– Lat/Long: 56.80° N 5.00° W

Ben Nevis
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom
Issued: 5 am Sat 21 Feb Local Time
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Issued: 5 am Sat 21 Feb Local Time

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2 Ben Nevis Elevations: 2 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Light rain (total 5mm) on Sat afternoon. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon night, min -3°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Sun night, moderate winds from the SW by Mon night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Mild at first with light rain (total 8mm) on Tue afternoon followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue afternoon, min -3°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, gales from the WSW by Thu night).
	Saturday 21			Sunday 22			Monday 23			Tuesday 24			Wednesday 25			Thursday 26
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	cloudy	light snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	light snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	cloudy	light snow	cloudy	light rain	light snow	cloudy	cloudy	light snow	cloudy	light snow	mod. snow
km/h	W	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	W	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	ENE	SSE	SSW	SW	SSW	WSW
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cm	—	1	4	3	3	13	2	—	1	—	—	1	—	—	1	—	4	7
mm	—	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	3	4	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	1	2	2	-3	-3	-2	-2	-1	3	2	3	3	1	1	1	-2	-2	-1
min °C	0	0	-1	-3	-3	-3	-2	-2	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	-2	-2	-3
chill °C	-8	-7	-10	-13	-13	-13	-12	-10	-6	-6	-6	-5	-2	-7	-9	-10	-10	-13

Freezing level m	1250	1300	1300	1000	950	950	1000	1150	1900	1800	1950	1900	1450	1550	1600	1000	1050	1050
Cloud base (m)	550	350	250	250	500	200	250	500	650	250	250	250	300	400	250	250	200	250

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Ben Nevis Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ben Nevis is: Light rain (total 5mm) on Sat afternoon. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon night, min -3°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Sun night, moderate winds from the SW by Mon night).

Ben Nevis Weather (Days 3-6):

Mild at first with light rain (total 8mm) on Tue afternoon followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue afternoon, min -3°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, 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 Station	Temp.	Weather	Wind	Cloud Visibility Cloud / Visibility
CIC Hut Ben Nevis 1 km N 680m alt. 2 hours ago	4° C	-	Wind obs. (26 kph from 338 degs) was rejected.
Aonach Mor 3 km ENE 955m alt. 2 hours ago	-1° C	-	Wind obs. (61 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
SAIS Aonach Mor 4 km NE 1185m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Quad- Nevis Range 5 km NNE 900m alt. 2 hours ago	4° C	-	Wind obs. (63 kph from 262 degs) was rejected.
657 6 km NE 552m alt. 2 hours ago	5° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
TullochBridge 20 km ENE 249m alt. 2 hours ago	8° C	Snow	Light winds from the WSW (13 kph at 250).	35 km Mid: overcast
SAIS Beinn Eighe 39 km NE 900m alt. 2 hours ago	2° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
SAIS Drumochter 47 km E 700m alt. 2 hours ago	4° C	-	Fresh winds from the WSW (33 kph at 246).
SHIP2882 51 km S 3m alt. 4 hours ago	9° C
SHIP1605 51 km S 3m alt. 4 hours ago	9° 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.