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

Ben Cruachan
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom

Issued: 12 pm Mon 18 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow. Milder later with heavy rain (total 25mm) on Wed morning. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Wed night, min 1°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Mon morning, near gales from the SSE by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Thu night. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Thu night, light winds from the SW by Fri night).

Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light rain
light snow
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
some clouds
light rain
light snow
light rain
light rain
mod. rain
mod. rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
km/h
15
SSE
15
SE
45
SSE
50
SSE
45
S
25
SSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
35
SW
50
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
1
0.8
1.7
2
2
7
6
4
1.8
4
0.7
13
0.7
1.9
7
0.5
0.1
0.1
max °C
1
3
3
4
5
4
4
4
7
8
9
9
8
9
8
7
8
8
min °C
1
2
2
4
5
3
3
4
4
7
9
7
8
8
6
6
7
7
-3
-2
-4
-3
-1
-3
-3
-2
-2
2
5
1
4
4
2
2
2
2
1200
1400
1400
1900
1900
1800
1700
1750
2400
2750
2800
2700
2600
2650
2350
2700
3000
3200
Cloud base (m)
350
650
1450
150
150
250
200
200
300
250
250
250
250
400
500
350
6000
2550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
133454446898897788686788889111211121310111310
Sunrise
5:00
4:58
4:56
4:54
4:54
4:52
Sunset
9:34
9:36
9:37
9:38
9:40
9:43

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Ben Cruachan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ben Cruachan is: A dusting of snow. Milder later with heavy rain (total 25mm) on Wed morning. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Wed night, min 1°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Mon morning, near gales from the SSE by Mon night).

Ben Cruachan Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Thu night. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Thu night, light winds from the SW 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.
2 hours ago
12° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
13
Light winds from the E.(Wind varies from 070 to 150 degs)
(13 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
35 km SE
126m alt.
57 minutes ago
10° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 173).
2
CIC Hut Ben Nevis
43 km N
680m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 201 degs) was rejected.
SAIS Aonach Mor
45 km NNE
1185m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
Quad- Nevis Range
47 km NNE
900m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
-
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 115).
39
657
48 km NNE
552m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
1673
56 km S
0m alt.
1 hour ago
16° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 55).
9
Blairlusk
57 km SE
100m alt.
1 hour ago
11° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 234).
13
69 km SSE
59m alt.
1 hour ago
15° C
cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 210 degs) was rejected.
27 km
SAIS Beinn Eighe
75 km NNE
900m alt.
1 hour ago
5° C
-
9
Light winds from the ESE
(9 kph at 116).
17

* 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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