– Lat/Long: 56.80° N 5.00° W

Ben Nevis
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom
Issued: 12 pm Sat 11 Apr Local Time
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Issued: 12 pm Sat 11 Apr Local Time

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2 Ben Nevis Elevations: 2 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Becoming milder with moderate rain (total 18mm) heaviest on Sun morning. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Mon afternoon, min 1°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Sun morning, light winds from the SSE by Mon night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Tue afternoon, min 4°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds.
	Saturday 11			Sunday 12			Monday 13			Tuesday 14			Wednesday 15			Thursday 16
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	light snow	light snow	mod. rain	some clouds	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	mod. rain	mod. rain	rain shwrs	mod. rain	rain shwrs	light rain
km/h	SSE	S	S	SSW	SW	SW	S	SSW	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	SSW	SSW	SW	SSW
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cm	2	1	2	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	0.2	—	6	9	—	0.8	1.4	0.1	—	—	3	7	7	6	7	1.4	0.6
max °C	1	3	2	2	3	2	4	5	3	6	7	6	6	6	5	4	6	5
min °C	1	2	1	2	2	1	2	4	1	4	7	5	6	6	4	4	6	4
chill °C	-6	-3	-3	-4	-5	-5	-1	2	-1	2	3	1	3	3	0	0	1	0

Freezing level m	700	750	650	750	900	700	800	1000	850	1100	1250	1750	2000	1650	1250	1100	1150	1150
Cloud base (m)	450	200	300	200	250	350	350	750	1500	800	800	700	250	250	550	300	450	700

	6:24	—	—	6:20	—	—	6:18	—	—	6:16	—	—	6:13	—	—	6:11	—	—
	—	8:19	—	—	8:21	—	—	8:22	—	—	8:24	—	—	8:27	—	—	8:29	—

Ben Nevis Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ben Nevis is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Becoming milder with moderate rain (total 18mm) heaviest on Sun morning. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Mon afternoon, min 1°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Sun morning, light winds from the SSE by Mon night).

Ben Nevis Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Tue afternoon, min 4°C on Tue morning). 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 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. (24 kph from 291 degs) was rejected.
T17- Nevis Range 4 km NNE 650m alt. 1 hour ago		-	Calm (0 kph at 1).
SAIS Aonach Mor 4 km NE 1185m alt. 1 hour ago	-2° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Quad- Nevis Range 5 km NNE 900m alt. 1 hour ago	4° C	-	Strong winds from the S (44 kph at 180).
657 6 km NE 552m alt. 1 hour ago	5° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
SAIS Beinn Eighe 39 km NE 900m alt. 1 hour ago		-	Near gales from the SSE (56 kph at 168).
Oban Airport 44 km S 6m alt. 2 hours ago	10° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Fresh winds from the S (35 kph at 170).	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: broken
SAIS Drumochter 47 km E 700m alt. 1 hour ago	3° C	-	Wind obs. (67 kph from 167 degs) was rejected.
SHIP5262 51 km S 15m alt. 3 hours ago				- km
SHIP2936 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.