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

Ben Cruachan
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom

Issued: 6 am Fri 10 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow heaviest on Fri night. Turning milder with heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Fri morning, min -1°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri morning, near gales from the SSE by Sat afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Tue afternoon, min 0°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the SSE by Tue night).

Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
cloud
mod snow
light snow
cloud
mod snow
light snow
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
rain shwrs
cloudy
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
mod. snow
light snow
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
mod. rain
mod. rain
 km/h
10
SW
35
SSE
40
S
25
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSW
50
SSW
40
WSW
20
SSW
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
10
SSE
20
SSE
30
SSE
25
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
6
1
6
3
0.1
4
7
10
3
0.6
0.7
0.1
1.1
5
5
9
max °C
4
4
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
1
6
7
5
5
7
5
min °C
2
2
-1
0
1
1
1
3
1
2
3
0
4
7
5
5
5
4
-1
-5
-6
-6
-5
-7
-7
-4
-3
-1
1
-2
2
4
1
0
1
-1
700
900
750
550
650
850
700
950
850
800
950
600
1050
1250
1700
1600
1300
1200
Cloud base (m)
600
750
150
250
200
150
150
200
300
700
550
600
850
750
1800
150
400
200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-3-4-5-4-3-2-1-2-2-2-2-123221331122232331575565
Sunrise
6:28
6:24
6:22
6:20
6:18
6:15
Sunset
8:15
8:17
8:21
8:22
8:24
8:27

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Ben Cruachan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ben Cruachan is: A moderate fall of snow heaviest on Fri night. Turning milder with heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Fri morning, min -1°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri morning, near gales from the SSE by Sat afternoon).

Ben Cruachan Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Tue afternoon, min 0°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the SSE by Tue 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
SHIP4543
17 km WSW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
17 km W
6m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the SSW.(Wind varies from 170 to 230 degs)
(15 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
CIC Hut Ben Nevis
43 km N
680m alt.
38 minutes ago
1° C
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 241 degs) was rejected.
SAIS Aonach Mor
45 km NNE
1185m alt.
38 minutes ago
-2° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
T17- Nevis Range
46 km NNE
650m alt.
38 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 1).
0
SHIP2652
17 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP2020
17 km WSW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
6° C
SHIP7191
17 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP4224
17 km WSW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
6° C
SHIP1526
17 km WSW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
6° 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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