Beinn Fhada weather tomorrow, this weekend and 14-day summit forecast

1,032 m · Highland

Beinn Fhada, also called Ben Attow, is a 1032m Munro in Kintail with a high plateau, climbed from Morvich by a stalkers' path.

Beinn Fhada today (updated 09:22, 18 Oct): up to 3°C at the summit, feeling as cold as -7°C, summit wind 19 mph gusting 24 mph, 0% chance of rain. A good day for the hills.

Beinn Fhada weather today, tomorrow and this weekend

  • Good Today Sunday 18 October

    Partly cloudy, up to 3°C at the summit, feeling as cold as -7°C, summit wind 19 mph gusting 24 mph, 0% chance of rain. Rated Good. Sunrise 08:01, sunset 18:11.

  • Marginal Tomorrow Monday 19 October

    Overcast, up to 6°C at the summit, feeling as cold as -4°C, summit wind 31 mph gusting 39 mph, 1% chance of rain. Rated Marginal. Sunrise 08:03, sunset 18:08.

Best day of the next seven: Sunday 18 October, with summit gusts around 24 mph and a 0% chance of rain. Peakify picks it as the day with the lightest gusts, after a penalty for any chance of rain over 40%.

Beinn Fhada 14-day summit weather forecast

Every day the cache holds from today, at summit height. Temperatures in °C, wind and gusts in mph, rain as the day's highest chance. Days 8 to 14 are marked less certain: forecasts lose skill quickly beyond a week, so read them as a trend.

DayVerdictWeatherHigh / lowFeels likeWind / gustRainSnow
Today Good Partly cloudy 3° / -2° -7° 19 / 24 mph 0% —
Tomorrow Marginal Overcast 6° / 1° -4° 31 / 39 mph 1% —
Tue 20 Oct Marginal Overcast 5° / 2° -2° 38 / 48 mph 76% —
Wed 21 Oct Marginal Light snow 3° / -3° -5° 24 / 30 mph 82% 3.2 cm
Thu 22 Oct Marginal A dusting of snow 1° / -5° -9° 24 / 29 mph 47% —
Fri 23 Oct Marginal Overcast 0° / -3° -7° 27 / 34 mph 86% —
Sat 24 Oct Poor A dusting of snow 2° / -2° -8° 59 / 74 mph 83% —
Days 8 to 14: less certain
Sun 25 Oct Poor (less certain) Light snow 2° / -3° -8° 55+ / 75+ mph 85% 2.5 cm
Mon 26 Oct Poor (less certain) A dusting of snow 1° / -3° -8° 53 / 67 mph 85% 0.9 cm
Tue 27 Oct Poor (less certain) Moderate snow 0° / -3° -8° 40 / 50 mph 78% 11.8 cm
Wed 28 Oct Marginal (less certain) Light drizzle 2° / -1° -5° 35 / 44 mph 78% —
Thu 29 Oct Poor (less certain) Dense drizzle 6° / -1° -4° 55+ / 72+ mph 69% —
Fri 30 Oct Poor (less certain) Moderate drizzle 6° / -1° -5° 44 / 59 mph 65% —
Sat 31 Oct Marginal (less certain) Moderate drizzle 1° / -1° -5° 34 / 42 mph 59% —

The cached forecast has no freezing level; snow is the model's summit snowfall for the day.

How the Beinn Fhada summit forecast is made

The numbers come from the Open-Meteo weather model for the summit's position at 1,032 m, in the mountain's local time. A valley forecast would understate the summit badly, so the wind is worked out at summit height from the model's upper-air winds: the standard 10 m wind sits over the model's smoothed ground and is roughly half what an exposed top gets.

Peakify rates each day Good, Marginal or Poor from the forecast summit wind, gusts, chance of rain and wind chill. Wind of 40 mph or gusts of 65 mph make it Poor; wind of 25 mph, gusts of 45 mph, a 60% chance of rain or a feels-like temperature of -8°C or below make it Marginal. The verdict is the same one shown on the main peak page and in the Peakify app.

"Feels like" is the coldest apparent temperature of the day, which combines air temperature, wind and humidity. On a windy summit it can be well below the air temperature, so pack for that figure, not the high.

For a second opinion before a big day, read the Met Office mountain forecast or MWIS for the area. They are written by forecasters and cover hazards such as cloud on the tops and visibility that a model table can't.

Questions about Beinn Fhada

What is the Beinn Fhada weather tomorrow?

Monday 19 October: overcast, up to 6°C at the summit, feeling as cold as -4°C, summit wind 31 mph gusting 39 mph, 1% chance of rain. Rated Marginal.

What is the Beinn Fhada weather this weekend?

Sunday 18 October: partly cloudy, up to 3°C at the summit, feeling as cold as -7°C, summit wind 19 mph gusting 24 mph, 0% chance of rain. Rated Good.

Is there a 14-day Beinn Fhada weather forecast?

Yes. This page lists up to 14 days of summit weather for Beinn Fhada, each with a Good, Marginal or Poor verdict. Days 8 to 14 are less certain: use them to spot a settled or stormy spell, not to plan a day.

Where does the Beinn Fhada summit forecast come from?

From the Open-Meteo weather model for the summit's position at 1,032 m, refreshed every few hours. Wind is worked out at summit height from the model's upper-air winds, because the standard 10 m wind is roughly half what a summit gets.