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

Ben Nevis
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom

Issued: 12 am Mon 13 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Becoming milder with light rain (total 4mm) on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed morning, min -5°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Mon night, severe gales from the SSE by Tue night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Becoming milder with light rain (total 5mm) on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri afternoon, min -2°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Thu morning, light winds from the W by Sat afternoon).

Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light snow
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
snow showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
clear
cloudy
light rain
light rain
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light rain
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
 km/h
45
SW
25
SSW
25
S
20
SSW
25
S
20
SSE
60
SSE
45
S
55
SSE
35
SSW
60
SW
35
SW
40
S
50
S
35
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
10
WSW
5
NW
2
2
1
5
2
1
3
0.2
0.1
3
1.9
max °C
-3
-3
-3
-2
-1
1
4
5
4
2
0
1
1
2
3
2
0
1
0
min °C
-5
-4
-3
-3
-1
0
2
4
2
-2
-1
0
1
1
2
0
0
1
-1
-14
-11
-10
-9
-7
-5
-6
-3
-4
-10
-10
-7
-5
-7
-4
-7
-5
-2
-4
800
850
1000
800
1150
1400
2050
2200
2000
1400
1200
1350
1500
1400
1750
1600
1350
1400
1350
Cloud base (m)
350
550
400
700
850
850
550
250
250
500
300
650
650
500
300
300
950
750
2300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-4-3-3-113530-11123101-12442587886687876785
Sunrise
6:18
6:16
6:13
6:11
6:07
6:05
Sunset
8:22
8:24
8:27
8:29
8:30
8:34

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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 Sun night. Becoming milder with light rain (total 4mm) on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed morning, min -5°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Mon night, severe gales from the SSE by Tue night).

Ben Nevis Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Becoming milder with light rain (total 5mm) on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri afternoon, min -2°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Thu morning, light winds from the W by Sat 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
CIC Hut Ben Nevis
1 km N
680m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
-
Wind obs. (39 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
T17- Nevis Range
4 km NNE
650m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 1).
0
SAIS Aonach Mor
4 km NE
1185m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
Quad- Nevis Range
5 km NNE
900m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
-
Wind obs. (24 kph from 246 degs) was rejected.
657
6 km NE
552m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
SAIS Beinn Eighe
39 km NE
900m alt.
1 hour ago
-2° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
SAIS Drumochter
47 km E
700m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
-
56
Near gales from the SSW
(56 kph at 204).
69
69 km SSE
126m alt.
54 minutes ago
3° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 56).
6
SHIP7959
76 km W
3m alt.
3 hours ago
7° C
SHIP4275
76 km W
3m alt.
3 hours ago
7° 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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