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

Ben Cruachan
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom

Issued: 11 am Sat 28 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Becoming milder with drizzle, on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon night, min -5°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat night, stormy winds from the W by Sun afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mild at first with light rain (total 7mm) on Tue night followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue night, min -6°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed morning, near gales from the S by Thu morning).

Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
mod snow
snow showers
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
mod. rain
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
mod. snow
snow shwrs
 km/h
65
NW
65
NW
35
W
85
WSW
90
W
75
WNW
75
WNW
70
NW
50
WNW
35
W
40
W
50
WSW
15
WNW
15
NE
25
ESE
45
S
45
WSW
35
WNW
2
1
3
8
2
4
2
4
8
1
1.5
0.5
0.3
6
max °C
-4
-4
-1
1
-4
-4
-3
-2
3
2
3
4
1
-2
-4
-3
-4
-6
min °C
-5
-4
-4
-2
-5
-4
-3
-2
0
2
3
3
0
-4
-5
-4
-5
-6
-16
-15
-12
-13
-17
-15
-14
-12
-8
-4
-4
-3
-4
-11
-13
-13
-14
-16
600
650
550
1300
700
600
700
900
1950
1500
1500
2050
1300
750
350
450
500
0
Cloud base (m)
250
550
600
200
500
300
300
500
350
250
400
250
250
250
250
200
200
500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-5-4-3-1-5-4-3-222341-3-5-4-5-612151134577752-110-3
Sunrise
6:01
6:58
5:56
5:52
5:50
5:48
Sunset
6:50
7:52
6:54
6:57
6:59
7:00

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Ben Cruachan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ben Cruachan is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Becoming milder with drizzle, on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon night, min -5°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat night, stormy winds from the W by Sun afternoon).

Ben Cruachan Weather (Days 3-6):

Mild at first with light rain (total 7mm) on Tue night followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue night, min -6°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed morning, near gales from the S by Thu 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
SHIP3155
17 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
17 km W
6m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
clear
Shower - in the vicinity.
48
Strong winds from the NW
(48 kph at 310).
9.0 km
Low: broken
35 km SE
126m alt.
3 hours ago
7° C
Dry
10
Light winds from the NW
(10 kph at 322).
37
CIC Hut Ben Nevis
43 km N
680m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
-
Wind obs. (39 kph from 4 degs) was rejected.
SAIS Aonach Mor
45 km NNE
1185m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
SHIP3953
17 km WSW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
SHIP4040
17 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP2438
17 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP2057
17 km WSW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
6° C
SHIP5149
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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