Cairngorms NP and Monadhliath
Cairngorms National Park and Monadhliath. Also includes the Ben Alder area hills between Loch Ericht and Loch Laggan.
Friday's Forecast
Windy, walking impeded
Blustery conditions enough to give buffeting on higher terrain or affect balance on exposed ridges. 25 to 40mph.
Sunshine and showers
A good amount of dry and bright weather, but scattered bursts of rain, some may be locally heavy.
Warm
Comfortable temperatures on the hills, 12 to 16C on tops, feeling pleasantly warm especially on lower ground. Beware of feeling cooler if exposed to wind on higher terrain.
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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.
Sunshine and showers
A good amount of dry and bright weather, but scattered bursts of rain, some may be locally heavy.
Warm
Comfortable temperatures on the hills, 12 to 16C on tops, feeling pleasantly warm especially on lower ground. Beware of feeling cooler if exposed to wind on higher terrain.
Viewing Forecast For
Cairngorms NP and Monadhliath
Friday 13th June 2025
Last updated
Thu 12th Jun 25 at
3:43PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Warm and fairly humid southerly winds will bring a few bursts of thundery rain northwards - ahead of more widespread thunderstorms reaching Wales in the evening and most other areas through the night. Some of the rain will be heavy.
Headline for Cairngorms NP and Monadhliath
Gusty winds; scattered bursts rain, chance thunder. Warm.
How windy? (On the Munros)
Southerly, speed fluctuating both in time and between adjacent slopes. Typically 25 to locally a very gusty 40mph morning. Will gradually ease afternoon and evening.
Effect of the wind on you?
Expect variable conditions, sudden gusts even on lower slopes may well make balance difficult. Fairly small later in day.
How Wet?
A few bursts of rain; small risk lightning
A few showers, possibly the odd heavy thundery burst. In morning, perhaps patches drizzly rain east from Ben Alder to summits immediately north of Glen Garry.
Cloud on the hills?
Gradually clearing most summits: most persistent more southern hills
Varied conditions from dawn; cloud sometimes forming lower slopes perhaps widely on summits immediately north of Glen Garry where even in afternoon perhaps cloud base only 600m. Elsewhere, by early afternoon, cloud nearly all above 900 to 1100m - may all clear.
Chance of cloud free Munros?
30% morning; in afternoon 70% Cairngorms and Monadhliath
Sunshine and air clarity?
Sunshine increasingly coming through and visibility mostly excellent by midday.
How Cold? (at 900m)
11 rising to 15C in afternoon
Freezing Level
Above the summits
Viewing Forecast For
Cairngorms NP and Monadhliath
Saturday 14th June 2025
Last updated
Thu 12th Jun 25 at
3:43PM
How windy? (On the Munros)
East later southerly 10mph, perhaps 20mph for a few hours morning. Sudden gusts 40mph possible.
Effect of the wind on you?
Mostly small, but gusts, mainly near thunderstorms, perhaps sudden, could well unbalance you.
How Wet?
Periods of thundery rain
Detail uncertain: Areas of thundery rain will move northwards, easing afternoon to scattered (perhaps still thundery) showers. Total rainfall very varied, in places within a few miles.
Cloud on the hills?
Generally very extensive, although some breaks to the tops near the coast
Frequently or persistently foggy higher slopes, and particularly morning fog sometimes from just above the valleys upward. Will improve at times, perhaps extensively later in day when breaks possible toward or above 900m.
Chance of cloud free Munros?
20%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Cloudy or dull and misty much of the day, particularly away from western summits.
How Cold? (at 900m)
9 to 12C warmest western summits afternoon.
Freezing Level
Above the summits
Viewing Forecast For
Cairngorms NP and Monadhliath
Sunday 15th June 2025
Last updated
Thu 12th Jun 25 at
3:43PM
How windy? (On the Munros)
Westerly, varying between 15 and 25mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small
How Wet?
Little or no rain
Drizzly rain possible here and there - but the day substantially dry.
Cloud on the hills?
Unlikely to lift above higher summits all day
Cloud base will tend to rise, by afternoon mostly 750 to 900m west of A9 and 1000 to 1200m further east - with the highest chance of cloud free summits being those accessible from Deeside.
Chance of cloud free Munros?
10%, but 60% Deeside afternoon
Sunshine and air clarity?
Patches of sun, particularly Deeside. Very good visibility.
How Cold? (at 900m)
11C
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Planning Outlook
Colder air from the west will reach all areas by Sunday. However, low cloud probably very extensive on western mountains, together with drizzly showers. Most of next week will be dry and increasingly warm, but western Scotland will still have occasional rain as weakening fronts affect particularly coastal mountains. By mid week it should be fine everywhere - although it may not last through the following weekend.