Cairngorms NP and Monadhliath
Cairngorms National Park and Monadhliath. Also includes the Ben Alder area hills between Loch Ericht and Loch Laggan.
Sunday's Forecast
Windy, walking impeded
Blustery conditions enough to give buffeting on higher terrain or affect balance on exposed ridges. 25 to 40mph.
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.
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.
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.
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
Sunday 7th June 2026
Last updated
Sat 6th Jun 26 at
4:46PM
Summary for all mountain areas
Scotland: Strong and gusty south-westerly winds will drive hill fog and frequent rainfall across western mountains, setting in during afternoon. Rainfall patchier across eastern hills with higher bases. England and Wales: Windy with patchy light rain onto western hills, becoming more widely damp or wet through the day.
Headline for Cairngorms NP and Monadhliath
Blustery with patchy rain, becoming more frequent in the afternoon. Chilly.
How windy? (On the Munros)
Southwesterly 30-35mph most of the day, some variability above and below this range, strongest afternoon hours.
Effect of the wind on you?
Strenuous walking in exposure most of the day with wind chill, risk arduous periods with balance challenges.
How Wet?
Patchy rain becomes more frequent
Patches of rain drifting from the southwest, mostly light in nature, driest on northern slopes to the east. Rain becomes more frequent and heavy from midday, the most extensive falls south and west.
Cloud on the hills?
Lifting to high terrain
Banks of cloud at varied heights in the morning, mostly from 600m upward, soon beginning to lift with lower banks dissipating through morning to banks over terrain above 1000-1100m. May deteriorate somewhat in the west later.
Chance of cloud free Munros?
30% lifting to 60%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Patchy sun through high cloud, becoming increasingly weakened. Variable visibility, very good for periods out of cloud.
How Cold? (at 900m)
7 or 8C, rising slightly, chance 10C northeast of high Cairngorms. Feeling below freezing in strongest wind.
Freezing Level
Above the summits.
Viewing Forecast For
Cairngorms NP and Monadhliath
Monday 8th June 2026
Last updated
Sat 6th Jun 26 at
4:46PM
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?
Showery rain increasingly
Broadly showery, heavier bursts of rain most widely during the afternoon, risk isolated thunder, later particularly more northeastern areas.
Cloud on the hills?
Often capping high tops
Varying cloud banks over upper slopes, mostly above 900m, some higher breaks best in the north and east, but ragged patches lower in showers.
Chance of cloud free Munros?
40%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Brief bursts of sun. Visibility good away from showers and below cloud.
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
Sat 6th Jun 26 at
4:46PM
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
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 will fall as snow over the tops. Temperatures trending milder again next weekend, pressure may begin to rise in the south to give drier weather more widely.