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
Light wind, negligible impact
Little wind or walking hardly affected by the wind, but feeling chilly if exposed on tops. 10-15mph or less.
Patchy rain or drizzle
Rain on and off, or generally drizzly - total amounts small, but may be persistently damp, especially where hills are shrouded in cloud.
Hazy, some fog banks
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Distant views reduced by haze, locally foggy for a time in valleys and some hill slopes.
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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Light wind, negligible impact
Little wind or walking hardly affected by the wind, but feeling chilly if exposed on tops. 10-15mph or less.
Patchy rain or drizzle
Rain on and off, or generally drizzly - total amounts small, but may be persistently damp, especially where hills are shrouded in cloud.
Hazy, some fog banks
Distant views reduced by haze, locally foggy for a time in valleys and some hill slopes.
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 7th November 2026
Last updated
Fri 6th Nov 26 at
3:30PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Extensively cloudy and dull, some drizzle or light rain, but total amounts small. Areas of fog in places from low terrain upward and cloud banks across hills. Some highest Scottish summits may just poke out above cloud, but local variations. Generally light wind.
Headline for Cairngorms NP and Monadhliath
Fog and drizzle mainly south and east, better near Strathspey.
How windy? (On the Munros)
Easterly, 10mph or less, at times 15mph Ben Alder to southern summits Cairngorms NP.
Effect of the wind on you?
Negligible
How Wet?
Isolated if any drizzle
Patchy fine drizzle mostly near and east of Braemar.
Cloud on the hills?
Fog and low cloud extensive, highest areas possibly above cloud for a time.
Broadly, main cloud base 600m to 800m. However, persistent fog will 'hang' on many lower slopes (above 300 to 450m) most or all day. Highest Cairngorms tops may be just above cloud mainly morning, then the cloud tending to drift higher up from the south. Better breaks generally toward the Monadhliath.
Chance of cloud free Munros?
30% - fog some lower slopes (some highest tops above cloud for a time).
Sunshine and air clarity?
Mostly cloudy but excellent visibility where out of fog and in sunshine higher areas; a veil of high cloud likely to cover the sun.
How Cold? (at 900m)
3C
Freezing Level
Above the summits - but local pockets of frost early morning in glens, also above 1100m partly frozen.
Viewing Forecast For
Cairngorms NP and Monadhliath
Sunday 8th November 2026
Last updated
Fri 6th Nov 26 at
3:30PM
How windy? (On the Munros)
Variable 10mph or less.
Effect of the wind on you?
Negligible
How Wet?
Patchy drizzle
Local pockets of light or very light drizzle; less likely Monadhliath.
Cloud on the hills?
Extensive; cloud base sometimes very different on nearby slopes
Some local variations, but cloud extensive or persistent above 700-900m (a chance of highest tops poking out just above the cloud). Lower down, fog clinging to some slopes from valleys up all day, whilst others are fog free or between layers of cloud.
Chance of cloud free Munros?
10%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Cloudy or dull with areas of fog - albeit mainly near and west of A9, below fog the air still very clear.
How Cold? (at 900m)
3C
Freezing Level
Above the summits but some terrain on highest summits partly frozen. Local slight frost possible near Strathspey.
Viewing Forecast For
Cairngorms NP and Monadhliath
Monday 9th November 2026
Last updated
Fri 6th Nov 26 at
3:30PM
How windy? (On the Munros)
Variable 5mph or less, rarely 10mph.
Effect of the wind on you?
Negligible
How Wet?
No rain expected
Cloud on the hills?
Varied fog and low cloud
Some uncertainty, but cloud likely to fairly extensively cover high terrain, plus areas of fog in the glens. Some slopes may be clearer between fog layers. Locally some better breaks may occur on the hills around Strathspey.
Chance of cloud free Munros?
20%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Mostly little sun, best chance toward Monadhliath. Many places hazy or foggy, some local improvements possible toward west.
How Cold? (at 900m)
1C.
Freezing Level
Near or just below freezing from 1000m upward all day; plus frost in some glens early morning.
Planning Outlook
High pressure persists into the start of the new week with light winds for much of Scotland, though an easterly wind will increase for England and Wales. The west and northwest Highlands most extensively dry with cloud breaks and sun. However, disappointing for other areas as 'gloomy' conditions predominate, with patches of light rain and extensive low cloud and fog. Into midweek, an area of low pressure will bring rain and wind in from the southwest but northern Scotland may escape most or all the rain. Late in the week, indications favour a switch to a colder northerly flow for a time in Scotland at least and brings scope for snow showers to northern mountains.