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

Cairngorm
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom

Issued: 11 pm Mon 09 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Wed night. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Thu morning. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Tue afternoon, min 1°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Mon night, gales from the WSW by Tue night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sat night, min -2°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri night, near gales from the W by Sat night).

Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
night
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night
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light snow
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part cloud
part cloud
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cloud
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
rain shwrs
cloudy
light rain
mod. rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
heavy rain
light snow
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
 km/h
25
SSW
30
SW
30
SSW
40
SW
55
W
45
WSW
65
SSW
60
SW
60
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
30
SSW
55
SW
45
SW
50
WSW
55
WSW
3
1
1
1
1
2
3
0.2
0.2
6
0.4
0.2
18
0.7
max °C
5
5
6
6
2
3
4
2
2
0
0
0
0
2
3
6
0
0
1
min °C
2
4
5
2
2
2
3
1
1
-2
-1
0
-1
2
3
-1
0
-1
-2
-4
-1
0
-6
-6
-5
-4
-7
-7
-8
-8
-6
-7
-3
-3
-10
-8
-9
-11
1100
1300
1250
1250
750
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950
700
700
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300
750
850
1450
450
500
200
Cloud base (m)
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1750
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400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:43
6:41
6:37
6:35
6:33
6:30
Sunset
6:06
6:07
6:09
6:13
6:15
6:16

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Cairngorm Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Cairngorm is: Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Wed night. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Thu morning. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Tue afternoon, min 1°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Mon night, gales from the WSW by Tue night).

Cairngorm Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sat night, min -2°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri night, near gales from the W by Sat 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.
50 minutes ago
-2° C
-
78
Severe gales from the SSW
(78 kph at 210).
15 km WNW
239m alt.
50 minutes ago
5° C
-
9
Light winds from the SW
(9 kph at 220).
>70 km
Mid: overcast
30 km SSE
612m alt.
50 minutes ago
0° C
-
44
Strong winds from the SSW
(44 kph at 210).
44 km ENE
257m alt.
48 minutes ago
4° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
5
SAIS Drumochter
47 km SSW
700m alt.
50 minutes ago
1° C
-
Wind obs. (52 kph from 199 degs) was rejected.
AboyneNO2
48 km E
140m alt.
50 minutes ago
6° C
-
6
Light winds from the SSW
(6 kph at 200).
>70 km
Mid: scattered
Invernes / alcross Airport
51 km NW
215m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the WSW
(6 kph at 240).
10.0 km
Low: no cloud
SAIS Beinn Eighe
53 km SW
900m alt.
50 minutes ago
0° C
-
Wind obs. (39 kph from 226 degs) was rejected.
54 km NW
74m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
SHIP4889
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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