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

Cairngorm
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom

Issued: 5 pm Sat 21 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Sat afternoon, min 0°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, gales from the SW by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu night, min -4°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Thu morning).

Sat
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
light rain
cloudy
cloudy
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
light rain
 km/h
15
SW
30
SW
20
W
25
W
25
WNW
20
SW
35
SW
50
SW
60
WSW
65
WSW
50
W
40
NW
30
NW
25
NW
10
WNW
20
SW
20
W
1
3
1
0.2
0.1
0.2
2
0.6
0.3
0.2
max °C
9
7
6
3
0
3
4
7
3
2
-1
0
0
-3
0
3
4
min °C
8
6
5
2
0
1
3
5
3
1
-1
-1
-1
-4
-2
2
2
5
1
2
-4
-6
-4
-3
-1
-5
-7
-10
-9
-8
-11
-6
-3
-2
1800
2600
1400
850
450
700
1000
1800
900
700
350
400
450
0
250
1000
1300
Cloud base (m)
800
500
750
500
500
600
450
500
450
450
450
600
500
500
450
450
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Sunrise
6:11
6:07
6:05
6:03
6:00
Sunset
6:30
6:31
6:34
6:36
6:38
6:40

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Cairngorm Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Cairngorm is: Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Sat afternoon, min 0°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, gales from the SW by Mon night).

Cairngorm Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu night, min -4°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Thu morning).

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.
2 hours ago
1° C
-
67
Gales from the SW
(67 kph at 220).
15 km WNW
239m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
-
9
Light winds from the SSW
(9 kph at 210).
50 km
Mid: overcast
30 km SSE
612m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
-
50
Strong winds from the SW
(50 kph at 230).
44 km ENE
257m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 0).
13
SAIS Drumochter
47 km SSW
700m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
-
Wind obs. (39 kph from 152 degs) was rejected.
AboyneNO2
48 km E
140m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
-
7
Light winds from the WSW
(7 kph at 240).
48 km
Mid: overcast
Invernes / alcross Airport
51 km NW
215m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
28
Moderate winds from the SW
(28 kph at 220).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
SAIS Beinn Eighe
53 km SW
900m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
-
Wind obs. (52 kph from 240 degs) was rejected.
54 km NW
74m alt.
1 hour ago
10° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 63).
3
SHIP1740
58 km NW
3m alt.
4 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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