– Lat/Long: 56.80° N 5.00° W

Ben Nevis
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom
Issued: 5 pm Sat 10 Jan Local Time
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Issued: 5 pm Sat 10 Jan Local Time

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2 Ben Nevis Elevations: 2 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow heaviest on Sat night. Turning milder with heavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sun night, min 0°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Sun night, calm by Mon night).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed afternoon, min -2°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the ESE by Thu night).
	Sat 10		Sunday 11			Monday 12			Tuesday 13			Wednesday 14			Thursday 15
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	cloudy	mod. snow	light snow	mod. rain	heavy rain	light rain	light rain	light snow	light snow	light snow	cloudy	cloudy	light snow	light snow	snow shwrs	cloudy	some clouds
km/h	SW	SSE	S	S	S	SW	SW	W	SE	WNW	W	SW	S	SW	SW	SSW	SE
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cm	—	7	3	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	—	—	3	4	1	—	—
mm	—	—	7	7	24	2	4	1.9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	0	1	3	4	5	3	3	3	0	0	-1	0	1	1	1	1	0
min °C	0	0	2	4	4	3	3	0	0	-1	-2	-1	0	1	1	0	-1
chill °C	-4	-5	-3	0	-2	-4	-4	-2	-2	-6	-7	-6	-5	-3	-3	-4	-7

Freezing level m	500	550	1250	1750	1200	1050	900	750	550	450	150	350	550	750	600	650	0
Cloud base (m)	250	250	200	200	100	300	350	250	250	200	250	250	200	200	200	200	250

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Ben Nevis Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ben Nevis is: A moderate fall of snow heaviest on Sat night. Turning milder with heavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sun night, min 0°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Sun night, calm by Mon night).

Ben Nevis Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed afternoon, min -2°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the ESE by Thu 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 Station	Temp.	Weather	Wind	Cloud Visibility Cloud / Visibility
CIC Hut Ben Nevis 1 km N 680m alt. 43 minutes ago	-1° C	-	Wind obs. (65 kph from 223 degs) was rejected.
SAIS Aonach Mor 4 km NE 1185m alt. 43 minutes ago	-3° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Quad- Nevis Range 4 km NNE 900m alt. 43 minutes ago	2° C	-	Near gales from the SSE (61 kph at 147).
657 6 km NE 552m alt. 43 minutes ago	1° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
SAIS Beinn Eighe 39 km NE 900m alt. 43 minutes ago	-2° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
SHIP2269 51 km S 3m alt. 3 hours ago	5° C
SHIP6146 51 km S 3m alt. 3 hours ago	5° C
SHIP3637 51 km S 15m alt. 3 hours ago				- km
SHIP8287 51 km S 3m alt. 3 hours ago	5° C
SHIP2504 51 km S 3m alt. 2 hours ago	5° 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.