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

Ben Nevis
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom

Issued: 12 pm Wed 05 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod. rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
350
400
300
800
900
850
400
300
300
400
300
250
300
300
250
500
1750
700
km/h
10
SW
10
W
15
NW
10
WNW
15
W
15
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
25
SW
15
W
10
W
5
SSE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
3
1
1.8
0.2
0.1
3
2
3
1.5
1.5
4
9
0.7
2
10
0.8
max °C
12
12
9
10
11
9
10
10
10
11
11
12
10
11
12
12
13
11
min °C
12
11
7
9
11
9
10
10
10
11
11
10
10
11
11
11
13
9
 chill °C
11
9
5
7
9
7
7
7
7
8
8
7
8
9
9
9
12
9
Freezing level m
2550
2550
2050
1500
2100
2150
2100
2300
2500
2700
3000
2800
2600
2750
2950
2300
2600
2650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
7632344557766775671212810119101010111111101112121310
Sunrise
5:26
5:28
5:30
5:31
5:33
5:35
Sunset
9:23
9:22
9:19
9:16
9:15
9:12

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Ben Nevis Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ben Nevis is: Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Ben Nevis Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
CIC Hut Ben Nevis
1 km N
680m alt.
50 minutes ago
9° C
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 358 degs) was rejected.
SAIS Aonach Mor
4 km NE
1185m alt.
50 minutes ago
7° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
Quad- Nevis Range
5 km NNE
900m alt.
50 minutes ago
9° C
-
33
Fresh winds from the W
(33 kph at 261).
63
657
6 km NE
552m alt.
50 minutes ago
11° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
44 km S
6m alt.
2 hours ago
13° C
light rain
Light rain .
44
Strong winds from the W
(44 kph at 280).
9.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: overcast
SAIS Drumochter
47 km E
700m alt.
50 minutes ago
10° C
-
52
Near gales from the WSW
(52 kph at 247).
69
69 km SSE
126m alt.
1 hour ago
12° C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 292 degs) was rejected.
Blairlusk
90 km SSE
100m alt.
50 minutes ago
13° C
-
26
Moderate winds from the SW
(26 kph at 219).
41
SAIS Torridon Area
91 km N
925m alt.
50 minutes ago
9° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
94 km ESE
145m alt.
1 hour ago
16° C
Dry
31
Fresh winds from the WNW
(31 kph at 293).
42

* 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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