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

Cairngorm
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom

Issued: 11 am Mon 23 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Drizzle on Mon afternoon turning to light snow on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Mon night, min -3°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Mon morning, gales from the WSW by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Drizzle at first, then turning colder with dusting of snow on Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu night, min -2°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu morning, strong winds from the W by Fri night).

Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
15
SSW
40
SW
70
WSW
55
WSW
25
W
45
NW
40
WNW
35
NNW
25
NW
15
NW
15
SW
20
W
15
W
30
WSW
20
WSW
40
W
45
WNW
30
WNW
2
2
1
1
1.1
0.1
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.3
0.6
max °C
3
5
7
4
3
0
0
0
-2
0
2
3
3
3
0
1
1
2
min °C
2
5
3
3
2
-1
-1
-1
-3
-2
1
0
2
1
-1
1
0
0
-2
-1
-5
-4
-3
-8
-9
-8
-10
-7
-3
-5
-2
-4
-7
-6
-8
-5
800
1300
1750
850
850
450
400
500
0
250
650
1300
750
900
500
600
600
600
Cloud base (m)
2400
550
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450
400
450
450
450
500
500
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500
500
500
500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-310-3-4-6-7-7-9-8-3-1-4-4-5-5-6-435543-1-1-1-3-12232-1111
Sunrise
6:07
6:05
6:03
6:00
5:56
5:54
Sunset
6:34
6:36
6:38
6:40
6:43
6:45

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Cairngorm Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Cairngorm is: Drizzle on Mon afternoon turning to light snow on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Mon night, min -3°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Mon morning, gales from the WSW by Mon night).

Cairngorm Weather (Days 3-6):

Drizzle at first, then turning colder with dusting of snow on Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu night, min -2°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu morning, strong winds from the W by Fri 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
-1° C
-
78
Severe gales from the SSW
(78 kph at 200).
15 km WNW
239m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
light rain
Continuous light rain.
20
Moderate winds from the SSW
(20 kph at 210).
45 km
Mid: overcast
30 km SSE
612m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
-
67
Gales from the SSW
(67 kph at 200).
44 km ENE
257m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 0).
19
SAIS Drumochter
47 km SSW
700m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
-
Wind obs. (63 kph from 196 degs) was rejected.
AboyneNO2
48 km E
140m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
-
22
Moderate winds from the SW
(22 kph at 230).
35 km
Mid: overcast
Invernes / alcross Airport
51 km NW
215m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the SW
(22 kph at 230).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
SAIS Beinn Eighe
53 km SW
900m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
-
Wind obs. (78 kph from 227 degs) was rejected.
54 km NW
74m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2
SHIP2269
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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