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

Ben Cruachan
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom

Issued: 6 am Wed 01 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow heaviest on Thu night. Turning milder with heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Wed morning, min -2°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the W by Fri afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Becoming milder with light rain (total 6mm) on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Mon night, min -1°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Sat night, light winds from the SSW by Sun night).

Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
light rain
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
light rain
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
 km/h
20
SW
10
WNW
5
NNE
10
SSW
15
S
20
S
25
WNW
25
W
20
W
10
SSE
30
SSE
85
SW
55
W
50
W
15
WSW
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
1
3
7
2
1
1
2
1
4
3
15
0.2
5
0.5
0.1
max °C
6
5
0
2
1
4
2
1
0
0
4
4
1
1
0
4
4
6
min °C
6
1
-1
1
1
1
2
1
-2
0
2
0
0
1
-1
2
4
5
2
-4
-3
-2
-4
-4
-3
-4
-7
-4
-4
-9
-9
-7
-5
-2
-1
0
1850
1300
300
600
700
950
750
650
300
500
1000
700
550
600
400
750
1450
2450
Cloud base (m)
250
200
450
650
250
150
150
250
550
450
150
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500
700
850
850
400
7150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:52
6:48
6:46
6:43
6:41
6:37
Sunset
7:58
8:00
8:01
8:04
8:06
8:07

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Ben Cruachan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ben Cruachan is: A moderate fall of snow heaviest on Thu night. Turning milder with heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Wed morning, min -2°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the W by Fri afternoon).

Ben Cruachan Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Becoming milder with light rain (total 6mm) on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Mon night, min -1°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Sat night, light winds from the SSW by Sun night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Ben Cruachan at the specific elevation of 500 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
17 km W
6m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
light rain
Drizzle
20
Moderate winds from the SSW
(20 kph at 210).
6.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
35 km SE
126m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
Dry
14
Light winds from the SSW
(14 kph at 210).
23
CIC Hut Ben Nevis
43 km N
680m alt.
1 hour ago
5° C
-
30
Fresh winds from the SW
(30 kph at 231).
89
SAIS Aonach Mor
45 km NNE
1185m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
T17- Nevis Range
46 km NNE
650m alt.
1 hour ago
14° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 1).
0
Quad- Nevis Range
47 km NNE
900m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
-
Wind obs. (59 kph from 215 degs) was rejected.
657
48 km NNE
552m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
1673
56 km S
0m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 63 degs) was rejected.
Blairlusk
57 km SE
100m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
-
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 191).
30
SHIP1597
64 km SSE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
10° 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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