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

Ben Cruachan
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom

Issued: 6 am Thu 16 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Becoming milder with moderate rain (total 13mm) heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu night, min -1°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the NW by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon afternoon, min 0°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
light rain
light snow
mod rain
light snow
snow showers
light snow
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
snow shwrs
light rain
light snow
mod. rain
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
 km/h
45
WSW
30
SW
40
S
45
S
60
SW
50
WSW
45
NW
35
WNW
25
WNW
10
NW
0
NE
10
SE
20
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
10
ENE
5
NE
20
NE
2
2
1
1
3
1
5
5
1.4
max °C
1
2
3
3
2
1
0
-1
-1
1
2
2
3
4
2
4
4
3
min °C
0
2
2
2
1
0
-1
-1
-1
0
2
1
2
4
1
3
4
3
-8
-4
-4
-5
-7
-8
-9
-8
-8
-4
2
-2
-2
1
-4
0
3
-2
1150
1350
1550
1550
1400
1150
1100
1050
900
1150
1300
1300
1350
1550
1250
1650
1600
2050
Cloud base (m)
400
700
200
200
450
650
250
450
650
600
850
950
950
1000
1000
8050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:11
6:09
6:07
6:05
6:01
6:00
Sunset
8:29
8:30
8:32
8:35
8:37
8:38

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Ben Cruachan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ben Cruachan is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Becoming milder with moderate rain (total 13mm) heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu night, min -1°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the NW by Sat night).

Ben Cruachan Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon afternoon, min 0°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

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
35 km SE
126m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
Dry
19
Light winds from the SSW
(19 kph at 208).
34
CIC Hut Ben Nevis
43 km N
680m alt.
49 minutes ago
3° C
-
Wind obs. (30 kph from 345 degs) was rejected.
SAIS Aonach Mor
45 km NNE
1185m alt.
49 minutes ago
0° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
Quad- Nevis Range
47 km NNE
900m alt.
49 minutes ago
4° C
-
56
Near gales from the WSW
(56 kph at 253).
81
657
48 km NNE
552m alt.
49 minutes ago
4° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
1673
56 km S
0m alt.
49 minutes ago
9° C
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 61 degs) was rejected.
Blairlusk
57 km SE
100m alt.
49 minutes ago
8° C
-
28
Moderate winds from the SSW
(28 kph at 209).
43
SHIP8673
64 km SSE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
SHIP6500
64 km SSE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
9° C
SHIP6781
64 km SSE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
9° 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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