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
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 5 to 10C 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 5 to 10C 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
Monday 15th June 2026
Last updated
Sun 14th Jun 26 at
4:30PM
Summary for all mountain areas
A largely dry day for the Highlands, light winds inland and north, some sun, but a layer of cloud increasingly covers the sky from the south, later some rain moving into coastal areas. A little rain for northern England and Wales, locally risk of a heavier burst of rain forming. Gusty southerly winds particularly Wales.
Headline for Cairngorms NP and Monadhliath
Light wind. Generally dry, variable cloud largely clears.
How windy? (On the Munros)
Variable less than 10mph, orienting south-southeasterly and rising to 10-15mph evening.
Effect of the wind on you?
Negligible.
How Wet?
Likely dry until night
Odd spots of drizzly rain may drift from the north just at dawn, but the Munros otherwise dry until some well-scattered patches approach from the southwest as night falls. Some steadier rain especially in south into the night.
Cloud on the hills?
Lifting to or above tops
Patchy banks of cloud at various heights in the morning, high tops probably covered, and some fog in glens and corries as well. Cloud lifts, isolating to high terrain, mostly clearing above tops into afternoon. By dusk, cloud dropping onto tops from south.
Chance of cloud free Munros?
50% rising to 90% afternoon
Sunshine and air clarity?
Broken cloud, some extended sunny periods, high cloud building later. Very good visibility.
How Cold? (at 900m)
3 to 5C at dawn, coolest northeast Cairngorms, rising to 8 to 10C, always coolest east; cooling, but a milder night than recently.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
Cairngorms NP and Monadhliath
Tuesday 16th June 2026
Last updated
Sun 14th Jun 26 at
4:30PM
How windy? (On the Munros)
Southerly 10-20mph, trending higher with time, gusts up to 30mph over high Cairngorms afternoon.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small for a time, but increasingly blustery, walking becoming impeded in exposure and feeling chilly.
How Wet?
Patchy rain on and off
Patchy rain from the southwest affecting hills in the morning, a drier window likely but some light patches may continue to drift into southern areas (notably Deeside). Later, a risk of more frequent falls returning from southwest.
Cloud on the hills?
Extensive, local improvement
Terrain above 900m shrouded most or all day, Drumochter to Deeside shrouded to 500-600m. Some rise afternoon, perhaps some higher breaks northernmost slopes, but then returning widely extensively into evening.
Chance of cloud free Munros?
10%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Largely overcast, a few brighter moments possible north. Poor visibility on high terrain due to fog, better under cloud.
How Cold? (at 900m)
6C rising to 9C, or 10C northern Cairngorm slopes. Feeling just above freezing in direct wind.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
Cairngorms NP and Monadhliath
Wednesday 17th June 2026
Last updated
Sun 14th Jun 26 at
4:30PM
How windy? (On the Munros)
Southwesterly 20 to 30mph, in places stronger gusts over higher Cairngorms.
Effect of the wind on you?
Fairly small in places, but some blustery slopes, may make walking more strenuous on exposed high terrain.
How Wet?
Intermittent rain
Patchy rain, more frequent rain near Drumochter for periods, some showery rain mixed in. Odd heavier bursts passing northeastward afternoon.
Cloud on the hills?
Mostly confined to tops, breaks north
Varying on higher slopes mostly above 900-1000m, most extensive around rain, and lower to 700-800m for periods around Glen Garry to Ben Alder. Breaks toward upper slopes areas furthest north and east.
Chance of cloud free Munros?
40%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Fairly cloudy, glimpses of sun, mainly north and eastern areas. Visibility very good, but reduced at times around rain.
How Cold? (at 900m)
8C rising to 11C out of cloud in afternoon. Feeling near to freezing directly in wind.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Planning Outlook
A variable southwesterly will dominate through mid to late this week - windy at times with periods of rain, drizzle and low cloud most persistent in the west. Pressure generally trending higher from the south by the weekend, though into Saturday at least a damp westerly likely prevails into western Scotland. Warmest in England and Wales, but cooler in Scotland as low pressure to the northwest recycles air from the north Atlantic back onto the Munros. A window of drier and warmer weather is favoured into early the following week (22nd June), though a mixed Atlantic pattern may linger near to northwest Scotland in the longer range.