– Lat/Long: 56.80° N 5.00° W

Ben Nevis
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom
Issued: 6 pm Fri 08 May Local Time
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Issued: 6 pm Fri 08 May Local Time

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2 Ben Nevis Elevations: 2 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Fri afternoon, min 0°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.											Days 5–7 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue night. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Mon afternoon, min 2°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Tue afternoon, light winds from the NW by Thu morning).
	Fri 8		Saturday 9			Sunday 10			Monday 11			Tuesday 12			Wednesday 13
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	light rain	some clouds	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	mod. rain	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs
km/h	W	NNW	NNE	NNW	NW	WNW	W	NNW	N	W	W	W	W	WSW	N	N	N
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	0.6	—	0.1	0.2	—	0.1	0.7	0.8	—	—	1.2	0.2	0.4	5	0.6	3	0.5
max °C	7	4	6	6	3	4	5	5	6	8	6	6	7	3	5	6	3
min °C	6	1	3	6	0	4	4	1	3	6	4	5	5	2	3	5	3
chill °C	4	0	1	5	-2	1	0	-2	2	4	0	1	0	-2	-1	0	-1

Freezing level m	1200	850	850	1150	700	950	1150	950	800	1350	1500	1100	1250	900	900	1200	900
Cloud base (m)	650	700	600	950		500	300	350	500	2850	500	350	750	350	300	700	550

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	9:15	—	—	9:17	—	—	9:20	—	—	9:22	—	—	9:23	—	—	9:25	—

Ben Nevis Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ben Nevis is: Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Fri afternoon, min 0°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Ben Nevis Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue night. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Mon afternoon, min 2°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Tue afternoon, light winds from the NW 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	3° C	-	Calm (2 kph at 38).
SAIS Aonach Mor 4 km NE 1185m alt. 1 hour ago	-1° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Quad- Nevis Range 5 km NNE 900m alt. 1 hour ago	3° C	-	Light winds from the W (9 kph at 270).
657 6 km NE 552m alt. 1 hour ago	4° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
SAIS Beinn Eighe 39 km NE 900m alt. 1 hour ago	0° C	-	Gales from the WNW (65 kph at 297).
SAIS Drumochter 47 km E 700m alt. 1 hour ago	2° C	-	Moderate winds from the ENE (24 kph at 61).
SHIP2181 51 km S 3m alt. 2 hours ago	11° C
SHIP4628 51 km S 15m alt. 3 hours ago				- km
SHIP3388 51 km S 15m alt. 2 hours ago				- km
SHIP5788 51 km S 3m alt. 3 hours ago	11° 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.