light winds from the NW by Tue 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
-8° C
-
Wind obs. (63 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
15 km WNW
239m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
-
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 260).
45 km
Mid: clear
30 km SSE
612m alt.
1 hour ago
-5° C
-
50
Strong winds from the WNW
(50 kph at 300).
44 km ENE
257m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
6
SAIS Drumochter
47 km SSW
700m alt.
1 hour ago
-2° C
-
35
Fresh winds from the W
(35 kph at 259).
43
AboyneNO2
48 km E
140m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
moderate rain
Rain
15
Light winds from the W
(15 kph at 280).
40 km
Mid: few
Invernes / alcross Airport
51 km NW
215m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the SW
(9 kph at 220).
10.0 km
Low: no cloud
SAIS Beinn Eighe
53 km SW
900m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
54 km NW
74m alt.
58 minutes ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
Kinloss RAF Airport
58 km N
216m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
clear
-
15
Light winds from the WSW
(15 kph at 250).
10.0 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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