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

Ben Nevis
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom

Issued: 5 pm Sun 22 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Becoming milder with moderate rain (total 10mm) on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon night, min -4°C on Sun night). Mainly gales.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm) on Wed afternoon. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed afternoon, min -8°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed night, gales from the WSW by Thu night).

Sun
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
 km/h
50
WSW
60
WSW
70
W
40
W
45
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
45
SSW
25
S
55
SW
50
SSW
50
SW
50
SSW
60
SW
55
WNW
40
WNW
40
SW
4
13
3
1
6
1
9
6
2
1.1
4
5
3
max °C
-2
-2
-2
-1
4
1
0
3
2
3
2
-2
-1
-3
-7
-7
-7
min °C
-3
-4
-2
-1
0
0
0
1
2
2
-2
-2
-2
-5
-8
-8
-8
-12
-14
-12
-9
-6
-8
-7
-7
-3
-6
-10
-11
-12
-16
-19
-18
-18
1000
1000
1050
1150
1850
2400
1850
1900
1850
1750
1500
1000
1050
900
400
450
300
Cloud base (m)
550
250
250
500
800
300
500
300
250
250
250
250
200
300
300
700
500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:28
7:24
7:22
7:20
7:18
Sunset
5:37
5:38
5:40
5:43
5:45
5:47

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Ben Nevis Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ben Nevis is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Becoming milder with moderate rain (total 10mm) on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon night, min -4°C on Sun night). Mainly gales.

Ben Nevis Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 3mm) on Wed afternoon. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed afternoon, min -8°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed night, gales from the WSW by Thu night).

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.
1 hour ago
2° C
-
Wind obs. (35 kph from 344 degs) was rejected.
Aonach Mor
3 km ENE
955m alt.
1 hour ago
-2° C
-
43
Strong winds from the SW
(43 kph at 230).
SAIS Aonach Mor
4 km NE
1185m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
Quad- Nevis Range
5 km NNE
900m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
-
Wind obs. (74 kph from 261 degs) was rejected.
657
6 km NE
552m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
TullochBridge
20 km ENE
249m alt.
1 hour ago
5° C
light rain
Rain and snow or hail.
15
Light winds from the WSW
(15 kph at 250).
65 km
Mid: overcast
SAIS Beinn Eighe
39 km NE
900m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
SAIS Drumochter
47 km E
700m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
-
Wind obs. (80 kph from 227 degs) was rejected.
SHIP2113
51 km S
15m alt.
1 hour ago
- km
SHIP5573
51 km S
3m alt.
2 hours ago
8° 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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