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

Ben Cruachan
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom

Issued: 11 am Wed 18 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri morning, min -5°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the S on Thu afternoon, gales from the WSW by Fri morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night will be washed away by heavy rain (total 22mm) on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon night, min -1°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat morning, stormy winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
snow showers
light rain
light rain
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
heavy rain
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
light rain
light rain
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
heavy rain
 km/h
70
SE
70
SE
60
SE
55
SSE
25
S
35
WSW
75
WSW
50
WSW
65
W
35
W
35
WSW
40
WSW
55
WSW
60
SW
85
WSW
75
W
45
WSW
50
SW
1
3
6
6
1
1
2
5
1
0.2
4
2
15
max °C
-4
-4
-3
-3
-3
-2
0
0
0
2
4
2
1
0
0
0
2
5
min °C
-5
-4
-3
-3
-3
-3
0
-1
0
1
2
1
0
-1
-1
0
1
4
-16
-15
-13
-12
-10
-11
-10
-9
-9
-6
-4
-6
-8
-11
-11
-10
-6
-3
350
550
300
500
600
550
1250
1100
1100
1250
1700
1300
1200
1200
1050
1050
1250
2200
Cloud base (m)
650
650
250
700
250
200
150
300
300
450
200
200
200
350
200
250
300
150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-5-4-3-3-3-30-102321-1-1025-10-1101444566554557
Sunrise
7:39
7:37
7:35
7:31
7:30
7:26
Sunset
5:29
5:30
5:34
5:36
5:37
5:39

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Ben Cruachan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ben Cruachan is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri morning, min -5°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the S on Thu afternoon, gales from the WSW by Fri morning).

Ben Cruachan 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 Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon night, min -1°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat morning, stormy winds from the WSW by Sun 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
SHIP1497
17 km WSW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
5° C
35 km SE
126m alt.
51 minutes ago
2° C
-
10
Light winds from the E
(10 kph at 83).
34
CIC Hut Ben Nevis
43 km N
680m alt.
56 minutes ago
-1° C
-
Wind obs. (63 kph from 165 degs) was rejected.
Aonach Mor
44 km NNE
955m alt.
2 hours ago
-6° C
-
78
Severe gales from the SSE
(78 kph at 150).
SAIS Aonach Mor
45 km NNE
1185m alt.
56 minutes ago
-6° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
SHIP3644
17 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP5154
17 km WSW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
5° C
SHIP5806
17 km WSW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
SHIP3544
17 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP1796
17 km WSW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C

* 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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