Next 4 days weather summary:A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 4.0mm) on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sun afternoon, min -2°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu night, calm by Sat morning). | Days 5-7 weather summary:Light rain (total 6.0mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed afternoon, min 2°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||
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max °C | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
min °C | -2 | -1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 |
-10 | -8 | -4 | -6 | -2 | 0 | -5 | -3 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
96 | 90 | 80 | 89 | 74 | 67 | 94 | 74 | 64 | 82 | 88 | 78 | 86 | 79 | 94 | 96 | |
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 | — | 4:56 | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | 4:50 | — | — | 4:48 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:25 | — | — | 9:28 | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | 9:31 | — | — | 9:34 | — |
Latest snow reports near Cairngorm:
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 8 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 13 May 2026 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
0.0 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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0.0 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.0 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
The above table gives the weather forecast for Cairngorm at the specific elevation of 823 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Cairngorm. To access the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider view of the weather, check out the Weather Map of United Kingdom.
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Overall 3.2 Based on 43 votes and 87 reviews
Just had a great day skiing on the Thursday of the week after Easter with very small queues, perfect snow on most runs above the mid station and mostly sunny weather. My only criticism is that the short beginners Poma was running a bit fast for an unmanned beginners lift. My daughter got clouted hard before I could get in a position to fend off the buttons.
Spike Soton from United Kingdom writes:
Just had a great day skiing on the Thursday of the week after Easter with very small queues, perfect snow on most runs above the mid station and mostly sunny weather.
My only criticism is that the short beginners Poma was running a bit fast for an unmanned beginners lift. My daughter got clouted hard before I could get in a position to fend off the buttons.
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