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

Ben Nevis
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom

Issued: 6 am Mon 27 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
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PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
mod. rain
heavy rain
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
700
400
300
250
300
450
400
250
350
400
1500
1700
350
1650
800
700
1600
850
km/h
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
5
WSW
0
S
10
WSW
5
WNW
10
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
W
10
W
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.3
0.8
6
17
2
1.4
4
3
0.2
0.2
2
1.4
1
0.5
0.5
0.3
0.3
0.1
max °C
10
12
12
14
13
12
13
12
10
12
12
8
10
11
8
11
12
8
min °C
10
11
11
13
13
12
12
12
9
10
10
7
9
10
8
10
11
7
 chill °C
8
9
9
11
11
10
11
10
9
10
8
6
7
8
5
8
9
5
Freezing level m
2350
3000
3200
3200
3200
3050
2800
2750
2500
2100
2100
1850
1700
1750
1700
1850
2050
2200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
5681087775454232443101212141312131210111181011811128
Sunrise
5:09
5:11
5:11
5:13
5:16
5:18
Sunset
9:42
9:39
9:37
9:36
9:34
9:31

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Ben Nevis Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ben Nevis is: Heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Ben Nevis Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Thu 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.
57 minutes ago
10° C
-
Wind obs. (28 kph from 352 degs) was rejected.
SAIS Aonach Mor
4 km NE
1185m alt.
57 minutes ago
6° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
Quad- Nevis Range
5 km NNE
900m alt.
57 minutes ago
10° C
-
Wind obs. (41 kph from 245 degs) was rejected.
657
6 km NE
552m alt.
57 minutes ago
15° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
44 km S
6m alt.
2 hours ago
14° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the SW
(15 kph at 220).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
SAIS Drumochter
47 km E
700m alt.
57 minutes ago
11° C
-
26
Moderate winds from the S
(26 kph at 178).
44
SHIP591
51 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
14° C
SHIP1102
51 km S
3m alt.
2 hours ago
15° C
SHIP4519
51 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP2466
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.

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