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

Cairngorm
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom

Issued: 5 am Sun 22 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Drizzle at first, then turning colder with dusting of snow on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Mon night, min -1°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun night, gales from the WSW by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu night, min -5°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Wed morning, light winds from the WNW by Thu morning).

Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
cloudy
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
 km/h
15
W
25
W
20
W
15
SW
35
SW
50
SW
55
WSW
50
W
50
W
50
NW
50
NW
25
NNW
5
WNW
15
SW
25
WSW
20
W
25
W
30
SW
1
2
0.3
0.1
0.4
0.2
0.5
0.6
0.2
0.8
max °C
6
3
0
2
4
7
3
2
-1
-1
0
-3
0
2
4
4
3
1
min °C
5
2
0
1
4
4
2
0
-1
-1
-2
-5
-2
1
2
2
2
0
1
-4
-5
-3
-2
-3
-5
-8
-9
-10
-10
-10
-5
-3
-2
-3
-3
-6
1400
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650
1000
2000
900
700
350
350
450
0
300
700
1800
800
900
700
Cloud base (m)
450
650
500
500
600
400
400
400
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500
500
500
850
500
500
700
500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
0-4-6-4-10-4-6-6-7-7-9-7-2-1-4-3-463024631-1-1-1-4-123331
Sunrise
6:11
6:07
6:05
6:03
6:00
5:56
Sunset
6:31
6:34
6:36
6:38
6:40
6:43

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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 Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Mon night, min -1°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun night, gales from the WSW by Mon night).

Cairngorm Weather (Days 3-6):

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu night, min -5°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Wed morning, 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.
1 hour ago
0° C
-
48
Strong winds from the W
(48 kph at 270).
15 km WNW
239m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
moderate rain
Snow
15
Light winds from the W
(15 kph at 270).
50 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
30 km SSE
612m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
-
39
Strong winds from the WNW
(39 kph at 290).
44 km ENE
257m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 275).
23
SAIS Drumochter
47 km SSW
700m alt.
1 hour ago
5° C
-
Wind obs. (69 kph from 266 degs) was rejected.
AboyneNO2
48 km E
140m alt.
1 hour ago
11° C
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
65 km
Mid: overcast
Invernes / alcross Airport
51 km NW
215m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
clear
Shower - in the vicinity.
19
Light winds from the W
(19 kph at 260).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
SAIS Beinn Eighe
53 km SW
900m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
-
Wind obs. (83 kph from 293 degs) was rejected.
54 km NW
74m alt.
1 hour ago
10° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10
SHIP6994
58 km NW
3m alt.
2 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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