Cairngorm Weather

The following links give weather information that may be helpful in planning your days in the Cairngorms.

For current conditions for skiing or walking on the Cairngorms see the Mountain Railway site and the Met Office weather station at Aviemore or view the webcams below. There is also an automatic weather station on the summit of Cairngorm (see  today’s report below).

The outlook for the hills is given in the Met Office East Highlands forecast or the Mountain Weather Forecast (pdf so will take time to load) and for the next 6 days from Snow-Forecast. Predictions can be obtained from the Scottish Avalanche Information Service.

A more general 5 day forecast for Kingussie can be obtained from the BBC and UK Met Office. Low level conditions and historical data can be obtained from the Strathspey Weather Station in Cromdale near Grantown-on-Spey.

Traditional Met Office synoptic charts, including the analysis chart for today and 24h forecast plus much other useful weather information from around the world are collated by Georg Mueller in Germany. Metcheck is also a useful site for weather info and links.

Cairngorm Webcams

There are several useful webcams which can be used to check current weather conditions but check that are for the current day.. The Mountain Railway weather page shows views from the bottom station and the Ptarmigan. The Winterhighland site has several local views. There are also cameras at the Lecht  on the eastern side of the Cairngorms near Tomintoul.

Current road conditions on the A9 at Drumochter (via Traffic Scotland - click on camera icon)

Weather in the Cairngorms