– Lat/Long: 56.80° N 5.00° W

Ben Nevis
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom
Issued: 11 am Sat 21 Feb Local Time
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Issued: 11 am Sat 21 Feb Local Time

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2 Ben Nevis Elevations: 2 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Becoming milder with light rain (total 7mm) on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon night, min -3°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Sun night, moderate winds from the SW by Mon afternoon).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Light rain (total 6mm) on Tue morning. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue morning, min -4°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, gales from the SW by Thu morning).
	Saturday 21			Sunday 22			Monday 23			Tuesday 24			Wednesday 25			Thursday 26
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	cloudy	light rain	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	light snow	heavy snow	light snow	cloudy	light snow	light rain	light rain	light rain	light snow	light snow	light rain	light snow	mod. snow	snow shwrs
km/h	W	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	W	WSW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	SSE	SE	SSW	SW	SW	SW
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cm	—	—	4	3	3	13	2	—	2	—	—	—	1	3	—	5	7	5
mm	—	1.5	2	—	—	—	—	—	4	4	1.5	0.8	—	—	0.3	—	—	—
max °C	2	2	2	-3	-3	-2	-2	-1	3	3	3	3	1	1	2	1	0	1
min °C	0	0	-1	-3	-3	-3	-2	-1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	-1	-4
chill °C	-8	-7	-10	-13	-13	-13	-12	-9	-7	-6	-6	-2	1	-4	-7	-8	-10	-14

Freezing level m	1350	1400	1400	1000	950	1000	1100	1150	2050	2100	2000	1750	1600	1650	1850	1500	1200	1350
Cloud base (m)	550	250	250	250	500	200	400	500	400	250	250	250	300	250	250	250	250	250

	7:33	—	—	7:30	—	—	7:28	—	—	7:24	—	—	7:22	—	—	7:20	—	—
	—	5:34	—	—	5:37	—	—	5:38	—	—	5:40	—	—	5:43	—	—	5:45	—

Ben Nevis Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ben Nevis is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Becoming milder with light rain (total 7mm) on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon night, min -3°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Sun night, moderate winds from the SW by Mon afternoon).

Ben Nevis Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 6mm) on Tue morning. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue morning, min -4°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, gales from the SW by Thu morning).

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	5° C	-	Wind obs. (43 kph from 249 degs) was rejected.
Aonach Mor 3 km ENE 955m alt. 1 hour ago	1° C	-	Wind obs. (56 kph from 200 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	6° C	-	Wind obs. (22 kph from 240 degs) was rejected.
657 6 km NE 552m alt. 1 hour ago	5° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
TullochBridge 20 km ENE 249m alt. 1 hour ago	8° C	Continuous light rain.	Light winds from the S (11 kph at 190).	28 km Mid: overcast
SAIS Beinn Eighe 39 km NE 900m alt. 1 hour ago	3° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Oban Airport 44 km S 6m alt. 3 hours ago	9° C	Shower - in the vicinity.	Light winds from the SSW.(Wind varies from 150 to 230 degs) (9 kph at 200).	8.0 km Low: few Mid: overcast
SAIS Drumochter 47 km E 700m alt. 1 hour ago	4° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
SHIP2154 51 km S 3m alt. 1 hour ago	9° 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.