Ben Cruachan weather
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Ben Cruachan Weather Forecast

Grampians · United Kingdom
Issued: 6 pm Tue 20 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mild at first with light rain (total 7mm) on Tue night followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Tue afternoon, min -1°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat night giving way to a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Sat night, min -1°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Sat morning, extremely windy from the W by Sun morning).

Tue
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
light rain
light rain
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
200
150
150
350
200
600
700
500
150
150
300
650
450
100
200
550
600
km/h
45
SSE
40
SE
5
SSE
15
SW
50
WNW
35
W
20
SW
35
ESE
35
NE
60
NNW
70
NW
30
W
40
S
70
SW
120
W
105
WNW
60
W
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
1
3
—
—
3
4
4
—
—
—
4
2
2
—
 mm
4
3
0.3
0.5
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
9
—
—
—
max °C
5
3
3
2
0
0
1
1
0
0
-1
0
3
7
0
-1
0
min °C
4
3
3
1
-1
-1
1
0
0
-1
-1
-1
1
-1
-1
-1
-1
 chill °C
-2
-4
1
-5
-9
-8
-4
-7
-7
-10
-11
-8
-6
-11
-13
-12
-11
Freezing level m
2250
1700
1700
1500
1000
1050
1250
1350
1150
1000
950
1050
1200
2700
1100
950
1000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
—
8:03
—
—
8:06
—
—
8:07
—
—
8:10
—
—
7:11
—
—
Sunset
6:07
—
—
6:05
—
—
6:02
—
—
6:00
—
—
5:58
—
—
4:54
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Ben Cruachan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ben Cruachan is: Mild at first with light rain (total 7mm) on Tue night followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Tue afternoon, min -1°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds.

Ben Cruachan Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat night giving way to a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Sat night, min -1°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Sat morning, extremely windy from the W 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
SHIP1921
17 km WSW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
11°C
35 km SE
126m alt.
56 minutes ago
8°C
Dry
Wind obs. (8 kph from 35 degs) was rejected.
69 km SSE
59m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 210 degs) was rejected.
27 km
SHIP2390
17 km WSW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
11°C
SHIP7347
17 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP6073
17 km WSW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
11°C
SHIP6980
17 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP2773
17 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP2356
17 km WSW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
SHIP9273
17 km WSW
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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