The Cairnwell
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom

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Ben Nevis

 

Days 0-3 The Cairnwell Weather Summary:

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Wed morning, min 4°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Thu afternoon, moderate winds from the SSE by Fri night).

Days 3-6 The Cairnwell Weather Summary:

Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Sat morning, min 1°C on Mon afternoon). Mainly strong winds.

AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night
light rain
light rain
light rain
partially cloudy
rain showers
rain showers
partially cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
partially cloudy
Wind km/h
60 SW60
60 SW60
60 SSW60
55 SSW55
75 SSW75
55 SSW55
35 S35
40 SSW40
30 SSE30
35 SSE35
35 SSE35
35 SE35
40 SE40
40 SE40
50 ESE50
50 ESE50
50 ESE50
50 SE50
light rain light rain light rain some clouds rain shwrs rain shwrs some clouds clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear cloudy cloudy some clouds
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Rain
Rain mm
5 1 2 - 1 2 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Snow
Snow cm
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
High °C
9 9 8 8 7 5 8 9 9 9 9 7 6 6 5 3 3 1
Low °C
8 8 7 8 7 4 6 9 8 8 8 7 6 5 4 2 1 1
Chill °C
3 4 2 2 0 -2 3 5 5 5 5 2 1 0 -1 -4 -4 -7
Freezing level m
2750 3000 3150 2550 2400 2250 2650 2900 3100 3350 3350 3300 3100 2850 2450 1500 1300 1050
Sea lvl3000ft6000ft9000ft12000ft15000ft
mountain backdrop
99887589999766533113131211119111110997876665
Sunrise
7:50 - - 7:52 - - 7:54 - - 7:56 - - 8:00 - - 8:02 - -
Sunset
- 4:02 - - 4:01 - - 4:00 - - 3:57 - - 3:56 - - 3:55 -

Issued local time.

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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWind
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Cairnwell
1 km E
935m alt.
58 minutes ago
7.9° C
-
61
Near gales from the SSW
(61 kph at 210).
Cairngorm Mtns(aut)
29 km NW
1245m alt.
58 minutes ago
6.6° C
No report.
87
Stormy winds from the S
(87 kph at 190).
Aboyne
42 km ENE
140m alt.
58 minutes ago
11.8° C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 90).
50 km
Aviemore
43 km WNW
220m alt.
58 minutes ago
13.3° C
moderate rain
Rain and snow or hail.
13
Light winds from the SSW
(13 kph at 210).
50 km
Taylor Geek Station Brechin wx
49 km ESE
82m alt.
3 hours ago
12.2° C
moderate rain
Rain
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
9.0 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. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to The Cairnwell and within an acceptable time window.