– Lat/Long: 56.80° N 5.00° W

Ben Nevis
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom
Issued: 11 pm Thu 26 Mar Local Time
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Issued: 11 pm Thu 26 Mar Local Time

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2 Ben Nevis Elevations: 2 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Turning milder with moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu night, min -2°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds.										Days 5–7 Weather Summary Mild with moderate rain (total 13mm) on Wed morning, Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Tue afternoon, min 0°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Mon morning, light winds from the WSW by Mon night).
		Friday 27			Saturday 28			Sunday 29			Monday 30			Tuesday 31			Wednesday 1
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	light rain	snow shwrs	light snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	cloudy	snow shwrs	light snow	light snow	light snow	some clouds	rain shwrs	light rain	rain shwrs	light rain	light rain	light snow	rain shwrs	clear
km/h	WSW	WSW	W	W	WNW	WNW	WSW	SW	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	N	NE
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cm	—	1	2	6	—	—	2	5	1	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	—
mm	3	0.1	—	—	—	—	—	14	—	—	—	0.6	1.5	0.5	0.6	3	6	0.4	—
max °C	4	2	1	0	0	1	1	3	2	0	2	3	5	7	8	7	7	2	0
min °C	1	2	0	-1	-1	0	-2	1	1	0	1	2	3	6	6	6	0	2	0
chill °C	-4	-4	-7	-9	-9	-6	-6	-6	-6	-7	-6	-4	-2	2	2	2	-5	-4	-3

Freezing level m	1600	800	650	400	400	550	0	650	750	500	600	800	2050	1500	1450	1450	1750	750	450
Cloud base (m)	250	500	450	500	300	300	400	250	550	300	350	450	300	300	600	300	300	400	750

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Ben Nevis Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ben Nevis is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Turning milder with moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu night, min -2°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds.

Ben Nevis Weather (Days 3-6):

Mild with moderate rain (total 13mm) on Wed morning, Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Tue afternoon, min 0°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Mon morning, light winds from the WSW by Mon night).

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. 52 minutes ago	3° C	-	Wind obs. (31 kph from 343 degs) was rejected.
T17- Nevis Range 4 km NNE 650m alt. 52 minutes ago		-	Calm (0 kph at 1).
SAIS Aonach Mor 4 km NE 1185m alt. 52 minutes ago	0° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Quad- Nevis Range 5 km NNE 900m alt. 52 minutes ago	3° C	-	Near gales from the WNW (61 kph at 285).
657 6 km NE 552m alt. 52 minutes ago	3° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
SAIS Beinn Eighe 39 km NE 900m alt. 52 minutes ago	1° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
SAIS Drumochter 47 km E 700m alt. 52 minutes ago	5° C	-	Wind obs. (46 kph from 227 degs) was rejected.
SHIP6875 51 km S 3m alt. 2 hours ago	8° C
SHIP4963 51 km S 3m alt. 2 hours ago	8° C
SHIP7889 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.