Stob Ban weather tomorrow, this weekend and 14-day summit forecast

1,000 m · Highland

Stob Ban is a 1000m Munro in the western Mamores, named for its pale quartzite cap, climbed from Glen Nevis by Coire a' Mhusgain.

Stob Ban today (updated 02:41, 19 Oct): up to 6°C at the summit, feeling as cold as -4°C, summit wind 32 mph gusting 40 mph, 21% chance of rain. A marginal day for the hills. Best day this week: Thursday, summit gusts 22 mph.

Stob Ban weather today, tomorrow and this weekend

  • Marginal Today Monday 19 October

    Light drizzle, up to 6°C at the summit, feeling as cold as -4°C, summit wind 32 mph gusting 40 mph, 21% chance of rain. Rated Marginal. Sunrise 08:01, sunset 18:08.

  • Marginal Tomorrow Tuesday 20 October

    Slight rain, up to 5°C at the summit, feeling as cold as -2°C, summit wind 32 mph gusting 40 mph, 94% chance of rain. Rated Marginal. Sunrise 08:03, sunset 18:06.

  • Marginal Saturday 24 October

    Slight rain, up to 4°C at the summit, feeling as cold as -5°C, summit wind 37 mph gusting 46 mph, 75% chance of rain. Rated Marginal. Sunrise 08:12, sunset 17:56.

  • Poor Sunday 25 October

    Moderate rain, up to 9°C at the summit, feeling as cold as -4°C, summit wind 53 mph gusting 66 mph, 80% chance of rain. Rated Poor. Sunrise 07:14, sunset 16:53.

Best day of the next seven: Thursday 22 October, with summit gusts around 22 mph and a 69% chance of rain. Peakify picks it as the day with the lightest gusts, after a penalty for any chance of rain over 40%.

Stob Ban 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 Marginal Light drizzle 6° / 1° -4° 32 / 40 mph 21% —
Tomorrow Marginal Slight rain 5° / 3° -2° 32 / 40 mph 94% —
Wed 21 Oct Marginal Moderate drizzle 4° / -3° -5° 23 / 29 mph 88% —
Thu 22 Oct Marginal Overcast 3° / -4° -7° 18 / 22 mph 69% —
Fri 23 Oct Marginal Moderate snow 1° / -2° -5° 37 / 47 mph 76% 11.9 cm
Sat 24 Oct Marginal Slight rain 4° / 0° -5° 37 / 46 mph 75% —
Sun 25 Oct Poor Moderate rain 9° / 1° -4° 53 / 66 mph 80% —
Days 8 to 14: less certain
Mon 26 Oct Poor (less certain) Dense drizzle 4° / -1° -5° 48 / 59 mph 75% —
Tue 27 Oct Marginal (less certain) Slight rain showers 3° / -1° -4° 36 / 45 mph 86% —
Wed 28 Oct Marginal (less certain) Moderate drizzle 4° / -1° -5° 35 / 44 mph 85% —
Thu 29 Oct Poor (less certain) Slight rain showers 6° / 2° 0° 54 / 68 mph 75% —
Fri 30 Oct Poor (less certain) A dusting of snow 5° / -1° -6° 52 / 65 mph 72% —
Sat 31 Oct Poor (less certain) A dusting of snow 3° / -1° -6° 50 / 63 mph 59% —
Sun 1 Nov Marginal (less certain) A dusting of snow 1° / -3° -6° 37 / 47 mph 57% 1.8 cm

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

How the Stob Ban summit forecast is made

The numbers come from the Open-Meteo weather model for the summit's position at 1,000 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 Stob Ban

What is the Stob Ban weather tomorrow?

Tuesday 20 October: slight rain, up to 5°C at the summit, feeling as cold as -2°C, summit wind 32 mph gusting 40 mph, 94% chance of rain. Rated Marginal.

What is the Stob Ban weather this weekend?

Saturday 24 October: slight rain, up to 4°C at the summit, feeling as cold as -5°C, summit wind 37 mph gusting 46 mph, 75% chance of rain. Rated Marginal. Sunday 25 October: moderate rain, up to 9°C at the summit, feeling as cold as -4°C, summit wind 53 mph gusting 66 mph, 80% chance of rain. Rated Poor.

Is there a 14-day Stob Ban weather forecast?

Yes. This page lists up to 14 days of summit weather for Stob Ban, 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 Stob Ban summit forecast come from?

From the Open-Meteo weather model for the summit's position at 1,000 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.