– Lat/Long: 56.80° N 5.00° W

Ben Nevis
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom
Issued: 12 am Sun 17 May Local Time
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Issued: 12 am Sun 17 May 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 3°C on Tue afternoon, min -2°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the SE by Tue morning).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A dusting of snow. Milder later with heavy rain (total 39mm) on Fri afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Fri morning, min 1°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Wed afternoon, moderate winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon).
		Sunday 17			Monday 18			Tuesday 19			Wednesday 20			Thursday 21			Friday 22
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	light snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	light snow	light rain	snow shwrs	light rain	mod. rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs	light rain	heavy rain	rain shwrs
km/h	WSW	SW	SW	SE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	S	SSW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SSW	SSW	WSW
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cm	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	1	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.6	4	1	8	2	0.8	1.3	2	4	15	0.3
max °C	-1	-2	-1	-1	0	1	1	1	3	3	3	4	6	6	7	7	8	8	9
min °C	-2	-2	-1	-1	-1	1	0	0	2	1	2	4	4	5	6	6	8	7	8
chill °C	-9	-8	-7	-4	-5	-2	-7	-8	-3	-7	-5	-3	-3	-1	0	0	4	3	4

Freezing level m	1100	1100	1200	1200	1250	1500	1400	1300	1750	1800	1700	1950	2200	2550	2650	2500	2700	2850	3050
Cloud base (m)	250	600	600	800	700	650	800	1550	250	250	300	250	300	400	300	300	1700	300	500

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	—	—	9:34	—	—	9:35	—	—	9:37	—	—	9:38	—	—	9:40	—	—	9:43	—

Ben Nevis Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ben Nevis is: A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue afternoon, min -2°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the SE by Tue morning).

Ben Nevis Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of snow. Milder later with heavy rain (total 39mm) on Fri afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Fri morning, min 1°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Wed afternoon, moderate winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon).

This table gives the weather forecast for Ben Nevis at the specific elevation of 1344 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	3° C	-	Wind obs. (17 kph from 340 degs) was rejected.
SAIS Aonach Mor 4 km NE 1185m alt. 1 hour ago	-1° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Quad- Nevis Range 5 km NNE 900m alt. 1 hour ago	3° C	-	Wind obs. (28 kph from 278 degs) was rejected.
657 6 km NE 552m alt. 1 hour ago	4° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
SAIS Beinn Eighe 39 km NE 900m alt. 1 hour ago	0° C	-	Wind obs. (61 kph from 275 degs) was rejected.
SHIP4558 51 km S 3m alt. 2 hours ago	8° C
SHIP5571 51 km S 3m alt. 3 hours ago	8° C
SHIP2841 51 km S 3m alt. 1 hour ago	7° C
SHIP5402 51 km S 15m alt. 2 hours ago				- km
SHIP2150 51 km S 3m alt. 2 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.