– Lat/Long: 56.80° N 5.00° W

Ben Nevis
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom
Issued: 11 pm Sun 04 Jan Local Time
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Issued: 11 pm Sun 04 Jan Local Time

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2 Ben Nevis Elevations: 2 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue morning, min -8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue morning, light winds from the NNW by Wed morning).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed night, min -8°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.
		Monday 5			Tuesday 6			Wednesday 7			Thursday 8			Friday 9			Saturday 10
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	light snow	light snow	snow shwrs	light snow	cloudy	cloudy	snow shwrs	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	some clouds	cloudy	light snow
km/h	NNW	NNW	NW	WSW	WSW	NW	N	NNW	SW	SSW	WNW	NE	ENE	NNE	NNE	NNE	ENE	SE	SSE
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cm	3	—	—	4	3	4	1	—	—	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-5	-5	-5	-1	2	1	-3	-4	-4	1	-2	-2	-2	-2	-4	-7	-4	-3	-1
min °C	-8	-8	-7	-6	0	0	-8	-7	-4	-3	-2	-3	-4	-3	-7	-8	-8	-3	-2
chill °C	-14	-13	-11	-10	-6	-5	-14	-10	-7	-7	-8	-7	-10	-10	-14	-14	-12	-8	-9

Freezing level m	0	0	0	0	600	700	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	200
Cloud base (m)	350	300	300	400	250	250	300	300	600	300	450	350	200	250	350	550	300	250	1500

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Ben Nevis Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ben Nevis is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue morning, min -8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue morning, light winds from the NNW by Wed morning).

Ben Nevis Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed night, min -8°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

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 Station	Temp.	Weather	Wind	Cloud Visibility Cloud / Visibility
CIC Hut Ben Nevis 1 km N 680m alt. 1 hour ago	-7° C	-	Light winds from the NNE (7 kph at 30).
Aonach Mor 3 km ENE 955m alt. 1 hour ago	-8° C	-	Moderate winds from the N (24 kph at 0).
SAIS Aonach Mor 4 km NE 1185m alt. 1 hour ago	-8° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Quad- Nevis Range 4 km NNE 900m alt. 1 hour ago	-4° C	-	Light winds from the SW (17 kph at 215).
657 6 km NE 552m alt. 1 hour ago	-4° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
TullochBridge 20 km ENE 249m alt. 1 hour ago	-5° C	Rain	Calm (0 kph at 0).	50 km Mid: overcast
SAIS Beinn Eighe 39 km NE 900m alt. 1 hour ago	-6° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
SHIP4700 51 km S 3m alt. 3 hours ago	3° C
SHIP6748 51 km S 15m alt. 3 hours ago				- km
SHIP2518 51 km S 15m alt. 1 hour ago				- 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.