Cairn Gorm Base Station (Highland) weather

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Overcast changing to light rain in the afternoon.
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    7 day forecast for Cairn Gorm Base Station

    Today (23 August 2026)
    Time
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light shower day Overcast Mist Mist
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    40%
    50%
    80%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    40%
    20%
    10%
    Temperature
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed
    W
    7
    W
    7
    W
    7
    W
    5
    W
    5
    WSW
    4
    WSW
    3
    S
    3
    SSW
    3
    SSE
    3
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    14
    13
    12
    11
    9
    8
    6
    6
    6
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    Humidity
    75%
    75%
    76%
    77%
    83%
    85%
    87%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    UV 4 4 2 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Monday (24 August 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    02:00
    03:00
    04:00
    05:00
    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
    09:00
    10:00
    11:00
    12:00
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Mist Mist Mist Mist Mist Mist Mist Mist Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    3
    SE
    3
    SSE
    3
    SSE
    4
    SSE
    5
    S
    6
    S
    6
    S
    6
    S
    5
    S
    5
    SSW
    5
    S
    6
    S
    7
    S
    9
    S
    11
    S
    11
    S
    11
    S
    11
    S
    13
    SSE
    16
    SSE
    16
    SSE
    17
    SSE
    18
    SSE
    18
    Wind gust (mph)
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    8
    8
    8
    9
    12
    15
    16
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    18
    19
    20
    20
    Visibility (description)
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    92%
    91%
    88%
    86%
    84%
    78%
    72%
    65%
    63%
    60%
    58%
    58%
    58%
    60%
    66%
    74%
    76%
    73%
    72%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 5 4 4 3 2 1 1 1 - - -
    Tuesday (25 August 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    02:00
    03:00
    04:00
    05:00
    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
    09:00
    10:00
    11:00
    12:00
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Mist Mist Mist
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    40%
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    30%
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    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    18
    SSE
    18
    SSE
    18
    SSE
    16
    SSE
    16
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    10
    SE
    8
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    7
    SE
    8
    SE
    8
    SE
    9
    SE
    9
    SE
    8
    SE
    8
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    9
    E
    10
    ESE
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    20
    20
    20
    18
    17
    15
    14
    12
    15
    18
    19
    21
    22
    22
    22
    22
    22
    21
    20
    19
    17
    17
    17
    17
    Visibility (description)
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    P
    Humidity
    75%
    78%
    80%
    82%
    83%
    84%
    85%
    84%
    83%
    80%
    77%
    75%
    71%
    71%
    71%
    74%
    74%
    75%
    76%
    80%
    84%
    85%
    86%
    87%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 2 3 3 4 3 4 3 2 2 1 1 1 - - -
    Wednesday (26 August 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    02:00
    03:00
    04:00
    05:00
    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
    09:00
    10:00
    11:00
    12:00
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Mist Mist Mist Mist Mist Mist Mist Mist Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Mist Mist Mist
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SE
    9
    SE
    8
    SE
    8
    ESE
    7
    ESE
    7
    SE
    7
    SE
    8
    SE
    9
    SE
    9
    SE
    11
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    15
    ESE
    15
    ESE
    15
    ESE
    16
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    12
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    11
    SE
    13
    SE
    13
    SE
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    18
    20
    21
    23
    25
    26
    27
    28
    28
    28
    27
    25
    23
    22
    19
    18
    18
    18
    Visibility (description)
    M
    P
    M
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    M
    G
    G
    G
    M
    G
    M
    M
    P
    P
    Humidity
    87%
    88%
    89%
    90%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    90%
    87%
    85%
    83%
    79%
    75%
    72%
    67%
    66%
    68%
    71%
    74%
    77%
    84%
    87%
    87%
    89%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Thursday (27 August 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    02:00
    03:00
    04:00
    05:00
    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
    09:00
    10:00
    11:00
    12:00
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Mist Mist Mist Mist Mist Mist Mist Mist Mist Mist Mist Mist Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Mist Cloudy Mist Mist Mist Mist Mist
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SE
    10
    SE
    10
    SE
    10
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    7
    ESE
    7
    ESE
    7
    ESE
    7
    ESE
    7
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    9
    E
    8
    E
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    16
    16
    16
    15
    15
    15
    16
    16
    16
    17
    18
    19
    20
    20
    19
    19
    18
    18
    17
    17
    16
    16
    18
    Visibility (description)
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    M
    M
    M
    G
    M
    P
    M
    P
    P
    P
    P
    Humidity
    90%
    90%
    90%
    91%
    92%
    93%
    94%
    93%
    92%
    92%
    90%
    87%
    84%
    82%
    80%
    80%
    79%
    79%
    82%
    85%
    90%
    92%
    93%
    95%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 3 3 4 4 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Friday (28 August 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Drizzle Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Drizzle
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    8
    ENE
    7
    NE
    8
    NNE
    8
    NNE
    9
    NNE
    11
    NNE
    11
    NE
    9
    NE
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    15
    17
    18
    22
    23
    21
    18
    15
    Visibility (description)
    P
    VP
    VP
    P
    P
    P
    M
    P
    P
    Humidity
    95%
    96%
    97%
    96%
    94%
    91%
    90%
    92%
    95%
    UV - - - 1 2 3 2 1 -
    Saturday (29 August 2026)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Mist Fog Mist Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Mist Mist
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    50%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNE
    9
    NNW
    10
    NW
    8
    W
    9
    WSW
    11
    W
    9
    W
    9
    WNW
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    12
    15
    19
    20
    19
    16
    10
    Visibility (description)
    P
    P
    VP
    P
    M
    M
    M
    P
    Humidity
    96%
    97%
    97%
    92%
    81%
    79%
    86%
    94%
    UV - - 1 2 4 2 1 -

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    Highlands & Eilean Siar weather forecast

    Headline:

    Mainly dry today.

    Today:

    A mainly dry and rather cloudy day, but a few bright or sunny spells breaking through at times. The odd light showers along the west coast. Maximum temperature 18 °C.

    Tonight:

    This evening will be dry. Then the rest of the night will be dry with cloud clearing to allow some lengthy clear periods. Chilly in some rural glens. Minimum temperature 8 °C.

    Monday:

    A cloudy start in parts of the east, otherwise it will be dry day with some warm sunshine. Maximum temperature 21 °C.

    Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

    Mainly dry on Tuesday. Likely to become more unsettled on Wednesday and Thursday with spells of rain extending north.

    Updated:

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