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

Ben Nevis
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom

Issued: 5 am Mon 29 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon morning, min -6°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Mon night, severe gales from the NW by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu morning, min -12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNW on Thu afternoon, moderate winds from the NNE by Fri night).

Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
 km/h
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
10
N
15
NNW
25
NW
40
WNW
60
WNW
75
WNW
70
NNW
75
NNW
50
NW
45
NNW
45
NW
30
NE
25
N
45
NNE
30
N
3
2
max °C
1
-2
-2
-2
-1
-1
-4
-3
-3
-7
-8
-8
-9
-8
-8
-9
-10
-11
min °C
1
-3
-3
-3
-2
-3
-4
-4
-6
-7
-8
-10
-10
-8
-9
-9
-10
-12
-3
-9
-8
-7
-7
-12
-13
-14
-18
-19
-21
-22
-21
-18
-17
-18
-21
-22
1900
950
750
0
400
900
650
700
800
400
300
0
0
100
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
400
600
550
400
450
400
350
300
250
250
250
250
400
250
300
300
500
750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
1-3-3-3-2-2-4-4-5-7-8-9-10-8-9-9-10-12220-101121-1-2-4-4-4-5-5-5-7
Sunrise
8:56
8:56
8:56
8:56
8:56
8:55
Sunset
3:47
3:48
3:48
3:49
3:52
3:52

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Ben Nevis Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ben Nevis is: A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon morning, min -6°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Mon night, severe gales from the NW by Wed night).

Ben Nevis Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu morning, min -12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNW on Thu afternoon, moderate winds from the NNE by Fri 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
CIC Hut Ben Nevis
1 km N
680m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 221 degs) was rejected.
Aonach Mor
3 km ENE
955m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
-
30
Fresh winds from the ENE
(30 kph at 60).
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
-1° C
-
48
Strong winds from the ENE
(48 kph at 74).
63
T17- Nevis Range
5 km NNE
650m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 31).
0
657
6 km NE
552m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
TullochBridge
20 km ENE
249m alt.
1 hour ago
-5° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
39 km
Mid: overcast
SAIS Beinn Eighe
39 km NE
900m alt.
1 hour ago
-2° C
-
Wind obs. (39 kph from 3 degs) was rejected.
SHIP1782
51 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
SHIP2113
51 km S
3m alt.
2 hours ago

* 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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