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

UkBen Nevis
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom

Issued: 5am Wed 08 Dec Local Time
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Mountain icon 2 Ben Nevis Elevations: 2 Forecast Elevations:
 

Ben Nevis Weather (Days 0-3):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu morning, min -3°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Thu night, light winds from the W by Fri night).

(Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 26mm), mostly on Sun night. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun night, min 0°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night
light snow
cloudy
partially cloudy
cloudy
light snow
snow showers
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
heavy rain
rain showers
partially cloudy
snow showers
light snow cloudy some clouds cloudy light snow snow shwrs some clouds some clouds some clouds light snow light snow cloudy cloudy light snow heavy rain rain shwrs some clouds snow shwrs
Wind km/h
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
WSW
15
S
30
W
20
WNW
15
W
5
WSW
15
S
20
SSW
20
WSW
10
SW
10
S
20
SSW
15
W
15
W
20
SW
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Snow
 cm
1 - - - 2 2 - - - 1 1 - - 1 - - - 2
Rain
 mm
- - - - - - - - - - 1 - - - 24 1 - -
Max °C
1 1 1 2 1 0 0 -1 0 2 2 2 2 2 4 2 1 2
Min °C
1 1 0 2 0 -2 -2 -2 -3 1 2 1 1 2 2 2 1 0
 Chill °C
-4 -2 -2 -1 -3 -6 -5 -6 -4 -3 -3 -3 -2 -1 0 -2 -3 -3
 Freezing Level m
750 750 650 750 650 500 0 400 0 600 1300 900 700 950 1950 850 650 600
Sea lvl3000ft6000ft9000ft12000ft15000ft
-4-3-3-3-4-4-5-5-401-2-3-13-3-5-21112100-10222224212
Sunrise
8:41 - - 8:42 - - 8:45 - - 8:45 - - 8:47 - - 8:48 - -
Sunset
- 3:41 - - 3:40 - - 3:40 - - 3:38 - - 3:38 - - 3:38 -

Ben Nevis Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ben Nevis is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu morning, min -3°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Thu night, light winds from the W by Fri night).

Ben Nevis Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 26mm), mostly on Sun night. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun night, min 0°C on Mon 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Aonach Mor
3 km ENE
240m alt.
2 hours ago
-2.4° C
-
6
Light winds from the SSW
(6 kph at 210).
Aonach Mor
3 km NE
968m alt.
2 hours ago
-2.5° C
No report.
7
Light winds from the SW
(7 kph at 230).
Tulloch Bridge
20 km ENE
249m alt.
2 hours ago
3.4° C
light rain
Continuous light rain.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 310).
22 km
60 km WSW
17m alt.
37 minutes ago
6° C
Dry
8
Light winds from the NNW
(8 kph at 343).
13
61 km SE
238m alt.
2 hours ago
-0.2° C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the E
(20 kph at 90).

* 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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