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

Ben Nevis
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom

Issued: 6 pm Sat 02 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mild with light rain (total 5mm) on Sat afternoon Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat afternoon, min -5°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri morning, min -4°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
light snow
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light snow
cloudy
rain shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
km/h
5
W
25
ESE
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
5
NE
5
NE
5
W
15
WSW
5
SSW
5
SW
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
S
25
SSE
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5
3
0.9
1.7
max °C
3
2
2
2
1
-2
-1
-2
-3
-1
-3
-2
-1
-3
-1
-1
-1
min °C
3
1
1
2
-1
-3
-1
-5
-5
-2
-4
-4
-2
-3
-3
-1
-1
2
-3
1
-1
-7
-10
-7
-7
-7
-6
-10
-7
-4
-6
-7
-4
-5
1850
1700
1650
1750
1550
1050
1200
750
750
1200
750
900
1200
850
1000
1250
1200
Cloud base (m)
900
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1650
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650
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Sunrise
5:28
5:26
5:24
5:22
5:20
Sunset
9:02
9:05
9:07
9:08
9:10
9:14

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Ben Nevis Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ben Nevis is: Mild with light rain (total 5mm) on Sat afternoon Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat afternoon, min -5°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Ben Nevis Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri morning, min -4°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

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.
48 minutes ago
8° C
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
SAIS Aonach Mor
4 km NE
1185m alt.
48 minutes ago
3° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
Quad- Nevis Range
5 km NNE
900m alt.
48 minutes ago
6° C
-
Wind obs. (28 kph from 103 degs) was rejected.
657
6 km NE
552m alt.
48 minutes ago
7° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
SAIS Beinn Eighe
39 km NE
900m alt.
48 minutes ago
4° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
SAIS Drumochter
47 km E
700m alt.
48 minutes ago
6° C
-
30
Fresh winds from the NE
(30 kph at 54).
33
69 km SSE
126m alt.
1 hour ago
11° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 263).
3
Blairlusk
90 km SSE
100m alt.
48 minutes ago
11° C
-
17
Light winds from the NE
(17 kph at 44).
24
94 km ESE
145m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
Dry
8
Light winds from the ENE
(8 kph at 68).
13
95 km NNE
18m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
Dry
Wind obs. (11 kph from 74 degs) was rejected.

* 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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