Cairngorms NP and Monadhliath
Cairngorms National Park and Monadhliath. Also includes the Ben Alder area hills between Loch Ericht and Loch Laggan.
Sunday's Forecast
Windy, walking impeded
Blustery conditions enough to give buffeting on higher terrain or affect balance on exposed ridges. 25 to 40mph.
Patchwork of cloud and sun
Dry most or all day. A mix of cloud and sunshine. Occasional cloud banks drifting over higher slopes, lifting above the tops.
Warm
Comfortable temperatures on the hills, 10 to 15C on tops, feeling pleasantly warm especially on lower ground. Beware of feeling cooler if exposed to wind on higher terrain.
Strong warm sunshine
High UV levels, feeling very warm when ascending, beware of dehydration and sunburn.
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Windy, walking impeded
Blustery conditions enough to give buffeting on higher terrain or affect balance on exposed ridges. 25 to 40mph.
Patchwork of cloud and sun
Dry most or all day. A mix of cloud and sunshine. Occasional cloud banks drifting over higher slopes, lifting above the tops.
Warm
Comfortable temperatures on the hills, 10 to 15C on tops, feeling pleasantly warm especially on lower ground. Beware of feeling cooler if exposed to wind on higher terrain.
Strong warm sunshine
High UV levels, feeling very warm when ascending, beware of dehydration and sunburn.
Viewing Forecast For
Cairngorms NP and Monadhliath
Sunday 24th May 2026
Last updated
Sat 23rd May 26 at
5:17PM
Summary for all mountain areas
High pressure bringing dry and warm conditions to England and Wales and southern and eastern Scotland with early patchy hill fog in the west dispersing. Warm or very warm in valleys, beware of sunburn and dehydration. Blustery south-westerly winds will feed low cloud and drizzly rain across northwest Scotland.
Headline for Cairngorms NP and Monadhliath
Blustery and mostly dry. Cloud may cap western tops. Otherwise, mostly clear.
How windy? (On the Munros)
South to south-westerly 15 to 30mph, perhaps reaching 35mph some cols and summits at times.
Effect of the wind on you?
Be prepared for blustery conditions, perhaps fairly arduous at times some cols and summits with marked buffeting.
How Wet?
Very likely dry
Mostly dry, bar the odd spot of rain in the wind; spill over from the west.
Cloud on the hills?
May persist tops west. Clear in east.
Persistent banks may cover tops, mainly towards Ben Alder. Otherwise, elsewhere, patches skimming tops at times, but often clear.
Chance of cloud free Munros?
70%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Cloud thinning and breaking to reveal some sun, mostly through high cloud. Visibility mostly very good or excellent.
How Cold? (at 900m)
10 to 12C, highest in the east.
Freezing Level
Above the summits
Viewing Forecast For
Cairngorms NP and Monadhliath
Monday 25th May 2026
Last updated
Sat 23rd May 26 at
5:17PM
How windy? (On the Munros)
South-westerly 20 to 35mph, strongest across the Cairngorm Plateau in the morning.
Effect of the wind on you?
Blustery and gusty, especially across northern hills in the morning with considerable buffeting.
How Wet?
Very likely dry
Perhaps a little spill over in occasional spots in the wind in the morning. Otherwise, dry.
Cloud on the hills?
Lifting and breaking off the tops
May well be patches of banks capping tops for a time in the morning, especially toward Ben Alder. By afternoon, most cloud breaking above the tops.
Chance of cloud free Munros?
70%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Cloud layers thinning and breaking to reveal spells of sunshine. Visibility very good or excellent.
How Cold? (at 900m)
9 to 11C, highest in the east where locally may reach 12C.
Freezing Level
Above the summits
Viewing Forecast For
Cairngorms NP and Monadhliath
Tuesday 26th May 2026
Last updated
Sat 23rd May 26 at
5:17PM
How windy? (On the Munros)
Westerly 10 to 20mph at first, perhaps 25mph Cairngorm Plateau, but easing to 10mph or less by afternoon.
Effect of the wind on you?
Blustery start, but soon becoming small as the winds ease out.
How Wet?
No rain expected
Cloud on the hills?
Early cap cloud will clear by midday
Patches or caps of cloud over the tops, most widely Ben Alder, but lifting off the tops by midday. Then hills clear through the rest of the day.
Chance of cloud free Munros?
80%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Sunshine coming through widely, most extensive in the east. Visibility very good or excellent.
How Cold? (at 900m)
4C at dawn, lifting hour by hour to 8 to 10C by mid afternoon.
Freezing Level
Above the summits
Planning Outlook
High pressure dominates this week with early patchy low cloud, mainly coastal hills dispersing to give widespread warm or very warm sunshine, highest temperatures valleys of England and Wales; where into the high 20s Monday and Tuesday Peak District into Wales with high humidity. Chance of well scattered shower development from midweek as a gusty south-easterly develops for western hills. Pressure lowering next weekend into next week.