Cairngorm Weather (Next 3 days): The snow forecast for Cairngorm is: Moderate rain (total 12.0mm) on Wed night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed night, min -2°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSE on Mon night, gales from the SE by Wed night).
Cairngorm Weather (Days 4-6): A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu night, min -4°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the ESE on Thu night, moderate winds from the E by Sun afternoon).
| Resort | Snow Depth | Temp. (°C) | Wind (km/h) | Weather | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top Lift: | 0.3 m | 0 |  | |||
| Middle Lift: | 1 | | ||||
| Bottom Lift: | 0.25 m | 2 |  |
Latest snow reports near Cairngorm:
Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | ||||||||||||
night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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light snow | light snow | cloudy | light snow | light snow | snow shwrs | light snow | mod. snow | mod. snow | heavy snow | light snow | light snow | mod. snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | |
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Snow map |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
— | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | — | 4 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
— | 1 | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
max °C | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -3 | -3 |
min °C | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -3 | -3 |
-4 | -4 | -6 | -7 | -6 | -7 | -8 | -10 | -12 | -12 | -10 | -10 | -11 | -10 | -11 | -12 | |
69 | 95 | 96 | 95 | 98 | 93 | 98 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 99 | 96 | |
1150 | 1200 | 1100 | 900 | 950 | 850 | 1300 | 800 | 650 | 650 | 700 | 700 | 600 | 500 | 450 | 350 | |
 | — | 8:36 | — | — | 8:33 | — | — | 8:33 | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | 8:29 | — | — |
 | — | — | 4:15 | — | — | 4:16 | — | — | 4:19 | — | — | 4:22 | — | — | 4:23 | — |
Moderate rain (total 12.0mm) on Wed night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed night, min -2°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSE on Mon night, gales from the SE by Wed night).
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu night, min -4°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the ESE on Thu night, moderate winds from the E by Sun afternoon).
Latest snow reports near Cairngorm:
| Top snow depth: | 30 cm |
|---|---|
| Bottom snow depth: | 25 cm |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 1 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 18 Jan 2026 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
0.6 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
|---|---|
0.9 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
1.3 | 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 32 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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