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

Cairngorm
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom

Issued: 5 pm Sun 22 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Drizzle at first, then turning colder with dusting of snow on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Mon night, min -2°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun night, gales from the WSW by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 5mm) on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Fri morning, min -3°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon).

Sun
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light rain
light snow
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light rain
light snow
clear
 km/h
30
W
20
W
15
SSW
35
SSW
55
SW
55
WSW
35
W
45
W
45
NW
55
NW
40
NW
25
NW
10
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
25
NW
10
WNW
1
1
1
2
0.5
0.3
0.4
0.6
4
max °C
4
1
3
4
8
3
1
-1
-1
-1
-3
1
1
4
5
2
-1
min °C
3
0
2
4
4
3
0
-2
-1
-2
-3
-1
0
1
2
1
-2
-2
-5
-2
-2
-3
-4
-7
-10
-9
-11
-12
-7
-4
-4
-2
-4
-6
950
550
700
1050
1850
900
700
150
450
450
0
350
600
1600
1650
800
0
Cloud base (m)
700
500
2350
600
400
450
400
400
450
600
500
700
1700
450
450
500
550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
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 8°C on Mon night, min -2°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):

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 5mm) on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Fri morning, min -3°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Thu 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
CairngormSummit
1 km WSW
946m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
-
46
Strong winds from the W
(46 kph at 280).
15 km WNW
239m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
moderate rain
Rain and snow or hail.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 240).
>70 km
Mid: overcast
30 km SSE
612m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
-
15
Light winds from the WNW
(15 kph at 300).
44 km ENE
257m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 299).
16
SAIS Drumochter
47 km SSW
700m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (41 kph from 277 degs) was rejected.
AboyneNO2
48 km E
140m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
-
11
Light winds from the WNW
(11 kph at 300).
55 km
Mid: few
Invernes / alcross Airport
51 km NW
215m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 230).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
SAIS Beinn Eighe
53 km SW
900m alt.
1 hour ago
-2° C
-
Wind obs. (117 kph from 36 degs) was rejected.
54 km NW
74m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
SHIP9147
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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