– Lat/Long: 56.80° N 5.00° W

Ben Nevis
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom
Issued: 5 am Thu 26 Mar Local Time
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Issued: 5 am Thu 26 Mar Local Time

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2 Ben Nevis Elevations: 2 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Mild with light rain (total 4mm) on Thu night Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu night, min -1°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu morning, strong winds from the WSW by Fri night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning will be washed away by heavy rain (total 24mm) on Sun morning. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Tue morning, min 1°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Mon morning, light winds from the NW by Tue night).
	Thursday 26			Friday 27			Saturday 28			Sunday 29			Monday 30			Tuesday 31
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	cloudy	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs	light snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	snow shwrs	light snow	light rain	light snow	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	light rain	light rain	light rain	mod. rain
km/h	W	SW	W	WSW	W	W	WNW	WNW	WSW	SW	W	W	WNW	WNW	W	WSW	WSW	WSW
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cm	—	—	—	—	2	4	—	—	1	4	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	1.2	1.7	0.7	—	—	—	—	—	14	0.7	0.6	0.9	0.5	1.1	0.3	0.4	5
max °C	2	2	3	3	1	0	0	1	2	5	3	2	3	4	5	7	7	6
min °C	0	2	2	2	1	-1	0	1	-1	2	2	1	2	3	3	6	6	4
chill °C	-4	-2	-2	-4	-6	-9	-7	-6	-6	-5	-4	-6	-5	-3	-2	2	2	1

Freezing level m	450	850	1350	800	650	450	450	600	450	850	850	750	750	900	1900	1600	1900	1850
Cloud base (m)	300	400	250	500	300	500	450	400	650	250	500	400	400	500	350	300	400	300

	6:05	—	—	6:03	—	—	6:00	—	—	6:58	—	—	5:54	—	—	5:52	—	—
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Ben Nevis Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ben Nevis is: Mild with light rain (total 4mm) on Thu night Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu night, min -1°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu morning, strong winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Ben Nevis Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning will be washed away by heavy rain (total 24mm) on Sun morning. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Tue morning, min 1°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Mon morning, light winds from the NW by Tue 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. 1 hour ago	-2° C	-	Wind obs. (22 kph from 355 degs) was rejected.
Aonach Mor 3 km ENE 955m alt. 1 hour ago	-6° C	-	Moderate winds from the WSW (26 kph at 250).
T17- Nevis Range 4 km NNE 650m alt. 1 hour ago		-	Calm (0 kph at 321).
SAIS Aonach Mor 4 km NE 1185m alt. 1 hour ago	-5° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Quad- Nevis Range 5 km NNE 900m alt. 1 hour ago	-1° C	-	Strong winds from the W (50 kph at 262).
657 6 km NE 552m alt. 1 hour ago	1° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
TullochBridge 20 km ENE 249m alt. 1 hour ago	-3° C	Mist	Calm (2 kph at 170).	26 km Mid: scattered
SAIS Beinn Eighe 39 km NE 900m alt. 1 hour ago	-4° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
SAIS Drumochter 47 km E 700m alt. 1 hour ago	-2° C	-	Fresh winds from the W (35 kph at 259).
SHIP1991 51 km S 3m alt. 3 hours ago	1° 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.