Cairngorms NP and Monadhliath
Cairngorms National Park and Monadhliath. Also includes the Ben Alder area hills between Loch Ericht and Loch Laggan.
Saturday's Forecast
Moderate breeze, locally gusty
A noticeable breeze, feeling cool where exposed on tops. Locally may be gusty, but unlikely to affect walking progress. 15-25mph.
Chilly
Air temperature typically 0 to 5C on higher summits. Feeling distinctly chilly on tops when stationary or where exposed to wind. Take appropriate layers.
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Moderate breeze, locally gusty
A noticeable breeze, feeling cool where exposed on tops. Locally may be gusty, but unlikely to affect walking progress. 15-25mph.
Chilly
Air temperature typically 0 to 5C on higher summits. Feeling distinctly chilly on tops when stationary or where exposed to wind. Take appropriate layers.
Viewing Forecast For
Cairngorms NP and Monadhliath
Saturday 20th June 2026
Last updated
Fri 19th Jun 26 at
2:47PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Windy with a few drizzly showers and low cloud N and W Scotland. Elsewhere, fairly light wind (particularly Wales and S Pennines), and extensively dry. Widespread fog will clear most summits - although patches of fog lower slopes near some west coasts.
Headline for Cairngorms NP and Monadhliath
Windy, higher tops. Fog clearing to or above higher tops.
How windy? (On the Munros)
Southwesterly 25 to 30mph, but perhaps at times 35mph Cairngorm plateau.
Effect of the wind on you?
Will affect comfortable walking and on higher tops balance on exposed tops and ridges. Here marked wind chill.
How Wet?
Risk isolated drizzly showers
Extensively or completely dry. However, risk of the odd brief shower.
Cloud on the hills?
Mountains extensively foggy morning, but clearing to or above the tops
Improving markedly as fog widely above 600 to 900m lifts to 1050 to 1200 or 1300m by early or mid afternoon. Generally lowest uses west of the A9.
Chance of cloud free Munros?
10% after dawn, by mid afternoon 80%.
Sunshine and air clarity?
Patchwork of sun by afternoon. Visibility very good or excellent.
How Cold? (at 900m)
6C rising by mid afternoon to 8 to 10C, warmest easternmost summits. Feeling near -2C in the wind on northern tops.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
Cairngorms NP and Monadhliath
Sunday 21st June 2026
Last updated
Fri 19th Jun 26 at
2:47PM
How windy? (On the Munros)
Southwesterly 15 to 20mph in morning, possible 25mph at first; dropping to 10mph or less, more variable direction later.
Effect of the wind on you?
Mostly small.
How Wet?
Rain not expected
Cloud on the hills?
Little if any
Brief patches of cloud around some slopes early morning, soon all dispersing, or cloud then forming above the summits.
Chance of cloud free Munros?
Above 90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Periods of sunshine weakened at times by areas of high cloud. Visibility excellent or superb.
How Cold? (at 900m)
6C at dawn, rising to 14C afternoon.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
Cairngorms NP and Monadhliath
Monday 22nd June 2026
Last updated
Fri 19th Jun 26 at
2:47PM
How windy? (On the Munros)
South to southwesterly between 15 and 25mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small
How Wet?
Risk rain afternoon (Low confidence)
Light rain may extend in from west during afternoon; total rainfall small.
Cloud on the hills?
Very little - may form in rain.
Generally the hills free although patches may cap some summits in rain.
Chance of cloud free Munros?
80%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Patches of sunshine although extensive sometimes thin high level cloud. Excellent visibility.
How Cold? (at 900m)
10C rising to 13 to 15C.
Freezing Level
Above the summits
Planning Outlook
Extensively dry and very warm indeed England and Wales although around Monday chance of thunderstorms. Rain and low cloud at times Scotland, mainly affecting western mountains - although later next week the warmth further south may penetrate north into or perhaps to all Scotland.