– Lat/Long: 56.80° N 5.00° W

Ben Nevis
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom
Issued: 11 pm Sat 24 Jan Local Time
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Issued: 11 pm Sat 24 Jan Local Time

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2 Ben Nevis Elevations: 2 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat night, min 0°C on Sun night). Mainly severe gales.										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Becoming milder with light rain (total 3mm) on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue night, min 0°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Tue night, severe gales from the ESE by Thu night).
		Sunday 25			Monday 26			Tuesday 27			Wednesday 28			Thursday 29			Friday 30
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light snow	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	rain shwrs	light snow	light snow	light snow	light rain	light rain	cloudy
km/h	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	SE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE
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mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.1	—	—	—	2	0.5	—
max °C	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	1	1	2	2	2
min °C	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	2	0
chill °C	-6	-6	-5	-6	-6	-6	-6	-8	-6	-2	-1	-6	-7	-8	-9	-10	-7	-5	-6

Freezing level m	700	700	700	600	550	550	550	600	750	700	600	700	700	750	600	600	850	800	750
Cloud base (m)	300	250	250	300	250	300	200	150	150	300	250	300	250	300	200	150	150	200	200

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Ben Nevis Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ben Nevis is: A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat night, min 0°C on Sun night). Mainly severe gales.

Ben Nevis Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Becoming milder with light rain (total 3mm) on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue night, min 0°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Tue night, severe gales from the ESE by Thu 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. 49 minutes ago	1° C	-	Strong winds from the ESE (44 kph at 110).
Aonach Mor 3 km ENE 955m alt. 49 minutes ago	-4° C	-	Wind obs. (37 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
SAIS Aonach Mor 4 km NE 1185m alt. 49 minutes ago	-3° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Quad- Nevis Range 4 km NNE 900m alt. 49 minutes ago	2° C	-	Near gales from the ESE (52 kph at 114).
T17- Nevis Range 5 km NNE 650m alt. 49 minutes ago	6° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 52).
657 6 km NE 552m alt. 49 minutes ago	1° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
TullochBridge 20 km ENE 249m alt. 49 minutes ago	5° C	Continuous light rain.	Light winds from the ESE (19 kph at 120).	39 km Mid: overcast
SAIS Beinn Eighe 39 km NE 900m alt. 49 minutes ago	-1° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
SHIP5894 51 km S 3m alt. 2 hours ago	8° C
SHIP8335 51 km S 15m alt. 3 hours 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.