Ben Alder weather
– Lat/Long: 56.81° N 4.46° W

Ben Alder
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom

Issued: 5 pm Wed 17 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Drizzle on Wed afternoon followed by colder weather and a heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed afternoon, min -3°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SW on Wed afternoon, gales from the WSW by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun night, min -1°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the E on Sun night, moderate winds from the ENE by Tue morning).

Wed
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
mod snow
part cloud
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
mod. snow
some clouds
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light rain
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
50
SW
35
SSW
45
SSW
60
SSE
55
SW
65
WSW
65
WSW
40
SW
40
S
40
SSE
35
SE
40
SE
40
E
50
E
50
ESE
45
ESE
35
ESE
 cm 
2
7
4
13
4
1
 mm 
1.9
4
max°C
2
0
-2
-1
-1
-1
-2
0
0
0
-1
-1
1
3
2
1
1
min°C
1
-2
-2
-1
-3
-2
-2
-1
0
-1
-1
-1
-1
1
1
1
1
chill°C 
-5
-11
-10
-10
-12
-12
-12
-9
-8
-9
-9
-9
-9
-7
-7
-6
-6
Freezing level (m
1550
1150
800
950
700
1000
900
1100
1100
1100
950
1000
1050
1400
1450
1350
1300
Cloud base (m)
300
300
350
350
300
350
450
350
350
350
350
450
500
350
400
400
400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
2-1-2-1-2-2-2-10-1-1-10221186544555554656777
Sunrise
8:51
8:51
8:52
8:52
8:52
Sunset
3:37
3:37
3:37
3:37
3:37
3:38

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Ben Alder Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ben Alder is: Drizzle on Wed afternoon followed by colder weather and a heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed afternoon, min -3°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SW on Wed afternoon, gales from the WSW by Fri morning).

Ben Alder Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun night, min -1°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the E on Sun night, moderate winds from the ENE by Tue morning).

This table gives the weather forecast for Ben Alder at the specific elevation of 1148 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Ben Alder. To see the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider overview of the weather, consult the Weather Map of United Kingdom.

Live conditions reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
TullochBridge
16 km W
249m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
Intermittent light rain.
15
Light winds from the S
(15 kph at 180).
2.4 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
657
29 km WSW
552m alt.
1 hour ago
5° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
Aonach Mor
30 km WSW
955m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
-
Wind obs. (52 kph from 210 degs) was rejected.
SAIS Aonach Mor
31 km WSW
1185m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
Quad- Nevis Range
31 km WSW
900m alt.
1 hour ago
5° C
-
61
Near gales from the WSW
(61 kph at 238).
98
CIC Hut Ben Nevis
33 km WSW
680m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
-
Wind obs. (52 kph from 261 degs) was rejected.
58 km NE
239m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
moderate rain
Rain and snow or hail.
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 220).
>70 km
Mid: overcast
CairngormSummit
60 km NE
946m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
-
Wind obs. (67 kph from 210 degs) was rejected.
64 km ESE
145m alt.
30 minutes ago
6° C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 45).
8
65 km E
612m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
-
39
Strong winds from the SW
(39 kph at 220).

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones.

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