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

Ben Nevis
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom

Issued: 11 pm Wed 21 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed night, min -5°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (near gales from the SE on Thu morning, stormy winds from the ESE by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat night, min -5°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the ESE on Sat night, strong winds from the ESE by Sun night).

Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
 km/h
65
SE
60
SE
75
SE
95
ESE
75
ESE
65
ESE
70
ESE
70
ESE
75
SE
95
ESE
65
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
60
SE
70
SE
85
ESE
70
ESE
70
SE
35
SSE
3
5
3
3
2
2
1
2
1
2
max °C
0
-2
-3
-4
-4
-3
-3
-3
-2
-4
-4
-4
-4
-5
-4
-5
-4
-4
-4
min °C
-1
-3
-4
-5
-4
-3
-3
-4
-3
-5
-5
-5
-4
-5
-5
-5
-5
-5
-4
-10
-14
-15
-18
-15
-13
-13
-15
-14
-18
-16
-15
-13
-16
-16
-17
-16
-16
-12
1450
950
700
500
650
750
900
850
1050
650
600
650
650
650
700
600
600
650
700
Cloud base (m)
200
200
200
200
200
200
200
250
400
200
200
200
250
200
300
400
150
250
200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-1-3-4-5-4-3-3-4-3-5-5-5-4-5-5-5-5-5-45311123332112121211
Sunrise
8:36
8:33
8:32
8:30
8:29
8:26
Sunset
4:27
4:29
4:30
4:34
4:36
4:37

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Ben Nevis Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ben Nevis is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed night, min -5°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (near gales from the SE on Thu morning, stormy winds from the ESE by Thu night).

Ben Nevis Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat night, min -5°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the ESE on Sat night, strong winds from the ESE by Sun 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.
1 hour ago
4° C
-
30
Fresh winds from the E
(30 kph at 85).
83
Aonach Mor
3 km ENE
955m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
-
Wind obs. (54 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
SAIS Aonach Mor
4 km NE
1185m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
Quad- Nevis Range
4 km NNE
900m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
-
Wind obs. (150 kph from 102 degs) was rejected.
T17- Nevis Range
5 km NNE
650m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 47).
0
657
6 km NE
552m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
TullochBridge
20 km ENE
249m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
light rain
Continuous light drizzle.
30
Fresh winds from the SSE
(30 kph at 150).
30 km
Mid: overcast
SAIS Beinn Eighe
39 km NE
900m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
SHIP1909
51 km S
3m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
SHIP5112
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.

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