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

Ben Cruachan Weather Forecast

Grampians · United Kingdom
Issued: 6 pm Mon 19 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 10mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Mon afternoon, min -1°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Mon night, calm by Tue night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Turning milder with moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sat night, min -2°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Thu afternoon, extremely windy from the WNW by Sun morning).

Mon
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
light snow
light rain
light rain
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
light rain
snow showers
some clouds
rain shwrs
light rain
mod. rain
light snow
light rain
light rain
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
750
450
300
200
150
150
150
200
700
500
2200
150
150
400
700
1350
100
km/h
30
SSE
45
SSE
50
SSE
40
SE
35
SE
10
NW
20
WNW
50
NW
25
WSW
20
S
60
ESE
20
NNE
80
NW
65
NW
20
W
45
S
75
WSW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
1
—
—
1
—
—
3
4
4
—
—
—
3
 mm
—
0.1
0.8
5
1.5
1.9
0.5
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1.4
11
max °C
6
5
5
4
3
3
2
0
0
1
2
2
-1
-1
-1
2
5
min °C
5
4
5
3
2
2
2
-1
-1
1
1
0
-1
-2
-2
0
-2
 chill °C
-1
-2
-1
-4
-5
-1
-2
-9
-7
-4
-6
-8
-11
-11
-8
-8
-13
Freezing level m
3100
2650
2150
2100
1650
1600
1450
1000
1000
1250
1500
1500
1000
950
900
1100
1750
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Sunrise
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—
8:00
—
—
8:03
—
—
8:06
—
—
8:07
—
—
8:10
—
—
Sunset
6:09
—
—
6:07
—
—
6:05
—
—
6:02
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—
6:00
—
—
5:58
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Ben Cruachan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ben Cruachan is: Light rain (total 10mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Mon afternoon, min -1°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Mon night, calm by Tue night).

Ben Cruachan Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Turning milder with moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sat night, min -2°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Thu afternoon, extremely windy from the WNW by Sun 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
35 km SE
126m alt.
40 minutes ago
8°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the ENE
(6 kph at 70).
13
SHIP2654
38 km SW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
13°C
69 km SSE
59m alt.
1 hour ago
15°C
cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 210 degs) was rejected.
27 km
SHIP9159
38 km SW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
13°C
SHIP5626
38 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP4334
38 km SW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
13°C
SHIP12637
38 km SW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
13°C
SHIP3687
38 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP2043
38 km SW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
13°C
SHIP13404
38 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km

* 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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