Cairngorms National Park and Monadhliath. Also includes the Ben Alder area hills between Loch Ericht and Loch Laggan.
Cairngorms NP and Monadhliath
Saturday 12th July 2025
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Fri 11th Jul 25 at
4:00PM
Hot everywhere, rising to 30C in valleys widely by early afternoon, slightly cooler easternmost areas. Unbroken sunshine dawn til dusk. Light winds, though breezier west coast of Scotland, particularly on islands. Very dry ground conditions - high fire risk.
Hot sunshine. Light winds.
Southerly 15mph or often less, becoming variable direction at times.
Mostly small.
No rain
Hills clear
Haar on lowest slopes furthest east at dawn, soon dispersing.
100%
Widespread strong sunshine; beware sunburn, dehydration and heatstroke. Excellent visibility.
17C rising to 20C by mid-afternoon, some areas north of Cairngorm summits up to 22C. Remaining warm overnight.
Well above the summits. (Valley temperatures approaching 28 to 30C in the afternoon north and west of the Cairngorms.)
Cairngorms NP and Monadhliath
Sunday 13th July 2025
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4:00PM
South to southeasterly 10-15mph.
Mostly small
Dry most or all daylight
Chance of localised spots of rain from high cloud into the evening.
Hills clear
Local patchy haar on the lowest slopes of Deeside at dawn will soon clear for cloud-free hills. Small chance of low fog patches returning here as night falls.
Above 90%
Sunny most of the day, some high cloud at times weakening the sun. Excellent visibility.
16 to 18C at dawn, little change Deeside, cooler by evening. Warmest north Cairngorms and Monadhlaith, up to 19C.
Above the summits
Cairngorms NP and Monadhliath
Monday 14th July 2025
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Fri 11th Jul 25 at
4:00PM
Southeasterly 25 to 35mph, risk 40mph higher Cairngorms, very gusty for a period. Later S-SW'ly 20-30mph.
Affecting comfortable walking and balance on exposed terrain; risk of buffeting gusts, more challenging conditions for a time.
Threat of thunderstorms developing
Misty drizzle on some eastern hills in morning, largely dry start toward west. Increasing risk with time of localised bursts of rain forming, thundery into afternoon. Heavy rain possibly more widespread later.
Low cloud east, clearer west
Covering hills to mid or lower elevations toward Deeside possibly all day. Cloud more broken westwards. Some highest slopes may be near top of cloud layer for a time. In rain, cloud filling in widely.
20% east, to 70% Strathspey west.
Variable high cloud, a little weak sun, clouding over. Misty in east, good visibility west, slight haze, reducing in rain.
10 to 14C, coolest if in cloud in east, warmest near/west of A9. May start to drop widely during day.
Above the summits
Lowering pressure from southwest late Sunday into Monday bringing increasing risk bursts of rain and thunderstorms to start the new week, strong and gusty southerly winds. Temperatures will cool towards average. Pressure goes slack and winds fall light into midweek. A risk of heavy rain moving across England and Wales in particular on Tuesday. Low pressure is likely to be more common in the extended outlook with slow-moving areas of showery rain, some thundery bursts locally, interspersed with drier days.