– Lat/Long: 56.80° N 5.00° W

Ben Nevis
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom
Issued: 5 pm Sun 18 Jan Local Time
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Issued: 5 pm Sun 18 Jan Local Time

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2 Ben Nevis Elevations: 2 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Tue morning, min 1°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the SE by Tue night).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary Mild with light rain (total 6mm) on Thu morning Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu afternoon, min 0°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds.
	Sun 18		Monday 19			Tuesday 20			Wednesday 21			Thursday 22			Friday 23
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	rain shwrs	cloudy	light rain	light rain	light rain	light snow	light snow	light rain	light rain	light rain	light snow	light snow	snow shwrs
km/h	SSE	SSE	S	SSE	SE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	1	2	4
mm	—	—	—	—	0.1	—	0.2	2	0.7	0.9	1.4	3	0.8	0.3	—	—	—
max °C	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	3	3	3	2	3	4	4	2	1	1
min °C	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	3	2	2	1	3	3	1	1	1	0
chill °C	-3	-3	-2	-3	-3	-4	-4	-2	-4	-4	-6	-2	-2	-6	-6	-6	-4

Freezing level m	950	750	800	900	750	700	900	1000	900	900	750	1000	1100	900	750	650	600
Cloud base (m)	550	500	250	300	500	250	450	200	200	200	200	200	200	200	200	200	250

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	4:19	—	—	4:21	—	—	4:22	—	—	4:24	—	—	4:27	—	—	4:29	—

Ben Nevis Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ben Nevis is: Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Tue morning, min 1°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the SE by Tue night).

Ben Nevis Weather (Days 3-6):

Mild with light rain (total 6mm) on Thu morning Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu afternoon, min 0°C on Fri night). Mainly strong 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
CIC Hut Ben Nevis 1 km N 680m alt. 1 hour ago	2° C	-	Wind obs. (39 kph from 224 degs) was rejected.
Aonach Mor 3 km ENE 955m alt. 2 hours ago	-1° C	-	Wind obs. (41 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
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	2° C	-	Light winds from the ESE (15 kph at 116).
T17- Nevis Range 5 km NNE 650m alt. 1 hour ago	3° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 30).
657 6 km NE 552m alt. 1 hour ago	2° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
TullochBridge 20 km ENE 249m alt. 2 hours ago	5° C	-	Light winds from the SSE (15 kph at 150).
SAIS Beinn Eighe 39 km NE 900m alt. 1 hour ago	0° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
SHIP2243 51 km S 3m alt. 3 hours ago	7° C
SHIP6610 51 km S 3m alt. 3 hours ago	7° 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.