Cairngorm Weather (Next 3 days): The snow forecast for Cairngorm is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed morning, min -3°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the ESE on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Wed afternoon).
Cairngorm Weather (Days 4-6): A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri night, min -3°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SE on Fri night, moderate winds from the SE by Sun afternoon).
| Resort | Snow Depth | Temp. (°C) | Wind (km/h) | Weather | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top Lift: | 0.3 m | -5 |  | |||
| Middle Lift: | -3 | | ||||
| Bottom Lift: | 0.25 m | -1 | |
Latest snow reports near Cairngorm:
Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | ||||||||||||
night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
|  | |  |  |  | | | | | | | | | | | |
light snow | light snow | light snow | mod. snow | snow shwrs | clear | light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | mod. snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | |
km/h | ||||||||||||||||
Snow map |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
max °C | -1 | -2 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -3 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
min °C | -3 | -3 | -2 | -2 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -3 | -2 | -1 | 1 | 0 | -1 |
-12 | -14 | -13 | -12 | -5 | -7 | -7 | -9 | -10 | -10 | -13 | -12 | -10 | -6 | -7 | -9 | |
96 | 96 | 98 | 97 | 95 | 84 | 92 | 99 | 97 | 94 | 94 | 96 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 | |
550 | 400 | 500 | 550 | 800 | 850 | 800 | 650 | 550 | 500 | 450 | 550 | 800 | 1000 | 900 | 700 | |
 | — | 8:23 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | 8:18 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — |
 | — | — | 4:30 | — | — | 4:32 | — | — | 4:35 | — | — | 4:37 | — | — | 4:38 | — |
A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed morning, min -3°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the ESE on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Wed afternoon).
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri night, min -3°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SE on Fri night, moderate winds from the SE by Sun afternoon).
Latest snow reports near Cairngorm:
| Top snow depth: | 30 cm |
|---|---|
| Bottom snow depth: | 25 cm |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 9 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 25 Jan 2026 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
0.4 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
|---|---|
1.3 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.7 | 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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