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

Ben Nevis
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom

Issued: 11 am Tue 30 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue night, min -10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Tue morning, severe gales from the NW by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun afternoon, min -11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Sat morning, light winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
light snow
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
light snow
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
 km/h
10
NNE
15
NNW
15
NNW
40
WNW
60
WNW
70
NW
75
NNW
80
NNW
55
NNW
45
N
40
NNW
45
NNW
60
N
50
N
45
NNW
30
NNW
25
WNW
30
ENE
2
2
3
1
4
2
1
5
max °C
-2
-2
0
-4
-4
-3
-5
-8
-9
-10
-10
-10
-10
-10
-9
-9
-7
-7
min °C
-3
-2
-1
-4
-4
-6
-7
-8
-10
-10
-10
-11
-10
-10
-10
-9
-9
-8
-7
-7
-6
-13
-14
-18
-19
-21
-22
-21
-21
-23
-22
-22
-22
-18
-17
-18
0
400
0
450
650
800
500
300
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
400
350
350
400
300
250
250
250
250
400
450
300
300
400
300
300
1550
250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-2-1-4-4-5-6-8-10-10-10-11-10-10-10-9-8-8-1-1-10210-2-4-4-5-5-4-6-7-5-4-6
Sunrise
8:56
8:56
8:56
8:56
8:55
8:55
Sunset
3:48
3:48
3:49
3:52
3:52
3:53

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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 Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue night, min -10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Tue morning, severe gales from the NW by Wed night).

Ben Nevis Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun afternoon, min -11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Sat morning, light winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
CIC Hut Ben Nevis
1 km N
680m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 214 degs) was rejected.
Aonach Mor
3 km ENE
955m alt.
1 hour ago
-6° C
-
9
Light winds from the N
(9 kph at 0).
SAIS Aonach Mor
4 km NE
1185m alt.
1 hour ago
-5° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
Quad- Nevis Range
4 km NNE
900m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
-
13
Light winds from the WSW
(13 kph at 257).
30
T17- Nevis Range
5 km NNE
650m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 29).
0
657
6 km NE
552m alt.
1 hour ago
-2° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
TullochBridge
20 km ENE
249m alt.
1 hour ago
-6° C
Snow
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
48 km
Mid: clear
SAIS Beinn Eighe
39 km NE
900m alt.
1 hour ago
-5° C
-
Wind obs. (63 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
SHIP5596
51 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
2° C
SHIP9232
51 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km

* 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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