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

Cairngorm
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom

Issued: 11 am Thu 20 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Fri afternoon, min -5°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 23mm), mostly on Sun night. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun morning, min -1°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Sun night, calm by Tue afternoon).

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light snow
light snow
light rain
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
light rain
light snow
light snow
light rain
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
 km/h
25
NNW
20
N
5
NW
10
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
SSE
25
ENE
15
ENE
40
NNE
35
N
35
NNW
25
N
15
N
5
NNW
15
WSW
 cm 
3
3
2
1
1
4
 mm 
0.5
4
4
12
0.9
1.6
0.1
max°C
-1
0
-3
0
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
1
2
2
1
1
2
min°C
-2
-2
-5
-4
1
2
2
1
0
2
3
0
0
2
1
1
-1
0
chill°C 
-8
-7
-8
-8
-4
-3
-2
-2
-4
-4
-1
-7
-7
-4
-4
-3
-3
-3
Freezing level (m
0
450
0
0
1050
1100
950
800
600
900
1050
850
550
750
850
650
650
800
Cloud base (m)
500
500
500
550
550
450
450
550
1500
400
400
450
450
450
500
500
500
500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-6-7-40-1-2-2-2-2-1-3-5-3-3-4-4-2-2-1-4-222221332122101
Sunrise
8:06
8:07
8:10
8:12
8:15
8:15
Sunset
3:52
3:51
3:48
3:48
3:45
3:45

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Cairngorm Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Cairngorm is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Fri afternoon, min -5°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Cairngorm Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 23mm), mostly on Sun night. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun morning, min -1°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Sun night, calm by Tue 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.
2 hours ago
-5° C
-
26
Moderate winds from the N
(26 kph at 350).
15 km WNW
239m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
>70 km
Mid: overcast
30 km SSE
612m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
-
67
Gales from the N
(67 kph at 0).
43 km ENE
257m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
AboyneNO2
48 km E
140m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
moderate rain
Freezing rain.
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 260).
65 km
Mid: overcast
Invernes / alcross Airport
51 km NW
215m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 310).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
SAIS C Meagaidh area
53 km SW
903m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
54 km NW
74m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
SHIP3902
58 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP6051
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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