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– Lat/Long: 56.88° N 3.42° W

The Cairnwell
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom

Issued: 5 pm Tue 20 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 6mm) on Wed night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed night, min -3°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly severe gales.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri night, min -8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ESE on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SE by Sun night).

Tue
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
 km/h
50
SSE
70
SE
50
ESE
60
SE
80
SE
75
ESE
75
ESE
75
ESE
55
ESE
55
ESE
55
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
45
E
40
E
30
E
15
ESE
2
3
2
9
12
14
15
2
4
11
2
2
4
6
max °C
1
1
0
1
2
-1
-2
-1
-1
-3
-2
-3
-4
-5
-6
-6
-7
min °C
1
0
0
-1
0
-1
-3
-2
-2
-3
-3
-4
-4
-6
-6
-7
-8
-7
-9
-8
-10
-10
-11
-14
-12
-11
-13
-12
-13
-13
-16
-15
-14
-15
1050
1100
950
800
1250
750
650
700
750
550
550
450
350
250
50
150
0
Cloud base (m)
450
400
400
400
400
400
400
400
400
400
450
450
450
450
450
450
450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:30
8:30
8:27
8:26
8:25
Sunset
4:15
4:17
4:20
4:22
4:24
4:27

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The Cairnwell Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for The Cairnwell is: Light rain (total 6mm) on Wed night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed night, min -3°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly severe gales.

The Cairnwell Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri night, min -8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ESE on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SE by Sun night).

This table gives the weather forecast for The Cairnwell at the specific elevation of 933 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of The Cairnwell. 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
1 km E
612m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
-
87
Stormy winds from the SE
(87 kph at 130).
CairngormSummit
30 km NW
946m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
-
Wind obs. (146 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
31 km SSE
100m alt.
20 minutes ago
7° C
Dry
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 97).
32
41 km S
145m alt.
54 minutes ago
6° C
Dry
19
Light winds from the ENE
(19 kph at 68).
26
AboyneNO2
41 km ENE
140m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
-
37
Fresh winds from the SE
(37 kph at 130).
50 km
Mid: overcast
43 km WNW
239m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
moderate rain
Rain and snow or hail.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
45 km
Mid: overcast
47 km SSE
24m alt.
1 hour ago
5° C
Dry
14
Light winds from the SE
(14 kph at 124).
34
55 km S
42m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
Dry
Wind obs. (11 kph from 292 degs) was rejected.
StrathallenAirfield
64 km S
35m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
-
17
Light winds from the NE
(17 kph at 50).
47 km
Mid: overcast
SAIS Beinn Eighe
65 km W
900m alt.
38 minutes ago
0° 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.