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

UkCairngorm
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom

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Issued: 11 pm Fri 08 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Fri night. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Fri night, min 2°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu afternoon, min 0°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Thu morning).

Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
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PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
mod. rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
clear
rain shwrs
light rain
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
20
SSE
20
S
15
ESE
5
NNW
10
SSE
15
SE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
E
15
ESE
20
E
20
NE
20
NNE
10
N
0
WSW
25
SW
35
W
40
WNW
20
W
Wave Height Map
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T unitedkingdom.wind.138.cc23
 cm 
 mm 
7
0.9
1.4
3
1.4
1.7
0.1
0.4
0.7
0.3
0.1
max°C
5
5
4
4
4
2
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
4
3
min°C
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
3
2
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
2
4
2
chill°C 
0
0
0
2
0
-2
2
1
-1
-4
-5
-4
-4
-3
-3
-5
-4
-2
-2
Freezing level (m
1400
1400
1250
1200
1200
900
950
1000
950
800
550
600
650
550
750
850
850
1050
900
Cloud base (m)
400
400
400
450
450
500
450
450
450
450
550
450
450
500
500
1600
500
550
650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:40
8:41
8:42
8:44
8:45
8:45
Sunset
3:32
3:32
3:32
3:30
3:30
3:30

Cairngorm Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Cairngorm is: Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Fri night. Mild temperatures (max 5\°C on Fri night, min 2\°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Cairngorm Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4\°C on Thu afternoon, min 0\°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, strong 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
CairngormSummit
1 km WSW
946m alt.
57 minutes ago
0° C
No report.
48
Strong winds from the SE
(48 kph at 130).
70
15 km WNW
239m alt.
57 minutes ago
5° C
light rain
Continuous light rain.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
35 km
Mid: overcast
30 km SSE
612m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
No report.
44 km ENE
257m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
Dry
8
Light winds from the SE
(8 kph at 138).
21
SAIS Drumochter
47 km SSW
700m alt.
57 minutes ago
4° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0

* 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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