Ben Nevis weather

Ben Nevis
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom

Orographic Lift on Ben Nevis

Ben Nevis

 

Ben Nevis Weather (Days 0-3):

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Tue night, min 4°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

(Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Mon morning, min 4°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM
rain showers
moderate rain
partially cloudy
clear
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
rain showers
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
partially cloudy
Wind km/h
20 SSE20
10 SSW10
15 WSW15
15 SSW15
20 SSE20
25 SSE25
10 SSE10
5 SSE5
0 ESE0
5 NE5
10 NE10
15 ENE15
20 NE20
20 NNE20
20 NNE20
15 NE15
5 E5
5 SW5
rain shwrs mod. rain some clouds clear some clouds some clouds rain shwrs clear risk tstorm clear clear some clouds some clouds light rain light rain rain shwrs clear some clouds
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Rain
Rain mm
2 6 - - - - 3 - 4 - - - - 1 5 1 - -
Snow
Snow cm
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
High °C
8 7 7 5 7 7 6 7 7 5 5 6 5 6 7 7 8 8
Low °C
7 6 6 4 5 6 5 5 6 4 4 6 5 6 6 5 6 8
Chill °C
5 5 4 2 3 3 3 7 7 4 2 3 1 2 4 4 8 7
Freezing level m
2100 1900 1450 1350 1300 1500 1400 1250 1450 1400 1350 1350 1450 1400 1700 1750 1750 1600
Sea lvl3000ft6000ft9000ft12000ft15000ft
mountain backdrop
531001001001123222877577677556567788
Sunrise
- 7:54 - - 7:56 - - 7:58 - - 8:00 - - 8:02 - - 8:03 -
Sunset
- - 6:15 - - 6:13 - - 6:10 - - 6:07 - - 6:06 - - 6:02

Ben Nevis Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ben Nevis is: Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Wed morningMild temperatures (max 8°C on Tue night, min 4°C on Wed night)Wind will be generally light.

Ben Nevis Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoonMild temperatures (max 8°C on Mon morning, min 4°C on Fri night)Wind will be generally light.

Issued local time.

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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWind
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Tulloch Bridge
20 km ENE
237m alt.
1 hour ago
10.2° C
No report.
15
Light winds from the ESE
(15 kph at 110).
50 km
SHIP3854
54 km SSW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
12.1° C
Glen Ogle
61 km SE
564m alt.
1 hour ago
6.8° C
No report.
33
Fresh winds from the SSE
(33 kph at 140).
Kilchoan
68 km WSW
10m alt.
1 hour ago
6.1° C
No report.
37
Fresh winds from the E
(37 kph at 100).
Aviemore
84 km ENE
220m alt.
1 hour ago
8.5° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 200 degs) was rejected
.
50 km

* 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. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Ben Nevis and within an acceptable time window.

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