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

Ben Nevis
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom

Issued: 11 am Fri 13 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Drizzle, on Sat afternoon followed by colder weather and a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning.. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat morning, min -1°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Becoming milder with moderate rain (total 18mm) heaviest on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Tue morning, min 0°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed night).

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 snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
some clouds
cloudy
rain shwrs
some clouds
 km/h
30
W
35
W
20
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
20
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
30
SW
30
S
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
10
WSW
2
2
2
3
4
4
2
3
1.2
3
1.6
13
0.2
max °C
1
1
0
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
2
4
5
5
2
3
4
2
min °C
1
0
-1
0
1
-1
1
-1
-1
0
2
3
5
4
0
2
4
2
-5
-7
-7
-4
-3
-5
-5
-8
-8
-6
-4
-3
0
-2
-6
-3
0
-1
650
650
300
550
750
550
750
450
350
500
850
1850
1700
1400
500
850
1050
1000
Cloud base (m)
350
400
300
500
500
400
200
200
400
250
250
250
200
200
400
300
550
850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-5-6-6-6-5-4-4-7-7-5-222-1-5-3-2-111-11201-1-1124551342
Sunrise
6:41
6:37
6:35
6:33
6:30
6:26
Sunset
6:17
6:20
6:22
6:24
6:27
6:29

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Ben Nevis Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ben Nevis is: Drizzle, on Sat afternoon followed by colder weather and a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning.. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat morning, min -1°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun morning).

Ben Nevis Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Becoming milder with moderate rain (total 18mm) heaviest on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Tue morning, min 0°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
CIC Hut Ben Nevis
1 km N
680m alt.
54 minutes ago
-1° C
-
Wind obs. (50 kph from 346 degs) was rejected.
Aonach Mor
3 km ENE
955m alt.
54 minutes ago
-4° C
-
56
Near gales from the WSW
(56 kph at 240).
SAIS Aonach Mor
4 km NE
1185m alt.
54 minutes ago
-4° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
Quad- Nevis Range
5 km NNE
900m alt.
54 minutes ago
1° C
-
Wind obs. (80 kph from 264 degs) was rejected.
657
6 km NE
552m alt.
54 minutes ago
2° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
TullochBridge
20 km ENE
249m alt.
54 minutes ago
5° C
moderate rain
Rain and snow or hail.
22
Moderate winds from the SW
(22 kph at 220).
>70 km
Mid: clear
SAIS Beinn Eighe
39 km NE
900m alt.
54 minutes ago
-2° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
44 km S
6m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
clear
Shower - in the vicinity.
31
Fresh winds from the WNW
(31 kph at 290).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
SAIS Drumochter
47 km E
700m alt.
54 minutes ago
1° C
-
35
Fresh winds from the SW
(35 kph at 233).
56
SHIP5099
51 km S
15m alt.
3 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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