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

Ben Nevis
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom

Issued: 5 am Thu 08 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu morning, min -4°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning will be washed away by heavy rain (total 40mm) on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon morning, min 0°C on Sun morning). Mainly near gales.

Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
heavy rain
mod. rain
mod. rain
mod. rain
light rain
light rain
 km/h
5
SW
0
SSE
5
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
SE
5
SW
10
SSW
15
S
25
S
20
SSE
30
SSW
15
SSE
25
S
30
SSW
20
SSW
25
W
25
SW
3
3
3
2
3
11
5
6
10
0.4
5
max °C
-1
-2
-3
-1
-1
-3
-1
-1
-1
0
0
3
4
3
4
4
3
3
min °C
-3
-3
-3
-2
-3
-4
-3
-1
-2
0
0
1
4
3
4
3
3
2
-6
-6
-6
-5
-7
-7
-3
-4
-7
-6
-5
-5
0
-2
-3
-2
-2
-4
0
0
0
0
250
0
0
250
0
450
500
1350
1200
1200
1450
1200
1100
1050
Cloud base (m)
250
200
300
1450
250
300
300
300
350
250
200
200
200
250
200
200
200
250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-5-5-3-3-1-1-10-1-1-2-2-3-3-2-2-4-2-1-2002434433
Sunrise
8:52
8:52
8:51
8:49
8:48
8:48
Sunset
4:00
4:01
4:04
4:06
4:07
4:08

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Ben Nevis Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ben Nevis is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu morning, min -4°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Ben Nevis Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning will be washed away by heavy rain (total 40mm) on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon morning, min 0°C on Sun morning). Mainly near gales.

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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
CIC Hut Ben Nevis
1 km N
680m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
-
31
Fresh winds from the S
(31 kph at 174).
54
SAIS Aonach Mor
4 km NE
1185m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
Quad- Nevis Range
4 km NNE
900m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
657
6 km NE
552m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
SAIS Beinn Eighe
39 km NE
900m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
44 km S
6m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
clear
Shower - in the vicinity.
13
Light winds from the E
(13 kph at 90).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
SHIP6926
63 km S
3m alt.
4 hours ago
3° C
SHIP6768
63 km S
15m alt.
4 hours ago
- km
SHIP479
63 km S
3m alt.
4 hours ago
3° C
SHIP2858
63 km S
15m alt.
4 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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