Ben Starav weather tomorrow, this weekend and 14-day summit forecast
1,080 m · Highland
Ben Starav is a big, steep Munro at the head of Loch Etive, climbed by its long north ridge from the Glen Etive road.
Ben Starav today (updated 03:06, 28 Oct): up to 5°C at the summit, feeling as cold as -5°C, summit wind 51 mph gusting 64 mph, 100% chance of rain. A poor day for the hills. Best day this week: Sunday, summit gusts 13 mph.
Ben Starav weather today, tomorrow and this weekend
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Poor Today Wednesday 28 October
Slight rain, up to 5°C at the summit, feeling as cold as -5°C, summit wind 51 mph gusting 64 mph, 100% chance of rain. Rated Poor. Sunrise 07:20, sunset 16:47.
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Marginal Tomorrow Thursday 29 October
Mostly dry, up to 5°C at the summit, feeling as cold as -1°C, summit wind 37 mph gusting 46 mph, 2% chance of rain. Rated Marginal. Sunrise 07:22, sunset 16:45.
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Good Saturday 31 October
Slight rain, up to 5°C at the summit, feeling as cold as 0°C, summit wind 19 mph gusting 23 mph, 40% chance of rain. Rated Good. Sunrise 07:27, sunset 16:40.
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Good Sunday 1 November
Fog, up to 4°C at the summit, feeling as cold as -5°C, summit wind 11 mph gusting 13 mph, 8% chance of rain. Rated Good. Sunrise 07:29, sunset 16:38.
Best day of the next seven: Sunday 1 November, with summit gusts around 13 mph and a 8% chance of rain. Peakify picks it as the day with the lightest gusts, after a penalty for any chance of rain over 40%.
Ben Starav 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.
| Day | Verdict | Weather | High / low | Feels like | Wind / gust | Rain | Snow |
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| Today | Poor | Slight rain | 5° / 2° | -5° | 51 / 64 mph | 100% | — |
| Tomorrow | Marginal | Light drizzle | 5° / 4° | -1° | 37 / 46 mph | 2% | — |
| Fri 30 Oct | Marginal | Dense drizzle | 6° / 3° | -1° | 39 / 49 mph | 51% | — |
| Sat 31 Oct | Good | Slight rain | 5° / 1° | 0° | 19 / 23 mph | 40% | — |
| Sun 1 Nov | Good | Fog | 4° / -2° | -5° | 11 / 13 mph | 8% | — |
| Mon 2 Nov | Good | Fog | 2° / -4° | -7° | 13 / 16 mph | 4% | — |
| Tue 3 Nov | Good | Overcast | 3° / -4° | -7° | 15 / 18 mph | 0% | — |
| Days 8 to 14: less certain | |||||||
| Wed 4 Nov | Good (less certain) | Fog | 3° / -2° | -4° | 13 / 16 mph | 4% | — |
| Thu 5 Nov | Good (less certain) | Fog | 2° / -3° | -6° | 6 / 9 mph | 4% | — |
| Fri 6 Nov | Marginal (less certain) | Fog | 2° / -6° | -9° | 7 / 9 mph | 12% | — |
| Sat 7 Nov | Marginal (less certain) | Fog | 1° / -6° | -9° | 13 / 16 mph | 20% | — |
| Sun 8 Nov | Good (less certain) | Light drizzle | 2° / -1° | -4° | 16 / 19 mph | 30% | — |
| Mon 9 Nov | Good (less certain) | Fog | 2° / -3° | -5° | 11 / 13 mph | 31% | — |
| Tue 10 Nov | Good (less certain) | Fog | 0° / -3° | -7° | 20 / 25 mph | 37% | — |
The cached forecast has no freezing level; snow is the model's summit snowfall for the day.
How the Ben Starav summit forecast is made
The numbers come from the Open-Meteo weather model for the summit's position at 1,080 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 Ben Starav
What is the Ben Starav weather tomorrow?
Thursday 29 October: mostly dry, up to 5°C at the summit, feeling as cold as -1°C, summit wind 37 mph gusting 46 mph, 2% chance of rain. Rated Marginal.
What is the Ben Starav weather this weekend?
Saturday 31 October: slight rain, up to 5°C at the summit, feeling as cold as 0°C, summit wind 19 mph gusting 23 mph, 40% chance of rain. Rated Good. Sunday 1 November: fog, up to 4°C at the summit, feeling as cold as -5°C, summit wind 11 mph gusting 13 mph, 8% chance of rain. Rated Good.
Is there a 14-day Ben Starav weather forecast?
Yes. This page lists up to 14 days of summit weather for Ben Starav, 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 Ben Starav summit forecast come from?
From the Open-Meteo weather model for the summit's position at 1,080 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.