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

UkCairngorm
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom

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Issued: 12 am Fri 26 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun afternoon, min -5°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Wed afternoon, min -1°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSE on Tue morning, light winds from the SE by Wed afternoon).

Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
1
night
AM
PM
night
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PM
night
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PM
night
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PM
night
AM
PM
night
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night
part cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
light rain
some clouds
 km/h
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
S
5
SSE
15
S
10
SSE
10
ENE
15
NW
30
SW
30
SSW
35
S
50
SSE
70
SSE
55
SSE
45
SE
30
SE
20
SE
40
ESE
Wave Height Map
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T unitedkingdom.wind.18.cc23
T unitedkingdom.wind.42.cc23
T unitedkingdom.wind.66.cc23
T unitedkingdom.wind.90.cc23
T unitedkingdom.wind.114.cc23
T unitedkingdom.wind.138.cc23
 cm 
2.0
 mm 
0.1
0.4
0.7
0.1
max°C
-5
-3
-2
-3
-2
-1
-2
-1
0
-1
0
2
2
3
4
5
5
7
7
min°C
-5
-4
-2
-3
-3
-1
-2
-3
0
-1
-1
2
1
1
4
4
4
6
7
chill°C 
-11
-8
-5
-3
-6
-5
-5
-6
-4
-7
-8
-4
-7
-8
-3
-3
-1
2
2
Freezing level (m
400
700
1000
700
900
1100
750
900
1200
1100
1100
1450
1500
1300
1800
2100
2200
2600
2700
Cloud base (m)
650
500
700
500
600
700
650
600
1800
750
500
450
500
550
700
550
550
850
550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-5-4-2-3-3-1-2-20-1-122245577-1342452564676810810109
Sunrise
5:37
5:33
5:31
5:28
5:26
5:24
Sunset
8:47
8:51
8:52
8:54
8:57
8:59

Cairngorm Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Cairngorm is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun afternoon, min -5°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Cairngorm Weather (Days 3-6):

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Wed afternoon, min -1°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSE on Tue morning, light winds from the SE by Wed afternoon).

This table gives the weather forecast for Cairngorm at the specific elevation of 1234 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.
2 hours ago
-6° C
-
20
Moderate winds from the N
(20 kph at 0).
15 km WNW
239m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
light rain
Continuous light rain.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 230).
46 km
Mid: overcast
30 km SSE
612m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
-
22
Moderate winds from the NNE
(22 kph at 30).
43 km ENE
257m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
SAIS Drumochter
46 km SSW
700m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
-
28
Moderate winds from the E
(28 kph at 79).
31

* 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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