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

Cairngorm
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom

Issued: 5 am Thu 01 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu morning, min -5°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Thu morning, moderate winds from the N by Fri morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue night, min -8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
50
NW
55
NNW
45
NNW
20
N
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
20
NW
25
WNW
20
NNW
30
NNW
10
NW
5
W
10
SW
5
WSW
5
SSW
1
3
3
9
2
5
4
2
3
1
2
1
1
max °C
-2
-3
-2
-2
-4
-5
-4
-4
-4
-3
-3
-4
-4
-4
-6
-3
-4
-2
min °C
-2
-4
-4
-3
-5
-5
-4
-5
-5
-4
-3
-8
-5
-7
-7
-5
-4
-5
-11
-13
-13
-11
-14
-14
-12
-13
-12
-10
-10
-15
-13
-10
-10
-9
-7
-5
250
100
0
250
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
450
450
450
450
450
450
500
500
500
500
500
500
500
500
500
500
500
750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-9-9-7-10-10-10-10-10-8-8-10-9-9-8-7-5-4-2-4-3-3-5-5-4-5-5-4-3-6-5-6-7-4-4-4
Sunrise
8:52
8:52
8:52
8:52
8:51
8:49
Sunset
3:42
3:44
3:45
3:47
3:48
3:49

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Cairngorm Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Cairngorm is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu morning, min -5°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Thu morning, moderate winds from the N by Fri morning).

Cairngorm Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue night, min -8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

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.
1 hour ago
-6° C
-
94
Stormy winds from the WNW
(94 kph at 300).
15 km WNW
239m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
30 km SSE
612m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
-
85
Severe gales from the NW
(85 kph at 310).
AboyneNO2
48 km E
140m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
light rain
Light rain and snow.
17
Light winds from the W
(17 kph at 280).
32 km
Mid: scattered
Invernes / alcross Airport
51 km NW
215m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
clear
Shower - in the vicinity.
24
Moderate winds from the W
(24 kph at 280).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
SAIS Beinn Eighe
53 km SW
900m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
-
Wind obs. (0 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
54 km NW
74m alt.
49 minutes ago
3° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 0).
19
SHIP6219
58 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP5017
58 km NW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
SHIP6376
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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