– Lat/Long: 56.80° N 5.00° W

Ben Nevis
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom
Issued: 6 am Sat 16 May Local Time
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Issued: 6 am Sat 16 May Local Time

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2 Ben Nevis Elevations: 2 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon afternoon, min -4°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, near gales from the SE by Mon night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Becoming milder with moderate rain (total 15mm) heaviest on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Thu afternoon, min 0°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue night, gales from the W by Wed afternoon).
	Saturday 16			Sunday 17			Monday 18			Tuesday 19			Wednesday 20			Thursday 21
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	light snow	snow shwrs	light snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	light snow	light snow	light rain	light snow	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	rain shwrs	light rain
km/h	S	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SW	SSW	SSE	SE	SSW	SW	W	W	WNW	W	SW	SSW
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cm	—	1	1	1	1	—	—	—	1	1	—	4	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	1.9	7	—	—	—	—	0.3	4
max °C	-1	-1	-2	-2	-2	-2	-1	1	1	3	4	4	1	1	2	5	7	7
min °C	-4	-1	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	1	-1	1	3	1	0	1	0	4	6	7
chill °C	-6	-4	-10	-9	-9	-8	-7	-3	-9	-7	-2	-4	-9	-8	-8	-1	1	3

Freezing level m	900	1200	1050	1050	1100	1000	1150	1400	1350	1550	2000	1700	1550	1550	1400	2500	2600	2650
Cloud base (m)	450	2150	250	550	500	700	400	1550	750	200	250	200	250	500	350	5250	850	800

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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 Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon afternoon, min -4°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, near gales from the SE by Mon night).

Ben Nevis Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Becoming milder with moderate rain (total 15mm) heaviest on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Thu afternoon, min 0°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue night, gales from the W by Wed 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 Station	Temp.	Weather	Wind	Cloud Visibility Cloud / Visibility
CIC Hut Ben Nevis 1 km N 680m alt. 1 hour ago	8° C	-	Light winds from the S (13 kph at 180).
SAIS Aonach Mor 4 km NE 1185m alt. 1 hour ago	0° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Quad- Nevis Range 5 km NNE 900m alt. 1 hour ago	4° C	-	Light winds from the SSW (13 kph at 193).
657 6 km NE 552m alt. 1 hour ago	7° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
SAIS Beinn Eighe 39 km NE 900m alt. 1 hour ago	4° C	-	Moderate winds from the NW (20 kph at 323).
Oban Airport 44 km S 6m alt. 2 hours ago	8° C	-	Light winds from the NW (7 kph at 320).	10.0 km Low: few
SHIP11841 51 km S 15m alt. 3 hours ago				- km
SHIP1933 51 km S 3m alt. 2 hours ago	7° C
SHIP8335 51 km S 3m alt. 3 hours ago	8° C
SHIP9425 51 km S 3m alt. 3 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.