Cairngorms NP and Monadhliath
Cairngorms National Park and Monadhliath. Also includes the Ben Alder area hills between Loch Ericht and Loch Laggan.
Today's Forecast
Light wind, negligible impact
Little wind or walking hardly affected by the wind, but feeling chilly if exposed on tops. 10-15mph or less.
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.
Cool to mild
Air temperature 8 to 12C on higher terrain. Comfortable temperatures on lower terrain, but feeling chilly if exposed to wind higher up, especially if stationary. Pack extra layers.
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Light wind, negligible impact
Little wind or walking hardly affected by the wind, but feeling chilly if exposed on tops. 10-15mph or less.
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.
Cool to mild
Air temperature 8 to 12C on higher terrain. Comfortable temperatures on lower terrain, but feeling chilly if exposed to wind higher up, especially if stationary. Pack extra layers.
Viewing Forecast For
Cairngorms NP and Monadhliath
Saturday 23rd August 2025
Last updated
Fri 22nd Aug 25 at
4:30PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Cloudy skies for many places, varied areas of low cloud on some hill slopes in the morning, largely lifting above the tops, but may continue to cap higher western mountains in Scotland, with a little rain occasionally. An odd shower in north Wales in afternoon. Winds generally light.
Headline for Cairngorms NP and Monadhliath
Largely dry, much cloud above hills; light winds.
How windy? (On the Munros)
Variable direction or southerly, 5-10mph or less. Occasional gusts may increase afternoon.
Effect of the wind on you?
Negligible
How Wet?
Rare spots or a shower later
Substantially dry most or all day. Odd spots from high cloud, isolated light showers, mainly afternoon-evening toward the north.
Cloud on the hills?
Sometimes capping high tops
Fragments of cloud around some slopes and patchy mist some glens at first. Cloud banks drifting onto highest slopes occasionally, mostly southern Cairngorms NP in the morning, tending to clear.
Chance of cloud free Munros?
70%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Fairly cloudy; occasional sun and mostly thin high cloud. Visibility excellent.
How Cold? (at 900m)
6 to 8C from dawn. Rising to 12C afternoon.
Freezing Level
Above the summits. Slight frost possible sheltered glens at dawn.
Viewing Forecast For
Cairngorms NP and Monadhliath
Sunday 24th August 2025
Last updated
Fri 22nd Aug 25 at
4:30PM
How windy? (On the Munros)
Southerly or variable 10-15mph or less.
Effect of the wind on you?
Small
How Wet?
Rain unlikely
Chance of an isolated light shower, mostly toward late afternoon-evening.
Cloud on the hills?
Little if any
Occasional patches drifting onto some higher slopes, mostly during the morning.
Chance of cloud free Munros?
80%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Sunshine and some high cloud. Visibility very good.
How Cold? (at 900m)
11C from dawn (warmer than glens at first), rising to 13 or 14C by afternoon.
Freezing Level
Above the summits
Viewing Forecast For
Cairngorms NP and Monadhliath
Monday 25th August 2025
Last updated
Fri 22nd Aug 25 at
4:30PM
How windy? (On the Munros)
Southerly, strengthening, 15-25mph, later 30-35mph; increasingly gusty Cairngorm plateau and downslope to north.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small in morning, but becoming more blustery, starting to affect comfortable walking over exposed terrain.
How Wet?
Rain not expected until late
Very likely dry all day. Toward dusk, chance of odd spots from thickening high cloud. Possibly steadier rain moving in from southwest into the night.
Cloud on the hills?
Little if any
Patchy cloud around some slopes in the morning, lifting and dispersing to leave the mountains clear.
Chance of cloud free Munros?
90%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Sunshine and some high cloud moving in. Visibility good, possible slight haze.
How Cold? (at 900m)
12 to 14C. As the wind increases, feeling below 5C.
Freezing Level
Above the summits
Planning Outlook
High pressure drifts slowly east, whilst low pressure over the Atlantic encroaches nearer in the early part of the new week. Southeasterly winds increasing Sunday-Monday, soonest for western regions, becoming much windier by Monday in west, then more widely with time. Areas of rain and showery bursts increasingly widespread as the week progresses as low pressure then rotates slowly over Britain - day-to-day detail becomes very uncertain. Warmer and more humid for a time, then cooler later in week.