– Lat/Long: 56.80° N 5.00° W

Ben Nevis
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom
Issued: 5 am Fri 27 Mar Local Time
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Issued: 5 am Fri 27 Mar Local Time

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2 Ben Nevis Elevations: 2 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Becoming milder with light rain (total 8mm) on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri morning, min -1°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat night, near gales from the W by Sun afternoon).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Tue morning, min 0°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Mon morning, light winds from the ENE by Wed afternoon).
	Friday 27			Saturday 28			Sunday 29			Monday 30			Tuesday 31			Wednesday 1
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	snow shwrs	light snow	snow shwrs	clear	clear	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	light snow	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	light rain	light rain	light rain	mod. rain	light rain	light rain	cloudy
km/h	WSW	W	W	WNW	WNW	WSW	SW	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	N	ENE	ESE
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cm	1	2	5	—	—	2	6	2	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	0.2	—	—	—	—	—	8	—	—	0.5	0.5	1	0.7	0.7	9	4	0.3	—
max °C	3	1	0	0	1	2	3	1	0	2	3	6	7	6	7	3	3	1
min °C	1	0	-1	-1	1	-1	2	0	0	1	3	3	6	6	6	2	2	0
chill °C	-5	-7	-9	-9	-6	-6	-5	-8	-8	-7	-4	-2	2	2	2	0	-1	-5

Freezing level m	800	650	400	450	650	400	900	600	450	650	850	2000	1600	1400	1950	1150	850	500
Cloud base (m)	500	400	500	400	800	700	250	400	300	300	400	300	300	350	300	300	400	650

	6:03	—	—	6:00	—	—	6:58	—	—	5:54	—	—	5:52	—	—	5:48	—	—
	—	6:47	—	—	6:50	—	—	7:52	—	—	6:53	—	—	6:57	—	—	6:59	—

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 8mm) on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri morning, min -1°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat night, near gales from the W by Sun afternoon).

Ben Nevis Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Tue morning, min 0°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Mon morning, light winds from the ENE by Wed 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 Station	Temp.	Weather	Wind	Cloud Visibility Cloud / Visibility
CIC Hut Ben Nevis 1 km N 680m alt. 1 hour ago	2° C	-	Wind obs. (41 kph from 337 degs) was rejected.
T17- Nevis Range 4 km NNE 650m alt. 1 hour ago		-	Calm (0 kph at 1).
SAIS Aonach Mor 4 km NE 1185m alt. 1 hour ago	-3° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Quad- Nevis Range 5 km NNE 900m alt. 1 hour ago	2° C	-	Gales from the W (74 kph at 263).
657 6 km NE 552m alt. 1 hour ago	3° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
SAIS Beinn Eighe 39 km NE 900m alt. 1 hour ago	0° C	-	Wind obs. (152 kph from 89 degs) was rejected.
Oban Airport 44 km S 6m alt. 50 minutes ago	8° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the WSW (13 kph at 250).	10.0 km Low: scattered
SAIS Drumochter 47 km E 700m alt. 1 hour ago	2° C	-	Near gales from the W (61 kph at 259).
SHIP6757 51 km S 3m alt. 2 hours ago	8° C
SHIP6959 51 km S 15m alt. 2 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.