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

Ben Cruachan
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom

Issued: 5 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 decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Sun morning, fresh winds from the W by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mild at first with light rain (total 4mm) 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 (calm on Wed morning, gales from the WNW by Thu afternoon).

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
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
 km/h
65
NW
70
NW
35
W
90
WSW
90
WNW
70
WNW
75
WNW
70
WNW
50
WNW
35
W
40
W
35
W
5
N
5
ESE
40
ESE
40
SSW
60
WNW
45
WNW
3
1
3
7
4
4
2
2
2
8
1.4
0.6
0.4
3
max °C
-5
-4
-1
1
-4
-4
-3
-2
3
3
3
4
-1
-2
-3
-1
-5
-6
min °C
-5
-4
-4
-2
-5
-5
-4
-2
0
2
3
0
-1
-3
-4
-1
-5
-6
-16
-15
-12
-13
-17
-16
-15
-12
-8
-4
-3
-4
-1
-7
-13
-9
-16
-16
500
650
550
1300
650
550
700
900
2050
1900
1550
1900
1050
900
500
750
400
0
Cloud base (m)
250
500
600
200
350
300
300
450
300
300
400
250
950
700
200
200
200
550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-5-4-3-1-5-5-4-22332-1-3-4-1-5-61114113447754211-1-2
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 decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Sun morning, fresh winds from the W by Mon night).

Ben Cruachan Weather (Days 3-6):

Mild at first with light rain (total 4mm) 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 (calm on Wed morning, gales from the WNW by Thu afternoon).

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
SHIP2992
17 km WSW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
6° C
35 km SE
126m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
Dry
8
Light winds from the SW
(8 kph at 218).
16
CIC Hut Ben Nevis
43 km N
680m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 359 degs) was rejected.
SAIS Aonach Mor
45 km NNE
1185m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
T17- Nevis Range
46 km NNE
650m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 1).
0
SHIP10988
17 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP4587
17 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP11323
17 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP7695
17 km WSW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
SHIP5820
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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