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

Cairngorm
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom

Issued: 5 pm Tue 30 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed afternoon, min -5°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue afternoon, near gales from the NW by Wed night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat morning, min -7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun night).

Tue
30
Wednesday
31
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
 km/h
5
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
40
WNW
40
NW
45
NNW
50
NNW
45
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
20
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
2
4
3
2
3
2
8
4
1
2
max °C
0
0
1
2
2
0
-3
-4
-4
-4
-4
-3
-4
-5
-4
-5
-6
min °C
0
0
0
2
-1
-2
-4
-5
-4
-4
-5
-5
-5
-5
-6
-6
-7
-2
-2
-5
-5
-10
-10
-13
-14
-12
-12
-13
-13
-12
-11
-11
-10
-10
450
550
700
800
600
450
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
550
750
500
450
450
450
450
450
450
450
500
500
500
500
500
500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-2-2-2-3-5-6-9-10-9-10-10-9-10-10-9-9-900121-1-4-5-4-4-5-4-5-5-5-6-7
Sunrise
8:52
8:52
8:52
8:52
8:52
Sunset
3:40
3:41
3:42
3:44
3:45
3:47

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Cairngorm Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Cairngorm is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed afternoon, min -5°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue afternoon, near gales from the NW by Wed night).

Cairngorm Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat morning, min -7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
CairngormSummit
1 km WSW
946m alt.
2 hours ago
-7° C
-
41
Strong winds from the WNW
(41 kph at 300).
15 km WNW
239m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
light snow
Drizzle
4
Calm
(4 kph at 250).
42 km
Mid: clear
30 km SSE
612m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
-
20
Moderate winds from the NNW
(20 kph at 330).
43 km ENE
257m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
-
13
Light winds from the W
(13 kph at 281).
23
AboyneNO2
48 km E
140m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
moderate snow
Snow
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
36 km
Mid: overcast
Invernes / alcross Airport
51 km NW
215m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 230).
10.0 km
Low: no cloud
SAIS Beinn Eighe
53 km SW
900m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
-
Wind obs. (74 kph from 294 degs) was rejected.
54 km NW
74m alt.
47 minutes ago
2° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
SHIP1782
58 km NW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
SHIP4024
58 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- 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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