– Lat/Long: 56.80° N 5.00° W

Ben Nevis
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom
Issued: 11 am Wed 11 Mar Local Time
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Issued: 11 am Wed 11 Mar Local Time

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2 Ben Nevis Elevations: 2 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 42mm) on Wed night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed night, min -2°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Wed night, moderate winds from the W by Fri night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A light fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Turning milder with light rain (total 3mm) on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon night, min -2°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat night, strong winds from the W by Sun night).
	Wednesday 11			Thursday 12			Friday 13			Saturday 14			Sunday 15			Monday 16
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	rain shwrs	snow shwrs	heavy rain	heavy rain	light snow	heavy snow	mod. snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	light snow	snow shwrs	light snow	light rain	light snow	light rain
km/h	W	WSW	SSW	SW	WSW	SW	SW	W	W	W	WSW	SW	SSW	W	W	WSW	SSW	SSW
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cm	—	1	—	—	2	11	6	2	1	—	—	—	4	3	4	—	4	—
mm	3	0.6	28	11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1.5	—	1.2
max °C	3	3	5	4	1	-1	1	1	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	2	2	3
min °C	2	2	3	2	0	-2	0	0	-1	0	0	-2	0	-1	-1	2	2	3
chill °C	-5	-4	-4	-4	-8	-10	-7	-7	-8	-5	-4	-6	-6	-8	-8	-3	-4	-3

Freezing level m	800	900	1050	1050	600	200	450	600	300	550	650	300	600	500	400	750	800	1650
Cloud base (m)	250	550	200	200	550	200	200	300	250	450	300	800	200	250	300	250	250	250

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Ben Nevis Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ben Nevis is: Heavy rain (total 42mm) on Wed night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed night, min -2°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Wed night, moderate winds from the W by Fri night).

Ben Nevis Weather (Days 3-6):

A light fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Turning milder with light rain (total 3mm) on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon night, min -2°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat night, strong winds from the W by Sun 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. 58 minutes ago	2° C	-	Wind obs. (54 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
Aonach Mor 3 km ENE 955m alt. 58 minutes ago	-2° C	-	Near gales from the SW (56 kph at 230).
SAIS Aonach Mor 4 km NE 1185m alt. 58 minutes ago	-2° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Quad- Nevis Range 5 km NNE 900m alt. 58 minutes ago	2° C	-	Gales from the WSW (69 kph at 257).
657 6 km NE 552m alt. 58 minutes ago	4° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
TullochBridge 20 km ENE 249m alt. 58 minutes ago	6° C	Intermittent light rain.	Light winds from the SSW (19 kph at 210).	47 km Mid: overcast
SAIS Beinn Eighe 39 km NE 900m alt. 58 minutes ago	0° C	-	Wind obs. (122 kph from 93 degs) was rejected.
Oban Airport 44 km S 6m alt. 3 hours ago	9° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Moderate winds from the WSW (24 kph at 250).	10.0 km Low: scattered
SAIS Drumochter 47 km E 700m alt. 58 minutes ago	3° C	-	Near gales from the SSW (52 kph at 210).
SHIP4262 51 km S 3m alt. 2 hours ago	9° 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.