Cairngorms NP and Monadhliath
Cairngorms National Park and Monadhliath. Also includes the Ben Alder area hills between Loch Ericht and Loch Laggan.
Monday'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.
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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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.
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
Monday 8th June 2026
Last updated
Sun 7th Jun 26 at
4:25PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Early rain across England and Wales, and perhaps eastern Scotland, soon clears eastwards. Following on, a south-westerly with scattered showers: risk of afternoon thundery ones northeast Scotland. Fewer showers and turning much brighter for England and Wales with hills becoming mostly clear.
Headline for Cairngorms NP and Monadhliath
Blustery and chilly, with scattered showers forming. Risk isolated thunder afternoon.
How windy? (On the Munros)
Southwesterly 20 to 30mph, may increase further at times over high Cairngorms.
Effect of the wind on you?
Feeling blustery, starting to affect comfortable walking and a noticeable chill on exposed high terrain.
How Wet?
Scattered showers, risk local thunder.
Any early rain from overnight, soon clears east after dawn. Then dry for a time, before showers develop; some heavy ones during the afternoon, risk isolated thunder.
Cloud on the hills?
Lifting off tops, patches reform in rain.
Varying cloud banks over upper slopes from dawn, mostly above 900m, but some ragged patches possible lower down, mainly southern areas. Through morning, bases rising, to become mostly above tops. Some patches tops in showers.
Chance of cloud free Munros?
40% lifting to 80%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Bursts of sunshine. Visibility becoming mostly very good, but poor in any showers.
How Cold? (at 900m)
4 or 5C. Feeling like -5C directly in the wind.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
Cairngorms NP and Monadhliath
Tuesday 9th June 2026
Last updated
Sun 7th Jun 26 at
4:25PM
How windy? (On the Munros)
Southwesterly 10 to 15mph, but by afternoon lifting to 15 to 25mph. Highest for southern tops.
Effect of the wind on you?
Mostly small, but marked wind chill.
How Wet?
Showers developing widely
Isolated showers west at first, otherwise dry. However, showers developing to become widespread PM. Risk thunder. Some hail. Wet snow at times tops.
Cloud on the hills?
Occasional over upper slopes
Hills may be clear at times. However in showery rain, patches or banks forming; mainly above 800-1000m, but varying in extent in and out of showers.
Chance of cloud free Munros?
70%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Patches of sun, most frequent eastern hills. Visibility very good, but sometimes poor in showers.
How Cold? (at 900m)
3 or 4C
Freezing Level
1300-1400m
Viewing Forecast For
Cairngorms NP and Monadhliath
Wednesday 10th June 2026
Last updated
Sun 7th Jun 26 at
4:25PM
How windy? (On the Munros)
West to south-westerly 10 to 15mph, highest from Ben Alder over to Drumochter where up to 20mph at times.
Effect of the wind on you?
Mostly small, but marked wind chill where exposed to the strongest breeze.
How Wet?
Showers forming widely, risk thunder.
Mostly dry start. Then showers will move in and also develop further across the area to become widely showery in afternoon, hail and thunder, sleet tops.
Cloud on the hills?
Forming on tops in rain
May well be often clear in the morning, but as showers develop widely, banks may well lower onto higher terrain above 800m and linger for a while.
Chance of cloud free Munros?
50 to 70%, highest morning before showers.
Sunshine and air clarity?
Best sun early in day, before skies tend to fill in with cloud by late morning. Visibility very good, but poor in afternoon showers.
How Cold? (at 900m)
3 to 5C, chilliest in the morning.
Freezing Level
1200-1300m morning, lifting above highest tops afternoon.
Planning Outlook
The unsettled period of weather will persist over the coming week with low pressure area centres tracking just to the northwest of Scotland, allowing south-westerly winds to prevail. Rainfall often showery in nature, but coming in frequently to western mountains with the greatest falls for western Scotland. Chilly and windy at times; freezing level touching highest tops Scotland on Tuesday and Wednesday, when showers may fall as wet snow at times over the tops. Temperatures trending warmer again next weekend, as pressure is likely to rise from the south to give drier weather more widely.