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

Ben Nevis Weather Forecast

Grampians · United Kingdom
Issued: 5 am Fri 13 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mild with heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sat night, min -3°C on Sun afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon morning, min -4°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
light rain
light rain
light snow
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod snow
part cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
light snow
light rain
mod. rain
heavy rain
mod. snow
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
300
300
350
250
250
250
200
200
200
200
250
250
250
500
400
300
400
300
km/h
15
W
20
W
20
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
S
5
SSE
35
NNE
25
NW
15
NW
25
NW
15
N
15
NNE
10
N
5
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
9
—
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
0.1
0.6
1
0.5
0.1
9
11
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
2
3
3
3
4
5
5
-1
-1
1
1
0
0
0
-3
-1
-1
-4
min °C
1
3
1
2
3
3
3
-3
-3
-1
0
-2
-3
-2
-4
-4
-3
-4
 chill °C
-4
-2
-4
-3
-1
-1
0
-10
-10
-6
-4
-6
-8
-6
-8
-8
-9
-10
Freezing level m
650
950
950
900
1100
1250
1500
350
0
350
600
100
0
450
0
0
250
0
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Sunrise
7:54
—
—
7:58
—
—
8:00
—
—
8:02
—
—
8:03
—
—
8:06
—
—
Sunset
—
4:12
—
—
4:09
—
—
4:07
—
—
4:06
—
—
4:04
—
—
4:02
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Ben Nevis Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ben Nevis is: Mild with heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sat night, min -3°C on Sun afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Ben Nevis Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon morning, min -4°C on Tue 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
0°C
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
SAIS Aonach Mor
4 km NE
1185m alt.
1 hour ago
-3°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
Quad- Nevis Range
4 km NNE
900m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 4).
4
T17- Nevis Range
5 km NNE
650m alt.
1 hour ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 307).
4
657
6 km NE
552m alt.
1 hour ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
SAIS Drumochter
47 km E
700m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
-
Wind obs. (39 kph from 262 degs) was rejected.
SHIP1847
51 km S
3m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
SHIP4475
51 km S
3m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
SHIP1984
51 km S
3m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
SHIP5373
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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