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

Ben Nevis
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom

Issued: 5 am Wed 21 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed night, min -5°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SE on Wed morning, extremely windy from the ESE by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

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

Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
 km/h
45
SE
45
ESE
65
SE
65
SE
65
SE
100
ESE
80
ESE
75
ESE
70
ESE
60
ESE
55
ESE
75
ESE
80
ESE
55
ESE
70
SE
80
SE
85
SE
65
SE
1
1
3
4
5
2
3
1
5
max °C
-2
-2
0
-1
-3
-4
-4
-4
-4
-5
-5
-5
-5
-5
-5
-5
-5
-4
min °C
-2
-3
-1
-3
-4
-5
-4
-4
-5
-5
-5
-5
-5
-5
-6
-5
-5
-6
-10
-12
-10
-13
-16
-17
-15
-15
-16
-16
-15
-16
-17
-15
-18
-17
-17
-17
900
850
1450
1050
750
500
650
650
650
550
600
550
600
600
550
550
550
500
Cloud base (m)
200
250
200
200
200
200
200
200
250
250
250
200
250
250
250
250
200
200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-2-3-1-2-4-5-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-5-5-5335311111111110000
Sunrise
8:37
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 moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed night, min -5°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SE on Wed morning, extremely windy 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 Mon night, min -6°C on Sun night). Mainly extremely windy.

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
2° C
-
17
Light winds from the ENE
(17 kph at 66).
33
Aonach Mor
3 km ENE
955m alt.
1 hour ago
-2° C
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
SAIS Aonach Mor
4 km NE
1185m alt.
1 hour ago
-2° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
Quad- Nevis Range
4 km NNE
900m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
T17- Nevis Range
5 km NNE
650m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 42).
0
657
6 km NE
552m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
TullochBridge
20 km ENE
249m alt.
1 hour ago
5° C
light rain
Rain and snow or hail.
9
Light winds from the SE
(9 kph at 140).
60 km
Mid: overcast
SAIS Beinn Eighe
39 km NE
900m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
44 km S
6m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the SE
(19 kph at 140).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
SHIP2326
51 km S
3m alt.
1 hour ago
6° 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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