Ben Cruachan weather
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Ben Cruachan Weather Forecast

Grampians · United Kingdom
Issued: 12 am Tue 20 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 13mm) heaviest on Tue afternoon, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon night, min -1°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSE on Tue morning, calm by Tue night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 5mm) on Sat night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sat night, min -2°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat morning, extremely windy from the WNW by Sun afternoon).

Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
cloud
mod snow
rain shwrs
light rain
mod. rain
light rain
light rain
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
550
650
200
150
150
150
200
600
500
650
150
200
550
600
2200
50
km/h
45
SSE
50
SSE
35
SSE
40
SE
5
WNW
20
WNW
40
NW
20
W
15
S
45
ESE
35
N
80
NNW
55
NW
15
WNW
40
S
65
SSW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
6
9
4
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—
—
7
 mm
0.2
0.7
7
5
1
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5
max °C
5
5
5
3
3
2
0
0
1
1
0
-1
-1
0
2
6
min °C
4
5
4
2
2
1
-1
-1
0
0
-1
-1
-2
-2
0
-1
 chill °C
-2
-1
-2
-5
-1
-5
-9
-7
-5
-8
-8
-11
-11
-7
-7
-11
Freezing level m
2650
2150
2200
1700
1700
1400
1000
1000
1250
1300
950
1000
900
850
1100
2250
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Sunrise
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8:00
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8:03
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8:06
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—
8:07
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—
8:10
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Sunset
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6:07
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6:05
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6:02
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6:00
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5:58
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Ben Cruachan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ben Cruachan is: Moderate rain (total 13mm) heaviest on Tue afternoon, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon night, min -1°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSE on Tue morning, calm by Tue night).

Ben Cruachan Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 5mm) on Sat night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sat night, min -2°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat morning, extremely windy from the WNW by Sun 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
SHIP9553
17 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
35 km SE
126m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 83).
11
69 km SSE
59m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 210 degs) was rejected.
27 km
Glasgow Airport
76 km SE
219m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 100).
7.0 km
Low: no cloud
78 km SSE
19m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
SHIP6034
17 km WSW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
13°C
SHIP3152
17 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP4420
17 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP7341
17 km WSW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
SHIP2442
17 km WSW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
13°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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