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

Ben Nevis
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom

Issued: 12 pm Fri 14 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon morning, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed morning).

Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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PM
night
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PM
night
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PM
night
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night
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night
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night
rain showers
rain showers
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light rain
rain showers
rain showers
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rain showers
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
cloudy
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
mod. rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
350
750
850
900
850
800
700
600
750
600
250
250
300
250
250
400
550
1500
km/h
10
W
15
W
10
W
15
W
10
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SE
5
SSW
10
SSW
15
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
20
W
10
N
10
NW
10
WNW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.6
0.4
1.2
0.4
0.5
0.4
0.9
0.2
0.4
5
3
1.9
2
5
1.4
0.6
0.1
max °C
14
14
12
11
12
9
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
10
10
11
11
7
min °C
14
13
9
10
11
9
9
10
10
11
11
10
11
10
10
10
10
6
 chill °C
13
12
7
8
10
8
8
10
10
10
10
7
8
7
7
10
9
4
Freezing level m
3550
3550
3200
3100
2950
3000
2550
2800
2850
3150
3150
3350
2350
2150
2250
2350
2150
1550
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Sunrise
5:43
5:46
5:48
5:50
5:52
5:54
Sunset
9:02
9:00
8:58
8:55
8:52
8:51

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Ben Nevis Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ben Nevis is: Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Ben Nevis Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon morning, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
CIC Hut Ben Nevis
1 km N
680m alt.
2 hours ago
11° C
-
Wind obs. (26 kph from 351 degs) was rejected.
T17- Nevis Range
4 km NNE
650m alt.
2 hours ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 134).
0
SAIS Aonach Mor
4 km NE
1185m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
Quad- Nevis Range
5 km NNE
900m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
-
54
Near gales from the WNW
(54 kph at 290).
72
657
6 km NE
552m alt.
2 hours ago
12° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
44 km S
6m alt.
2 hours ago
17° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the WSW
(15 kph at 250).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
SAIS Drumochter
47 km E
700m alt.
2 hours ago
14° C
-
35
Fresh winds from the WSW
(35 kph at 257).
46
SHIP3495
51 km S
15m alt.
4 hours ago
- km
SHIP3672
51 km S
15m alt.
4 hours ago
- km
SHIP10414
51 km S
3m alt.
4 hours ago
17° 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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