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Cairngorm Snow Forecast

Weather Forecast for Cairngorm at 823 m
Issued: 11 am  09 Feb 2026 (local time)

New snow in Cairngorm

1.6cm0.6in
Mon 9th (NGT)
The snow forecast for Cairngorm is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon morning, min -3°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the ENE by Wed night).

Cairngorm Weather (Next 3 days): The snow forecast for Cairngorm is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon morning, min -3°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the ENE by Wed night).

Cairngorm Weather (Days 4-6): A light covering of new snow, mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu morning, min -7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, strong winds from the SSE by Sat night).


Cairngorm Live Weather

ResortSnow DepthTemp. (°C)Wind (km/h)Weather
Top Lift: 0.3m
-1
15
part cloud
Middle Lift: 
1
15
part cloud
Bottom Lift: 0.25m
3
10
part cloud
6 Day Forecast
Issued: 11 am 09 Feb 2026 / Updates in ::
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Monday
9
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Wednesday
11
Thursday
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Friday
13
Saturday
14
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light snow
light snow
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light snow
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 km/h
20
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
35
SE
30
SE
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
30
ENE
35
ENE
25
NE
25
NNE
15
NNW
15
N
15
NW
5
NNW
5
S
30
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Snow map
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1
2
1
4
3
3
2
1
1
max °C
1
1
1
1
1
0
-1
-1
-1
-3
-3
-5
-4
-4
-6
-4
-3
-4
min °C
1
1
1
1
0
-1
-1
-1
-3
-3
-4
-7
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-6
-7
-6
-5
-5
-4
-3
-3
-6
-6
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-8
-8
-11
-11
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92
84
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91
72
56
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-1-1-1-1-1-2-3-3-4-5-5-8-7-7-8-7-6-723222210-1-1-2-6-4-4-7-4-4-4
Sunrise
7:56
7:54
7:52
7:50
7:48
7:46
Sunset
5:00
5:01
5:05
5:07
5:08
5:12

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Cairngorm Snow Conditions

Top snow depth:30cm
Bottom snow depth:25cm
Fresh snowfall depth:5cm
Last snowfall: 7 Feb 2026
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Snow History

Week 2 of February has on average:
0.8
Bluebird Powder days
Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind.
1.1
Powder days
Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind.
1.0
Bluebird days
Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind.