Warm glens, chilly tops…
1st April 2025
Another beautiful spring day in the Southern Cairngorms, with plenty of sunshine and fresh Southerly winds.
A day of contrasting temperatures with the glens being warm and the higher mountains feeling quite chilly. The midday temperature on the summit of The Cairnwell was 7.3° C, the windchill at 900 metres was 3° C.
The snow pack continues to thaw in the mild conditions and is now mostly confined to higher mountains along the Northern boundary o fate Southern Cairngorms forecast area.
High pressure will remain dominant for tomorrow with the snow patches becoming firm overnight and softening during the day.
Coire Sputan Dearg from near the Luibeg Bridge
The Devil’s Point 1007m and Monadh Mor 1131m
Cairn Toul 1291m and Coire Bhrochan on Braeriach 1236m
Ben Macdui 1309m and Coire Sputan Dearg
Beinn a Bhuird 1197m
Peri Glacial features in the gravel on the summit of Carn a’Mhaim 1037m. The ‘stripes’ in the granite gravel are caused by freeze/thaw cycles during the winter which create bulges in the soil structure.
The Devil’s Point 1004m and Corrour bothy
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