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

Ben Cruachan
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Becoming milder with moderate rain (total 14mm) on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sat night, min -2°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, gales from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night will be washed away by heavy rain (total 48mm) on Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Mon night, min -1°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Sun night, light winds from the NE 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
light snow
mod snow
light rain
mod rain
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
cloud
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light rain
mod. rain
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod. rain
mod. rain
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
 km/h
45
WSW
55
SW
60
W
55
W
45
W
30
SW
55
W
60
WSW
60
WSW
75
WSW
65
WSW
50
WSW
60
WSW
60
SW
60
SW
50
SW
10
NE
25
SE
40
SSE
4
4
2
6
2
2
3
5
2
4
1.8
7
5
18
14
10
6
max °C
-1
0
0
1
3
3
4
-1
-1
-1
0
1
6
6
5
5
2
2
1
min °C
-2
0
0
0
3
3
-1
-1
-2
-1
-1
0
4
5
5
2
2
2
0
-10
-9
-9
-8
-4
-3
-10
-10
-12
-10
-10
-8
-3
-2
-2
-3
-1
-3
-7
750
1050
1150
1150
1900
1800
1200
1000
950
1000
1000
1100
2300
2350
2100
1950
1550
1450
1150
Cloud base (m)
200
150
300
200
200
200
200
200
300
200
350
600
150
150
150
200
250
350
200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:35
7:31
7:30
7:26
7:24
7:22
Sunset
5:34
5:36
5:37
5:39
5:42
5:45

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Ben Cruachan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ben Cruachan is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Becoming milder with moderate rain (total 14mm) on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sat night, min -2°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, gales from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

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 48mm) on Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Mon night, min -1°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Sun night, light winds from the NE by Wed morning).

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
SHIP2142
17 km WSW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
7° C
35 km SE
126m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
Dry
18
Light winds from the SW
(18 kph at 222).
27
CIC Hut Ben Nevis
43 km N
680m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
-
Wind obs. (22 kph from 289 degs) was rejected.
Aonach Mor
44 km NNE
955m alt.
1 hour ago
-2° C
-
63
Gales from the SSW
(63 kph at 210).
SAIS Aonach Mor
45 km NNE
1185m alt.
1 hour ago
-2° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
SHIP2297
17 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP1515
17 km WSW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
7° C
SHIP3070
17 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP1598
17 km WSW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
SHIP4748
17 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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