Ben Cruachan weather
– Lat/Long: 56.43° N 5.13° W

Ben Cruachan
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom

Issued: 6 am Fri 05 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow giving way to moderate rain (total 19mm) heaviest on Sun afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Sun morning, min 2°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Sun afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Becoming milder with light rain (total 3mm) on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Mon afternoon, min 1°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon morning, near gales from the WNW by Wed night).

Friday
5
Saturday
6
Sunday
7
Monday
8
Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
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some clouds
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snow shwrs
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km/h
30
WSW
20
SW
30
S
35
SSE
15
S
30
SSW
35
SW
45
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
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30
W
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0.6
0.1
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10
1.9
0.4
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max °C
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min °C
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Sunrise
4:35
4:35
4:33
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4:31
Sunset
10:01
10:02
10:04
10:05
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Ben Cruachan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ben Cruachan is: A dusting of snow giving way to moderate rain (total 19mm) heaviest on Sun afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Sun morning, min 2°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Sun afternoon).

Ben Cruachan Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Becoming milder with light rain (total 3mm) on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Mon afternoon, min 1°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon morning, near gales from the WNW by Wed night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Ben Cruachan at the specific elevation of 1126 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Ben Cruachan. 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
17 km W
6m alt.
3 hours ago
12° C
clear
Shower - in the vicinity.
22
Moderate winds from the SW
(22 kph at 230).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
35 km SE
126m alt.
1 hour ago
10° C
Dry
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 223).
29
CIC Hut Ben Nevis
43 km N
680m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 338).
13
SAIS Aonach Mor
45 km NNE
1185m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
Quad- Nevis Range
47 km NNE
900m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
-
44
Strong winds from the WSW
(44 kph at 241).
59
657
48 km NNE
552m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
1673
56 km S
0m alt.
2 hours ago
21° C
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 72 degs) was rejected.
Blairlusk
57 km SE
100m alt.
2 hours ago
12° C
-
48
Strong winds from the WSW
(48 kph at 248).
65
69 km SSE
59m alt.
2 hours ago
15° C
cloudy
No report.
19
Light winds from the SSW
(19 kph at 210).
28
27 km
SAIS Beinn Eighe
75 km NNE
900m alt.
2 hours ago
-
61
Near gales from the W
(61 kph at 267).
87

* 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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