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

Ben Nevis
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom

Issued: 12 am Fri 10 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Becoming milder with light rain (total 10mm) on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Fri afternoon, min -2°C on Fri night). Mainly near gales.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Wed afternoon, min -1°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
rain showers
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
heavy snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
snow shwrs
rain shwrs
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
heavy snow
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
light rain
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
 km/h
25
WNW
10
SW
30
SSE
35
SSE
20
SSE
30
SSE
20
S
35
SSW
35
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSE
5
SE
0
SE
5
SE
10
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
10
S
15
S
2
6
12
6
3
0.1
8
1.5
0.1
0.3
3
3
4
4
max °C
2
3
4
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
1
4
5
4
5
6
5
min °C
-1
1
2
-2
0
2
1
1
2
1
1
2
-1
3
4
2
4
5
4
-6
-2
-5
-8
-5
-4
-6
-6
-4
-4
-2
2
-1
2
0
-3
0
2
0
550
650
900
700
450
700
800
700
850
850
700
900
750
900
1100
1000
1500
1350
1300
Cloud base (m)
350
650
750
400
250
300
200
200
250
300
300
350
350
400
500
1650
250
500
300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:26
6:24
6:20
6:18
6:16
6:13
Sunset
8:16
8:19
8:21
8:22
8:24
8:27

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Ben Nevis Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ben Nevis is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Becoming milder with light rain (total 10mm) on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Fri afternoon, min -2°C on Fri night). Mainly near gales.

Ben Nevis Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Wed afternoon, min -1°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

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.
1 hour ago
-1° C
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 328 degs) was rejected.
SAIS Aonach Mor
4 km NE
1185m alt.
1 hour ago
-5° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
Quad- Nevis Range
5 km NNE
900m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
657
6 km NE
552m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
SAIS Beinn Eighe
39 km NE
900m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
-
Wind obs. (59 kph from 284 degs) was rejected.
SAIS Drumochter
47 km E
700m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
-
11
Light winds from the SE
(11 kph at 131).
17
SHIP2108
51 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP2904
51 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
4° C
SHIP10264
51 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP5867
51 km S
3m alt.
2 hours ago
4° 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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