Ben Nevis weather
– Lat/Long: 56.80° N 5.00° W

Ben Nevis
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom

Issued: 6 pm Thu 09 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri night, min -7°C on Thu night). Mainly stormy winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed morning, min -5°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, gales from the SSE by Tue night).

Thu
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
cloud
mod snow
part cloud
part cloud
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
mod. snow
some clouds
some clouds
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
35
WSW
60
WNW
15
SW
50
SSE
80
SSE
45
S
45
S
50
SSE
85
SW
60
SW
45
SW
15
S
5
E
10
E
5
S
10
S
60
SSE
2
6
8
6
7
4
1
max °C
-4
-4
-5
-5
-3
-6
-5
-4
-3
-3
-4
-4
-2
-2
-1
0
0
min °C
-5
-7
-7
-6
-7
-7
-5
-4
-3
-3
-5
-4
-3
-3
-2
0
-1
-14
-17
-14
-19
-17
-17
-14
-15
-14
-13
-14
-9
-6
-8
-4
-3
-10
850
500
600
800
650
500
700
700
900
950
700
800
1050
900
1100
1350
1200
Cloud base (m)
400
300
600
650
400
250
250
250
200
250
250
750
600
800
850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:26
6:24
6:20
6:18
6:16
Sunset
8:14
8:16
8:19
8:21
8:22
8:24

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Ben Nevis Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ben Nevis is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri night, min -7°C on Thu night). Mainly stormy winds.

Ben Nevis Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed morning, min -5°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, gales from the SSE by Tue night).

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 StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
CIC Hut Ben Nevis
1 km N
680m alt.
51 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (37 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
SAIS Aonach Mor
4 km NE
1185m alt.
51 minutes ago
-3° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
Quad- Nevis Range
5 km NNE
900m alt.
51 minutes ago
0° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
657
6 km NE
552m alt.
51 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
SAIS Beinn Eighe
39 km NE
900m alt.
51 minutes ago
-1° C
-
Wind obs. (85 kph from 273 degs) was rejected.
SAIS Drumochter
47 km E
700m alt.
51 minutes ago
0° C
-
44
Strong winds from the SW
(44 kph at 229).
63
SHIP7619
51 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
7° C
SHIP2922
51 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
7° C
SHIP9877
51 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP9027
51 km S
15m alt.
2 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.

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