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

Ben Cruachan
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom

Issued: 5 am Sat 10 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow heaviest on Sat night. Turning milder with heavy rain (total 81mm), heaviest during Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Sun night, min -1°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat morning, near gales from the WSW by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 26mm), mostly on Tue morning. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue morning, min -1°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Tue night, calm by Wed night).

Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
cloud
mod snow
heavy rain
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloudy
mod. snow
heavy rain
mod. rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
15
SSW
10
SSW
30
S
40
S
40
S
55
WSW
30
WSW
15
SW
20
S
10
SSE
5
ESE
45
NW
25
W
10
S
15
SSW
15
WNW
15
W
5
SSE
2
10
1
1
4
1
22
9
34
3
1.4
11
23
4
max °C
-1
0
1
4
5
7
3
3
4
4
2
2
0
1
2
1
1
0
min °C
-1
0
0
2
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
-1
-5
-4
-5
-5
-2
-3
-3
-1
0
0
1
-7
-6
-2
-5
-4
-3
-4
300
450
550
1200
1700
1450
1050
1000
1200
1200
1050
800
500
650
850
550
700
550
Cloud base (m)
200
250
200
150
100
100
300
150
250
150
150
150
250
350
150
300
150
300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-4-3122-1-100-1-3-4-3-2-3-3-3-10135633442101111-1
Sunrise
8:48
8:48
8:47
8:45
8:45
8:44
Sunset
4:07
4:07
4:09
4:12
4:14
4:15

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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 night. Turning milder with heavy rain (total 81mm), heaviest during Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Sun night, min -1°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat morning, near gales from the WSW by Sun night).

Ben Cruachan Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 26mm), mostly on Tue morning. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue morning, min -1°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Tue night, calm by Wed 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
SHIP5229
27 km SW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
35 km SE
126m alt.
41 minutes ago
2° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
CIC Hut Ben Nevis
43 km N
680m alt.
1 hour ago
-2° C
-
Wind obs. (43 kph from 251 degs) was rejected.
Aonach Mor
44 km NNE
955m alt.
1 hour ago
-5° C
-
48
Strong winds from the SSW
(48 kph at 200).
SHIP2603
27 km SW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
3° C
SHIP2840
27 km SW
15m alt.
1 hour ago
- km
SHIP4239
27 km SW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
SHIP4807
27 km SW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
3° C
SHIP2664
27 km SW
3m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
SHIP1387
27 km SW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
3° 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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