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Cairngorm at 549 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 5 pm (local time) / 20 Mar 2026
Cairngorm Weather
(Next 3 days):
Cairngorm Weather (Days 4-6):
Light rain (total 5.0mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Mon night, min -3°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Tue afternoon, moderate winds from the NNW by Thu morning).Cairngorm Weather (Days 7-16):
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clear | some clouds | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | rain shwrs | cloudy | cloudy | light rain | light rain | snow shwrs | light snow | light snow | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | light snow | |
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max °C | 12 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | -1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 0 | -3 |
min °C | 9 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | -1 | -2 | 0 | -2 | -3 |
6 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | -6 | -8 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -6 | -11 | -12 | -8 | -10 | -11 | |
58 | 67 | 77 | 77 | 76 | 91 | 75 | 75 | 74 | 69 | 90 | 83 | 82 | 93 | 87 | 79 | 88 | |
2500 | 2500 | 1400 | 1450 | 2500 | 1650 | 900 | 450 | 700 | 1050 | 2000 | 750 | 500 | 200 | 500 | 500 | 150 | |
 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — |
 | 6:27 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | 6:37 | — |
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min -1°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri night, strong winds from the W by Sun afternoon).
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
Light rain (total 5.0mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Mon night, min -3°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Tue afternoon, moderate winds from the NNW by Thu morning).
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Cairngorm Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | 30 cm |
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| Bottom snow depth: | 25 cm |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | — |
| Last snowfall: | 15 Mar 2026 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
Other resorts in United Kingdom are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
Snow History
Week 3 of March has on average:
0.0 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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0.4 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.0 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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Other resorts in United Kingdom are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
The above table gives the weather forecast for Cairngorm at the specific elevation of 549 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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Visitor Reviews of Cairngorm
Overall 3.2 Based on 43 votes and 87 reviews
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- Cameron from United Kingdom writes:
Would just like to say that the 2012/13 season is now open! Was up on the opening weekend with the ski club and it was class. Bluebird conditions genuine powder and well groomed pistes. The new snow cannons are obviously doing their work. Please Cairngorm, work on getting a larger area open as the queues were quite bad (however, this is to be expected with great snow, brilliant weather and being the first weekend of the season). If going to Cairngorm or any other of Scotland's 5 resorts then make sure to check the weather forecast and the snow conditions to stop you moaning on this site when you turn up out of the blue (or sleet) and don't have miles of alpine powder and sunshine. Here is hoping that this season continues as it has begun.
Visitor Reviews of Cairngorm
Cameron from United Kingdom writes:
Would just like to say that the 2012/13 season is now open!
Was up on the opening weekend with the ski club and it was class. Bluebird conditions genuine powder and well groomed pistes. The new snow cannons are obviously doing their work. Please Cairngorm, work on getting a larger area open as the queues were quite bad (however, this is to be expected with great snow, brilliant weather and being the first weekend of the season).
If going to Cairngorm or any other of Scotland's 5 resorts then make sure to check the weather forecast and the snow conditions to stop you moaning on this site when you turn up out of the blue (or sleet) and don't have miles of alpine powder and sunshine.
Here is hoping that this season continues as it has begun.
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