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

Ben Nevis
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom

Issued: 6 am Tue 07 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mild at first with light rain (total 7mm) on Tue night followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Tue morning, min -6°C on Thu night). Mainly gales.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri night, min -5°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the S on Fri night, calm by Sat night).

Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
mod snow
clear
some clouds
mod. rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
 km/h
40
S
50
S
45
SW
40
SW
40
SW
45
SSW
45
WSW
55
W
35
W
35
S
55
S
75
S
15
SSW
15
S
10
N
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
2
6
3
1
8
3
1
4
7
6
10
6
0.2
0.1
max °C
8
8
6
2
4
3
-3
-4
-5
-5
-3
-1
-3
-3
-3
-3
-4
-4
min °C
8
7
4
2
3
0
-5
-5
-6
-5
-3
-3
-3
-3
-3
-3
-4
-4
3
1
-2
-5
-4
-8
-15
-16
-15
-14
-12
-9
-8
-8
-3
-8
-9
-9
2600
2750
2500
2450
2600
2050
900
800
550
650
850
1150
750
900
750
700
650
500
Cloud base (m)
2800
2800
600
300
500
800
250
600
350
300
400
750
250
250
250
250
250
250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:35
6:31
6:28
6:26
6:24
6:20
Sunset
8:09
8:12
8:14
8:16
8:19
8:21

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Ben Nevis Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ben Nevis is: Mild at first with light rain (total 7mm) on Tue night followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Tue morning, min -6°C on Thu night). Mainly gales.

Ben Nevis Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri night, min -5°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the S on Fri night, calm by Sat 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
9° C
-
Wind obs. (31 kph from 206 degs) was rejected.
T17- Nevis Range
4 km NNE
650m alt.
2 hours ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 1).
0
SAIS Aonach Mor
4 km NE
1185m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
Quad- Nevis Range
5 km NNE
900m alt.
2 hours ago
13° C
-
Wind obs. (59 kph from 190 degs) was rejected.
657
6 km NE
552m alt.
2 hours ago
11° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
SAIS Beinn Eighe
39 km NE
900m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
-
48
Strong winds from the ESE
(48 kph at 105).
57
44 km S
6m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
20
Moderate winds from the SE.(Wind varies from 090 to 190 degs)
(20 kph at 140).
0.0 km
SAIS Drumochter
47 km E
700m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
-
Wind obs. (74 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
SHIP4222
51 km S
15m alt.
4 hours ago
- km
SHIP3694
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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