– Lat/Long: 56.80° N 5.00° W

Ben Nevis
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom
Issued: 5 pm Mon 05 Jan Local Time
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Issued: 5 pm Mon 05 Jan 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 Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue morning, min -8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Becoming milder with light rain (total 5mm) on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun morning, min -7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the SSE by Sat night).
	Mon 5		Tuesday 6			Wednesday 7			Thursday 8			Friday 9			Saturday 10
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	light snow	mod. snow	mod. snow	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	light snow	light snow	light snow	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	mod. snow
km/h	NW	W	SW	NW	N	N	WSW	SSE	SSW	SW	SW	WSW	WNW	NNW	NW	S	SSE
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cm	—	1	7	6	—	—	—	1	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	8
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-4	-2	0	0	-1	-5	-4	-4	-2	-2	-1	-1	-3	-5	-3	-2	2
min °C	-5	-5	-1	0	-8	-8	-6	-7	-4	-2	-3	-1	-6	-7	-6	-3	-1
chill °C	-9	-8	-6	-5	-14	-11	-6	-10	-9	-6	-6	-3	-6	-13	-6	-10	-7

Freezing level m	0	0	300	500	150	0	0	0	0	150	0	300	0	0	0	0	450
Cloud base (m)	300	550	250	250	300	450	450	550	250	200	200	250	350	300	300	1850	200

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Ben Nevis Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ben Nevis is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue morning, min -8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Ben Nevis Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Becoming milder with light rain (total 5mm) on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun morning, min -7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the SSE by Sat 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station	Temp.	Weather	Wind	Cloud Visibility Cloud / Visibility
CIC Hut Ben Nevis 1 km N 680m alt. 1 hour ago	-7° C	-	Calm (2 kph at 147).
Aonach Mor 3 km ENE 955m alt. 2 hours ago	-8° C	-	Wind obs. (13 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
SAIS Aonach Mor 4 km NE 1185m alt. 1 hour ago	-8° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Quad- Nevis Range 4 km NNE 900m alt. 1 hour ago	-4° C	-	Moderate winds from the WSW (26 kph at 245).
657 6 km NE 552m alt. 1 hour ago	-4° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
TullochBridge 20 km ENE 249m alt. 2 hours ago	-8° C	Rain	Calm (2 kph at 170).	40 km Mid: scattered
SAIS Beinn Eighe 39 km NE 900m alt. 1 hour ago	-8° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
SHIP4395 51 km S 15m alt. 3 hours ago				- km
SHIP1636 51 km S 3m alt. 3 hours ago	3° C
SHIP3348 51 km S 3m alt. 3 hours ago	3° 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.