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

Ben Nevis
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom

Issued: 5 am Mon 29 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon morning, min -1°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, strong winds from the NW by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu morning, min -7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Sat morning).

Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
 km/h
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
NW
5
WNW
15
W
20
W
35
WNW
35
NW
40
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NE
10
N
20
NNE
10
N
1
0.2
2
max °C
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
-1
-1
-3
-3
-3
-4
-4
-4
-6
min °C
1
1
-1
-1
0
0
1
1
-1
-1
-2
-4
-5
-4
-5
-5
-5
-7
-2
-2
-4
-1
0
-2
-3
-4
-9
-8
-9
-10
-11
-9
-12
-10
-11
-12
1900
950
750
0
400
900
650
700
800
400
300
0
0
100
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
400
600
550
400
450
400
350
300
250
250
250
250
400
250
300
300
500
750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
1-3-3-3-2-2-4-4-5-7-8-9-10-8-9-9-10-12220-101121-1-2-4-4-4-5-5-5-7
Sunrise
8:56
8:56
8:56
8:56
8:56
8:55
Sunset
3:47
3:48
3:48
3:49
3:52
3:52

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Ben Nevis Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ben Nevis is: Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon morning, min -1°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, strong winds from the NW by Wed night).

Ben Nevis Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu morning, min -7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Sat morning).

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.
48 minutes ago
-2° C
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 232 degs) was rejected.
Aonach Mor
3 km ENE
955m alt.
48 minutes ago
-2° C
-
28
Moderate winds from the ENE
(28 kph at 70).
SAIS Aonach Mor
4 km NE
1185m alt.
48 minutes ago
-2° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
Quad- Nevis Range
4 km NNE
900m alt.
48 minutes ago
0° C
-
35
Fresh winds from the NE
(35 kph at 52).
43
T17- Nevis Range
5 km NNE
650m alt.
48 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 26).
0
657
6 km NE
552m alt.
48 minutes ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
TullochBridge
20 km ENE
249m alt.
48 minutes ago
0° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 0).
38 km
Mid: scattered
SAIS Beinn Eighe
39 km NE
900m alt.
48 minutes ago
-1° C
-
Wind obs. (33 kph from 351 degs) was rejected.
SHIP8837
51 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP2733
51 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° 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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