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

Ben Nevis
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom

Issued: 5 am Tue 17 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu night, min -10°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Tue afternoon, severe gales from the SE by Wed afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Becoming milder with light rain (total 8mm) on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sat night, min -3°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (near gales from the SSW on Fri morning, stormy winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light rain
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light rain
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
 km/h
45
N
10
E
45
SE
75
SE
85
SE
80
SE
65
SE
45
SSE
40
S
65
SSW
65
SW
60
WSW
55
WSW
75
WSW
70
WSW
65
WSW
55
WSW
65
WSW
4
8
5
11
1
5
3
3
5
1.7
3
4
max °C
-9
-8
-8
-6
-7
-5
-5
-5
-4
-1
0
0
3
3
4
0
-1
-2
min °C
-10
-9
-9
-8
-7
-8
-5
-5
-6
-2
-1
-1
0
3
-2
-2
-2
-3
-21
-14
-20
-21
-20
-21
-16
-14
-15
-12
-10
-11
-8
-5
-11
-12
-12
-13
0
300
0
150
450
200
350
600
200
750
1100
1150
1350
1950
1400
1350
1150
900
Cloud base (m)
400
650
300
400
550
300
350
2250
350
250
250
250
250
250
250
250
350
350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-10-9-9-7-7-7-5-5-5-2-1-1231-1-2-3-4-4-5-1-1-200-2234565544
Sunrise
7:43
7:39
7:37
7:35
7:33
7:30
Sunset
5:24
5:28
5:30
5:31
5:34
5:37

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Ben Nevis Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ben Nevis is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu night, min -10°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Tue afternoon, severe gales from the SE by Wed afternoon).

Ben Nevis Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Becoming milder with light rain (total 8mm) on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sat night, min -3°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (near gales from the SSW on Fri morning, stormy winds from the WSW by Sun 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 StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
CIC Hut Ben Nevis
1 km N
680m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
-
41
Strong winds from the NE
(41 kph at 36).
65
Aonach Mor
3 km ENE
955m alt.
2 hours ago
-8° C
-
28
Moderate winds from the NE
(28 kph at 40).
SAIS Aonach Mor
4 km NE
1185m alt.
2 hours ago
-9° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
Quad- Nevis Range
5 km NNE
900m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
-
Wind obs. (44 kph from 131 degs) was rejected.
657
6 km NE
552m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
TullochBridge
20 km ENE
249m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
-
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 350).
35 km
Mid: clear
SAIS Beinn Eighe
39 km NE
900m alt.
2 hours ago
-6° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
44 km S
6m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
7
Light winds from the SE
(7 kph at 140).
0.0 km
SAIS Drumochter
47 km E
700m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
-
50
Strong winds from the NE
(50 kph at 45).
57
SHIP6875
59 km SSW
3m alt.
4 hours ago
2° 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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