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

Ben Cruachan Weather Forecast

Grampians · United Kingdom
Issued: 6 am Sun 18 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 5mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Tue night. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Mon afternoon, min 2°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, near gales from the SE by Tue afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed morning, min -1°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, gales from the WNW by Fri night).

Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
snow showers
rain showers
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
heavy snow
mod snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
snow shwrs
rain shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
650
350
200
150
150
1450
300
150
650
500
1400
100
100
150
km/h
0
SE
5
SE
10
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
40
SSE
45
SE
55
SE
35
SE
5
ESE
20
NNW
50
WNW
25
WSW
35
SW
25
SSE
45
NE
50
NNW
35
NNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
—
4
4
—
1
2
13
7
1
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
0.7
0.5
3
—
0.6
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.2
max °C
5
5
4
6
7
5
5
3
2
3
0
0
0
1
1
-1
-1
2
min °C
4
5
4
4
5
5
4
3
2
2
0
-1
-1
0
-1
-1
-1
0
 chill °C
4
4
2
-1
0
-1
-3
-4
-5
-1
-5
-10
-7
-6
-10
-9
-10
-9
Freezing level m
3000
2950
3300
3400
3250
2500
2050
1850
1500
1700
1200
1000
1050
1200
1250
900
900
1400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
55456553230-1-110-1-11675798875753454235
Sunrise
7:56
—
—
7:58
—
—
8:00
—
—
8:03
—
—
8:06
—
—
8:07
—
—
Sunset
—
6:12
—
—
6:09
—
—
6:07
—
—
6:05
—
—
6:02
—
—
6:00
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Ben Cruachan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ben Cruachan is: Light rain (total 5mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Tue night. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Mon afternoon, min 2°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, near gales from the SE by Tue afternoon).

Ben Cruachan Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed morning, min -1°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, gales from the WNW by Fri 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.
1 hour ago
4°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
17
Light winds from the E
(17 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
35 km SE
126m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 327).
3
SHIP8884
48 km WSW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
69 km SSE
59m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 210 degs) was rejected.
27 km
Glasgow Airport
76 km SE
219m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Fog freezing -.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 260).
0.2 km
SHIP13106
48 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP3020
48 km WSW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
SHIP10390
48 km WSW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
SHIP11370
48 km WSW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
SHIP9328
48 km WSW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
7°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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