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

Ben Cruachan
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom

Issued: 5 am Mon 05 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue morning, min -8°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Becoming milder with light rain (total 6mm) on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat night, min -7°C on Thu night). Mainly near gales.

Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light snow
mod snow
clear
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
 km/h
30
N
30
NNW
35
WNW
30
WSW
55
WSW
40
NNE
30
NW
30
WSW
15
SSW
30
WNW
5
WNW
40
NE
50
N
45
N
20
NNW
15
S
45
S
50
S
2
1
4
2
4
1
6
6
max °C
-7
-7
-4
-2
-2
-4
-6
-5
-4
-4
-4
-5
-6
-6
-6
-5
-4
3
min °C
-8
-8
-8
-3
-4
-8
-7
-5
-5
-5
-4
-7
-7
-7
-7
-6
-4
-3
-17
-17
-17
-10
-13
-17
-15
-13
-12
-13
-7
-18
-18
-16
-15
-12
-13
-12
0
0
0
350
850
0
0
100
0
0
200
0
0
0
0
0
0
700
Cloud base (m)
250
350
450
350
150
300
400
200
150
200
150
200
200
200
300
250
350
100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-8-6-3-3-6-7-5-5-5-4-6-7-7-7-6-40-5-4-301-3-4-2-2-3-2-4-4-4-6-4-21
Sunrise
8:52
8:52
8:51
8:49
8:49
8:48
Sunset
3:59
4:00
4:01
4:02
4:05
4:07

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Ben Cruachan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ben Cruachan is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue morning, min -8°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Wed night).

Ben Cruachan Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Becoming milder with light rain (total 6mm) on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat night, min -7°C on Thu night). Mainly near gales.

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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
SHIP4024
17 km WSW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
2° C
17 km W
6m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the E.(Wind varies from 060 to 160 degs)
(6 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Low: few
35 km SE
126m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
CIC Hut Ben Nevis
43 km N
680m alt.
39 minutes ago
-8° C
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 195 degs) was rejected.
Aonach Mor
44 km NNE
955m alt.
39 minutes ago
-8° C
-
9
Light winds from the NNW
(9 kph at 330).
SHIP1770
17 km WSW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
2° C
SHIP5688
17 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP3547
17 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP2171
17 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP4319
17 km WSW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
2° 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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