– Lat/Long: 56.80° N 5.00° W

Ben Nevis
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom
Issued: 12 pm Sat 04 Apr Local Time
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Issued: 12 pm Sat 04 Apr Local Time

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2 Ben Nevis Elevations: 2 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon night, min -5°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds.									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 10°C on Wed morning, min 2°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Tue night, fresh winds from the W by Thu morning).
	Saturday 4			Sunday 5			Monday 6			Tuesday 7			Wednesday 8			Thursday 9
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	cloudy	mod. snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	some clouds	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	light rain	cloudy	light rain	mod. rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs
km/h	SSW	E	NW	W	W	WSW	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	S	S	S	SSW	WSW	W	SSW
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cm	—	9	13	4	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.3	—	0.1	0.2	1	—	3	6	3	0.7	1.5
max °C	1	1	2	0	0	-2	2	3	4	7	8	6	10	10	9	3	3	4
min °C	1	0	-4	-1	0	-5	1	3	3	5	6	5	8	9	2	3	3	2
chill °C	-3	-6	-10	-8	-7	-10	-3	0	0	1	3	2	6	7	-3	-3	-3	-2

Freezing level m	550	500	300	350	450	0	650	1550	2500	2650	2700	2600	2550	2600	1750	850	850	800
Cloud base (m)	400	200	200	350	550	700	400	300	350	300	300	400	400	350	300	550	600	500

	6:43	—	—	6:39	—	—	6:37	—	—	6:35	—	—	6:31	—	—	6:28	—	—
	—	8:04	—	—	8:06	—	—	8:07	—	—	8:09	—	—	8:12	—	—	8:14	—

Ben Nevis Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ben Nevis is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon night, min -5°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds.

Ben Nevis Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 10°C on Wed morning, min 2°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Tue night, fresh winds from the W by Thu 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 Station	Temp.	Weather	Wind	Cloud Visibility Cloud / Visibility
CIC Hut Ben Nevis 1 km N 680m alt. 1 hour ago	-1° C	-	Wind obs. (28 kph from 149 degs) was rejected.
T17- Nevis Range 4 km NNE 650m alt. 1 hour ago		-	Calm (0 kph at 1).
SAIS Aonach Mor 4 km NE 1185m alt. 1 hour ago	-4° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Quad- Nevis Range 5 km NNE 900m alt. 1 hour ago	-1° C	-	Fresh winds from the ESE (30 kph at 116).
657 6 km NE 552m alt. 1 hour ago	1° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
SAIS Beinn Eighe 39 km NE 900m alt. 1 hour ago	-3° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Oban Airport 44 km S 6m alt. 2 hours ago	5° C	Dry and cloudy.	Light winds from the SE (9 kph at 140).	10.0 km Low: few Mid: broken High: overcast
SAIS Drumochter 47 km E 700m alt. 1 hour ago	-1° C	-	Near gales from the SE (52 kph at 138).
SHIP8818 51 km S 3m alt. 3 hours ago	6° C
SHIP2294 51 km S 3m alt. 1 hour ago	4° 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.