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

Ben Nevis Weather Forecast

Grampians · United Kingdom
Issued: 5 pm Thu 12 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow. Milder later with heavy rain (total 22mm) on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sat afternoon, min -1°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun afternoon, min -2°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sun night, calm by Mon night).

Thu
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light snow
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
some clouds
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
light snow
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
750
550
300
300
350
250
250
200
200
150
200
250
250
200
150
350
km/h
25
NNW
15
NW
15
W
20
W
20
WSW
25
SW
20
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
40
WNW
40
WNW
30
NW
10
WNW
15
E
10
ENE
20
ENE
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Snowflake cm
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—
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1
—
—
—
2
2
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—
—
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 mm
—
—
0.1
0.3
1.6
1.9
0.4
13
5
3
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—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
2
0
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
0
1
0
-2
0
0
0
min °C
0
-1
1
2
1
2
3
3
4
0
0
0
-2
-2
-2
-1
-1
 chill °C
-5
-6
-4
-3
-4
-3
-1
-1
2
-8
-8
-7
-8
-7
-6
-5
-5
Freezing level m
700
450
700
850
950
850
1100
1150
1200
1250
500
550
550
50
50
450
300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
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7:54
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7:58
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8:00
—
—
8:02
—
—
8:03
—
—
Sunset
4:13
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4:12
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4:09
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4:07
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4:06
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4:04
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Ben Nevis Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ben Nevis is: A dusting of snow. Milder later with heavy rain (total 22mm) on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sat afternoon, min -1°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Ben Nevis Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 3mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun afternoon, min -2°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sun night, calm 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 StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
44 km S
6m alt.
3 hours ago
6°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the ESE.(Wind varies from 350 to 150 degs)
(6 kph at 120).
10.0 km
Low: broken
SHIP1510
45 km SSW
3m alt.
46 minutes ago
69 km SSE
126m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 337 degs) was rejected.
SHIP3628
45 km SSW
15m alt.
46 minutes ago
- km
SHIP6948
51 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP3924
51 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP6453
51 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP1142
51 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
8°C
SHIP2589
51 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
8°C
SHIP4911
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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