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

Ben Nevis
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom

Issued: 11 pm Thu 04 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat night, min -3°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SE on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Becoming milder with light rain (total 5mm) on Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue morning, min -2°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue night, near gales from the WSW by Wed afternoon).

Friday
5
Saturday
6
Sunday
7
Monday
8
Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
light rain
light rain
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
40
SSE
35
SSE
60
SE
55
SE
15
SSE
5
SSE
10
W
20
SSE
50
SE
50
W
30
SW
40
SW
25
S
30
S
25
WSW
10
WSW
25
W
45
WSW
55
WSW
 cm 
1
5
2
3
 mm 
4
0.7
max°C
-2
-2
-2
-1
0
0
2
2
0
0
-1
-1
0
4
3
2
-1
-1
0
min°C
-3
-3
-3
-2
0
0
0
1
0
-1
-1
-1
0
3
2
0
-1
-2
-1
chill°C 
-11
-11
-13
-14
-4
-2
-2
-6
-8
-8
-8
-9
-6
-3
-3
-5
-7
-11
-9
Freezing level (m
1000
900
900
850
1300
1250
1550
1700
1450
1300
1250
1150
1400
1950
2000
1550
1250
1150
1250
Cloud base (m)
250
700
400
150
200
500
700
600
550
200
550
300
550
200
200
300
300
600
450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-3-3-200120-1-1-10431-1-2-13333445545445666544
Sunrise
8:37
8:38
8:41
8:41
8:42
8:45
Sunset
3:41
3:41
3:41
3:41
3:40
3:40

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Ben Nevis Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ben Nevis is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat night, min -3°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SE on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat afternoon).

Ben Nevis Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Becoming milder with light rain (total 5mm) on Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue morning, min -2°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue night, near gales from the WSW by Wed afternoon).

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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
CIC Hut Ben Nevis
1 km N
680m alt.
56 minutes ago
2° C
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 174 degs) was rejected.
Aonach Mor
3 km ENE
955m alt.
56 minutes ago
-2° C
-
Wind obs. (22 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
SAIS Aonach Mor
4 km NE
1185m alt.
56 minutes ago
-1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
Quad- Nevis Range
4 km NNE
900m alt.
56 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 140).
2
657
6 km NE
552m alt.
56 minutes ago
3° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
TullochBridge
20 km ENE
249m alt.
56 minutes ago
6° C
Snow
11
Light winds from the SSE
(11 kph at 150).
65 km
Mid: overcast
SHIP2034
51 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
7° C
SHIP3117
51 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP6311
51 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
7° C
SHIP6142
51 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
7° 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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