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

Cairngorm
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom

Issued: 11 am Tue 24 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow on Wed morning. Freezing level rising with drizzle on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Tue morning, min -3°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Tue morning, light winds from the W by Thu morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 5mm) on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sun morning, min -1°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Sat night, gales from the W by Sun afternoon).

Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
light rain
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
snow showers
light rain
light rain
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
 km/h
50
WSW
30
WSW
45
WNW
40
NW
40
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
15
SW
25
WSW
30
W
30
WSW
35
WSW
40
W
50
WNW
20
W
50
SW
70
W
60
W
1
1
1
2
0.1
0.2
0.6
0.2
0.3
0.4
2
2
max °C
5
3
1
0
0
-2
1
3
5
3
3
0
1
1
1
5
5
0
min °C
4
2
-1
0
-1
-3
-1
1
1
2
1
-1
1
0
-1
3
1
0
-3
-3
-9
-7
-9
-9
-6
-3
-4
-4
-5
-7
-6
-7
-7
-4
-7
-9
1000
900
450
450
550
0
450
700
1850
750
800
450
650
600
400
1000
1250
500
Cloud base (m)
550
400
500
450
500
500
500
650
450
500
600
450
450
500
500
450
450
500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-2-3-6-6-7-8-6-1-1-4-4-5-5-5-4-1-2-65300-1-302332-1110430
Sunrise
6:05
6:03
6:00
5:56
5:54
6:52
Sunset
6:36
6:38
6:40
6:43
6:45
7:46

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Cairngorm Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Cairngorm is: A dusting of snow on Wed morning. Freezing level rising with drizzle on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Tue morning, min -3°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Tue morning, light winds from the W by Thu morning).

Cairngorm Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 5mm) on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sun morning, min -1°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Sat night, gales from the W by Sun 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.
57 minutes ago
-2° C
-
56
Near gales from the W
(56 kph at 260).
15 km WNW
239m alt.
57 minutes ago
7° C
moderate rain
Rain and snow or hail.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 210).
>70 km
Mid: overcast
30 km SSE
612m alt.
57 minutes ago
1° C
-
65
Gales from the WSW
(65 kph at 250).
44 km ENE
257m alt.
2 hours ago
12° C
Dry
Wind obs. (8 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
SAIS Drumochter
47 km SSW
700m alt.
57 minutes ago
2° C
-
Wind obs. (61 kph from 207 degs) was rejected.
AboyneNO2
48 km E
140m alt.
57 minutes ago
10° C
-
35
Fresh winds from the W
(35 kph at 260).
>70 km
Mid: few
Invernes / alcross Airport
51 km NW
215m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
clear
-
35
Fresh winds from the SW
(35 kph at 230).
10.0 km
Low: few
SAIS Beinn Eighe
53 km SW
900m alt.
57 minutes ago
0° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
54 km NW
74m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
3
SHIP10030
58 km NW
15m alt.
3 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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