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

Ben Alder
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom

Issued: 11 pm Thu 19 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mild at first with light rain (total 5mm) on Sat night followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat morning, min -3°C on Thu night). Mainly gales.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night will be washed away by heavy rain (total 22mm) on Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Mon night, min -2°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Sun night, calm by Wed morning).

Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light rain
light rain
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
cloud
cloud
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light rain
light rain
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
cloudy
cloudy
mod. rain
mod. rain
light rain
light rain
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
 km/h
40
SW
45
SW
60
WSW
60
W
35
WSW
30
SW
65
W
60
WSW
55
SW
60
WSW
65
WSW
60
WSW
50
SW
65
SW
65
SW
45
SW
10
N
15
SSE
35
SE
2
2
1
1
1
2
6
7
3
0.5
1.8
2
6
8
4
3
max °C
-1
0
0
0
3
2
3
-1
-1
-1
-1
0
6
6
4
4
2
1
0
min °C
-3
-2
-1
-1
1
2
-1
-1
-2
-2
-1
-1
2
5
4
3
1
0
-2
-12
-11
-10
-10
-6
-4
-10
-10
-12
-11
-10
-10
-4
-2
-4
-4
-2
-5
-10
800
800
1100
1050
1500
1700
1200
950
950
1000
950
1050
2250
2500
2200
1900
1350
1300
800
Cloud base (m)
350
350
350
350
350
350
350
350
350
350
350
450
350
350
350
350
400
550
350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-2-1-1-1221-1-2-2-1-1464421-133554565556671099774
Sunrise
7:33
7:31
7:28
7:26
7:22
7:20
Sunset
5:30
5:31
5:34
5:37
5:38
5:40

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Ben Alder Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ben Alder is: Mild at first with light rain (total 5mm) on Sat night followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat morning, min -3°C on Thu night). Mainly gales.

Ben Alder Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night will be washed away by heavy rain (total 22mm) on Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Mon night, min -2°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Sun night, calm by Wed 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
SAIS Drumochter
15 km ENE
700m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
-
Wind obs. (69 kph from 194 degs) was rejected.
TullochBridge
16 km W
249m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
light rain
Moderate to heavy freezing drizzle.
6
Light winds from the SSW
(6 kph at 210).
27 km
Mid: overcast
SAIS Beinn Eighe
20 km N
900m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
657
29 km WSW
552m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
Aonach Mor
30 km WSW
955m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
-
50
Strong winds from the SSW
(50 kph at 210).
SAIS Aonach Mor
31 km WSW
1185m alt.
1 hour ago
-2° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
Quad- Nevis Range
31 km WSW
900m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
-
Wind obs. (65 kph from 254 degs) was rejected.
CIC Hut Ben Nevis
33 km WSW
680m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
-
Wind obs. (28 kph from 338 degs) was rejected.
58 km NE
239m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
moderate snow
Snow
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 210).
65 km
Mid: overcast
CairngormSummit
60 km NE
946m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
-
6
Light winds from the NNW
(6 kph at 330).

* 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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