Ben Nevis weather
– Lat/Long: 56.80° N 5.00° W

Ben Nevis
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom

Issued: 5 pm Thu 15 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri night, min -5°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Fri morning, light winds from the ESE by Sat afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed morning, min -3°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSE on Sun night, gales from the SE by Tue morning).

Thu
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
35
SW
15
SSW
15
SSE
20
S
30
S
30
SE
5
ESE
15
S
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
S
30
S
35
S
40
SSE
55
SSE
60
SSE
50
SE
1
5
max °C
-4
-3
-3
-3
-2
-2
-2
-3
-3
-3
-2
-2
-1
-1
-1
-1
0
min °C
-5
-5
-4
-4
-3
-2
-2
-4
-3
-3
-3
-2
-2
-1
-1
-1
-2
-13
-11
-12
-10
-11
-9
-5
-11
-10
-11
-10
-9
-10
-8
-10
-10
-10
650
0
350
600
700
0
800
350
700
750
750
950
1000
1200
1200
1200
1150
Cloud base (m)
200
450
250
250
300
350
400
450
600
550
300
250
300
300
300
250
350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-5-4-4-4-3-2-2-4-3-3-3-2-2-1-1-1-11-1111011211223333
Sunrise
8:44
8:42
8:41
8:40
8:38
Sunset
4:13
4:15
4:16
4:19
4:21
4:22

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Ben Nevis Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ben Nevis is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri night, min -5°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Fri morning, light winds from the ESE by Sat afternoon).

Ben Nevis Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed morning, min -3°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSE on Sun night, gales from the SE by Tue morning).

This table gives the weather forecast for Ben Nevis at the specific elevation of 1344 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Ben Nevis. 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
CIC Hut Ben Nevis
1 km N
680m alt.
47 minutes ago
0° C
-
Wind obs. (37 kph from 245 degs) was rejected.
Aonach Mor
3 km ENE
955m alt.
47 minutes ago
-3° C
-
Wind obs. (48 kph from 210 degs) was rejected.
SAIS Aonach Mor
4 km NE
1185m alt.
47 minutes ago
-4° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
Quad- Nevis Range
4 km NNE
900m alt.
47 minutes ago
0° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 312).
13
T17- Nevis Range
5 km NNE
650m alt.
47 minutes ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 193).
0
657
6 km NE
552m alt.
47 minutes ago
0° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
TullochBridge
20 km ENE
249m alt.
47 minutes ago
1° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 0).
45 km
Mid: few
SAIS Beinn Eighe
39 km NE
900m alt.
47 minutes ago
-2° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
SHIP5376
51 km S
3m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
SHIP4000
51 km S
3m alt.
2 hours ago
4° 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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