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

Ben Nevis
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom

Issued: 5 pm Wed 21 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed night, min -5°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (near gales from the ESE on Wed afternoon, stormy winds from the ESE by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat afternoon, min -6°C on Sun afternoon). Mainly stormy winds.

Wed
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
 km/h
50
ESE
65
SE
60
SE
70
SE
90
ESE
75
ESE
75
ESE
70
ESE
70
ESE
65
SE
75
SE
60
ESE
45
ESE
45
SE
55
SE
55
SE
95
SE
3
5
4
3
1
2
2
4
max °C
-2
0
-2
-4
-4
-3
-4
-3
-4
-4
-4
-5
-5
-6
-6
-6
-4
min °C
-3
-1
-3
-4
-5
-4
-4
-4
-4
-4
-5
-5
-6
-6
-6
-6
-5
-12
-11
-14
-15
-18
-15
-15
-15
-15
-15
-17
-16
-16
-15
-17
-17
-17
850
1450
950
700
500
700
700
800
800
800
750
550
600
450
350
500
550
Cloud base (m)
250
200
200
200
200
200
200
200
350
300
300
250
250
300
250
300
150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:36
8:33
8:32
8:30
8:29
Sunset
4:24
4:27
4:29
4:30
4:34
4:36

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Ben Nevis Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ben Nevis is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed night, min -5°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (near gales from the ESE on Wed afternoon, stormy winds from the ESE by Thu night).

Ben Nevis Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat afternoon, min -6°C on Sun afternoon). Mainly stormy winds.

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
4° C
-
Wind obs. (26 kph from 49 degs) was rejected.
Aonach Mor
3 km ENE
955m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
-
Wind obs. (43 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
SAIS Aonach Mor
4 km NE
1185m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
Quad- Nevis Range
4 km NNE
900m alt.
1 hour ago
5° C
-
Wind obs. (141 kph from 93 degs) was rejected.
T17- Nevis Range
5 km NNE
650m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 53).
0
657
6 km NE
552m alt.
1 hour ago
5° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
TullochBridge
20 km ENE
249m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
light rain
Intermittent light rain.
22
Moderate winds from the SE
(22 kph at 140).
30 km
Mid: overcast
SAIS Beinn Eighe
39 km NE
900m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
SHIP7643
51 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP7360
51 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km

* 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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