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

Ben Nevis
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom

Issued: 6 am Thu 27 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the WNW by Tue afternoon).

Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
light rain
light rain
mod. rain
mod. rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
2900
1450
700
400
550
500
800
450
500
650
2050
700
800
250
250
350
600
km/h
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
NW
5
WNW
5
NE
5
N
5
W
5
W
5
WSW
0
N
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
S
30
WSW
30
WNW
20
WNW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.1
0.4
0.3
1.7
0.1
0.1
0.3
0.2
8
6
1.4
0.1
max °C
17
18
13
14
13
12
14
15
13
12
13
11
11
11
9
9
10
8
min °C
15
16
12
13
13
11
12
14
10
10
13
10
10
10
9
8
8
6
 chill °C
14
16
11
12
12
11
12
14
9
10
13
10
8
8
7
4
4
2
Freezing level m
3000
3200
3250
2850
2850
3100
2800
2700
2500
2350
2500
2500
2250
2200
2200
1850
2000
1900
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
1010989778756654533216171314131213151211131111119997
Sunrise
6:11
6:13
6:15
6:16
6:18
6:20
Sunset
8:30
8:28
8:24
8:22
8:20
8:16

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Ben Nevis Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ben Nevis is: Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Ben Nevis Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the WNW by Tue afternoon).

This table gives the weather forecast for Ben Nevis at the specific elevation of 500 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.
39 minutes ago
15°C
-
Wind obs. (28 kph from 188 degs) was rejected.
T17- Nevis Range
4 km NNE
650m alt.
39 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 6).
0
SAIS Aonach Mor
4 km NE
1185m alt.
39 minutes ago
10°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
Quad- Nevis Range
5 km NNE
900m alt.
39 minutes ago
15°C
-
Wind obs. (54 kph from 132 degs) was rejected.
657
6 km NE
552m alt.
39 minutes ago
19°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
SAIS Drumochter
47 km E
700m alt.
39 minutes ago
16°C
-
Wind obs. (52 kph from 134 degs) was rejected.
SHIP11709
51 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP3581
51 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
17°C
SHIP8486
51 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
17°C
SHIP8766
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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