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

Ben Cruachan Weather Forecast

Grampians · United Kingdom
Issued: 6 am Fri 23 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Turning milder with moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sat afternoon, min -3°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, extremely windy from the WSW by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mild with moderate rain (total 19mm) on Mon night, Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Mon night, min -1°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SW on Mon night, moderate winds from the SW by Wed night).

Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
light rain
mod. rain
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
2000
450
600
350
50
50
350
700
550
200
150
100
350
550
400
200
500
750
km/h
5
NNW
35
NW
25
WNW
50
S
85
SW
135
WSW
110
WNW
100
W
65
W
35
SSW
50
S
80
S
90
SW
80
WSW
85
W
70
W
60
W
30
SW
Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
3
1
4
2
2
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—
—
1
1
1
4
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 mm
—
—
—
—
13
—
—
—
—
1.5
6
7
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—
—
3
0.9
1
max °C
-1
-1
0
1
5
1
-1
-2
1
3
8
9
1
0
2
4
4
4
min °C
-1
-1
-2
0
-1
-1
-3
-2
-1
0
5
1
0
-1
-1
3
4
3
 chill °C
-1
-8
-10
-8
-12
-13
-15
-14
-11
-7
-1
-9
-10
-12
-12
-5
-3
-3
Freezing level m
1000
1000
800
1150
1950
1150
950
850
1100
1150
3050
2850
1200
1050
1000
1750
1950
2000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-1-1-1120-2-202751-11444443575435689545887
Sunrise
8:07
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8:10
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7:11
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—
8:14
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8:15
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8:18
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Sunset
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6:00
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—
5:58
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4:54
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5:52
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5:51
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5:47
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Ben Cruachan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ben Cruachan is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Turning milder with moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sat afternoon, min -3°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, extremely windy from the WSW by Sat night).

Ben Cruachan Weather (Days 3-6):

Mild with moderate rain (total 19mm) on Mon night, Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Mon night, min -1°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SW on Mon night, moderate winds from the SW by Wed night).

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
SHIP1952
17 km WSW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
7°C
17 km W
6m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
rain showers
Shower light rain shower.
6
Light winds from the ESE
(6 kph at 110).
10.0 km
Low: few
69 km SSE
59m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 210 degs) was rejected.
27 km
Glasgow Airport
76 km SE
219m alt.
2 hours ago
light rain
Light rain .
9
Light winds from the W.(Wind varies from 250 to 330 degs)
(9 kph at 280).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
78 km SSE
19m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 277).
2
SHIP2608
17 km WSW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
7°C
SHIP653
17 km WSW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
7°C
SHIP4348
17 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP2908
17 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP3217
27 km SW
15m alt.
2 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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