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Broad Cairn

997 m

44% chance of a view, in and out of it all day.

The summit sits about 66 m inside the layer.

Forecast for Friday 16 October, built 2026-10-16 16:22 UTC and rebuilt twice a day. A high number is close to reliable, a low one is barely better than a shrug: how reliable is this?

Fri 16 Oct
44%
in and out of it all day
Sat 17 Oct
92%
clear of the cloud
Sun 18 Oct
94%
clear of the cloud

The hill

Lists
Munro
Height
997 m (64 m of drop)
Area
Braemar to Montrose
County
Aberdeenshire, Angus, Scotland
Grid ref
NO240815
OS Landranger
44
Summit
cairn

Sun

Sunrise
06:48 ESE
Sunset
17:08 WSW
Daylight
10.34 hours

About Broad Cairn

Broad Cairn is a mountain in the Grampians of Scotland, located about 16 mi (26 km) south of the River Dee near Balmoral.

Hour by hour, Friday 16 October

HourViewCloud baseTempWind
06:0036%346 m0.5°19 W
08:0060%443 m0.7°15 WNW
10:0027%522 m1.3°16 WNW
12:0060%931 m2.6°16 NW
14:0058%941 m2.6°19 NW
16:0031%568 m1.9°17 NW
18:0061%583 m1.3°22 NW
20:0026%534 m1.3°19 NW

Nearby

Cairn Bannoch · Carn a' Choire Bhoidheach · Tolmount · Tom Buidhe · Carn an t-Sagairt Mor · Lochnagar - Cac Carn Beag

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