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

Ben Nevis Weather Forecast

Grampians · United Kingdom
Issued: 6 am Tue 06 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow giving way to moderate rain (total 11mm) heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Thu night, min -2°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu morning, gales from the W by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun night, min -1°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Sat morning, light winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
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PM
night
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PM
night
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PM
night
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PM
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night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
heavy rain
clear
snow showers
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
heavy rain
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
2000
800
650
750
750
650
750
750
250
400
650
200
200
450
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700
750
5650
km/h
25
W
20
W
30
W
35
W
30
WNW
40
NW
15
WNW
25
SSW
50
W
65
W
75
W
75
W
90
WNW
75
NW
55
NW
35
NW
15
W
25
S
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Snowflake cm
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1
1
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—
1
—
—
1
5
3
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 mm
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—
—
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—
—
—
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11
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—
—
—
—
—
0.2
max °C
0
0
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
2
7
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
4
min °C
0
0
-1
-1
-1
-2
-1
-1
1
0
-1
-1
-1
0
-1
0
0
2
 chill °C
-6
-5
-7
-8
-8
-8
-6
-7
-8
-9
-11
-11
-12
-10
-9
-7
-4
-2
Freezing level m
1400
1350
1250
1200
1200
1200
1200
1300
2850
1500
1300
1300
1250
1300
1350
1300
1400
2100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
00-1-1-1-2-1141-1-1-10-1013775654677765665676
Sunrise
7:31
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7:33
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7:35
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7:37
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7:39
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7:43
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Sunset
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6:42
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6:39
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6:37
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6:34
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6:31
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6:29
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Ben Nevis Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ben Nevis is: A dusting of snow giving way to moderate rain (total 11mm) heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Thu night, min -2°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu morning, gales from the W by Thu night).

Ben Nevis Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun night, min -1°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Sat morning, light winds from the WSW by Sun 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 StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Oban Airport
44 km S
6m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the ESE
(6 kph at 120).
10.0 km
Low: few
SHIP5070
50 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
69 km SSE
126m alt.
47 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 357).
5
93 km ESE
145m alt.
35 minutes ago
12°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 225).
8
95 km NNE
18m alt.
40 minutes ago
13°C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 289).
13
SHIP3998
51 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
11°C
SHIP2927
51 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
11°C
SHIP718
51 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
11°C
SHIP8469
51 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP3922
51 km S
15m alt.
3 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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