– Lat/Long: 56.80° N 5.00° W

Ben Nevis
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom
Issued: 11 pm Mon 15 Dec Local Time
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Issued: 11 pm Mon 15 Dec Local Time

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2 Ben Nevis Elevations: 2 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 25mm), mostly on Wed night. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow ,mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Wed morning, min 1°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A dusting of snow. Milder later with heavy rain (total 37mm) on Thu night. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Fri night, min 2°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri morning, light winds from the E by Sun afternoon).
		Tuesday 16			Wednesday 17			Thursday 18			Friday 19			Saturday 20			Sunday 21
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	light rain	light snow	mod. rain	mod. rain	heavy rain	rain shwrs	light snow	light snow	light rain	rain shwrs	mod. rain	mod. rain	light rain	light rain	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds
km/h	SSW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SSW	S	SSE	SSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SSE	SSE	SE	ESE	E	E
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cm	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	5	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	0.5	0.3	0.5	0.1	6	5	12	0.1	1	14	3	3	10	6	1.2	0.3	—	—	—
max°C	3	3	2	2	5	5	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	4
min°C	2	2	2	1	3	4	3	3	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	2	3
chill°C	-2	-2	-2	-5	-2	-1	-3	-1	-2	-4	-4	-4	-1	0	0	-1	-1	-2	0

Freezing level (m)	850	850	850	750	1250	1300	1050	1000	1150	850	850	850	1300	1250	1200	1100	1000	900	1000
Cloud base (m)	600	600	500	350	250	200	250	750	400	250	300	250	250	250	250	250	600	550	600

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Ben Nevis Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ben Nevis is: Heavy rain (total 25mm), mostly on Wed night. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow ,mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Wed morning, min 1°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Ben Nevis Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of snow. Milder later with heavy rain (total 37mm) on Thu night. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Fri night, min 2°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri morning, light winds from the E by Sun afternoon).

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	0° C	-	Wind obs. (13 kph from 5 degs) was rejected.
Aonach Mor 3 km ENE 955m alt. 1 hour ago	-2° C	-	Fresh winds from the SW (35 kph at 230).
SAIS Aonach Mor 4 km NE 1185m alt. 1 hour ago	-2° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Quad- Nevis Range 4 km NNE 900m alt. 1 hour ago		-	Calm (0 kph at 12).
657 6 km NE 552m alt. 1 hour ago	2° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
TullochBridge 20 km ENE 249m alt. 1 hour ago	4° C	Rain and snow or hail.	Light winds from the S (15 kph at 190).	>70 km Mid: scattered
SHIP4118 51 km S 3m alt. 3 hours ago
SHIP1692 51 km S 3m alt. 3 hours ago
SHIP8074 51 km S 15m alt. 3 hours ago				- km
SHIP2501 51 km S 3m alt. 3 hours ago

* 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.