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

Ben Nevis
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom

Issued: 5 pm Mon 26 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed afternoon, min -6°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the ESE on Tue morning, light winds from the S by Tue night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu afternoon, min -8°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the SE on Thu afternoon, stormy winds from the ESE by Fri night).

Mon
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
65
SE
70
ESE
115
ESE
110
ESE
80
SE
25
SSE
35
SE
25
ESE
45
ESE
45
SE
65
SE
65
SE
70
SE
95
ESE
65
ESE
70
ESE
75
ESE
2
4
2
2
max °C
-5
-5
-5
-5
-4
-4
-2
-3
-5
-5
-6
-6
-6
-5
-6
-6
-6
min °C
-5
-6
-5
-5
-4
-4
-3
-4
-5
-5
-6
-6
-6
-6
-6
-6
-8
-16
-19
-18
-18
-16
-11
-11
-11
-15
-14
-17
-18
-18
-18
-18
-18
-22
650
550
500
550
700
650
850
700
600
600
500
500
550
500
450
450
350
Cloud base (m)
300
300
200
150
200
250
600
400
250
250
300
250
300
200
250
250
250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-5-6-5-5-4-4-3-4-5-5-6-6-6-6-6-6-71100222111-110-10-1-2
Sunrise
8:26
8:25
8:23
8:22
8:19
Sunset
4:36
4:37
4:39
4:42
4:45
4:46

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Ben Nevis Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ben Nevis is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed afternoon, min -6°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the ESE on Tue morning, light winds from the S by Tue night).

Ben Nevis Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu afternoon, min -8°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the SE on Thu afternoon, stormy winds from the ESE by Fri 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.
46 minutes ago
-1° C
-
78
Severe gales from the SSE
(78 kph at 167).
139
Aonach Mor
3 km ENE
955m alt.
46 minutes ago
-5° C
-
Wind obs. (67 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
SAIS Aonach Mor
4 km NE
1185m alt.
46 minutes ago
-4° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
Quad- Nevis Range
4 km NNE
900m alt.
46 minutes ago
0° C
-
Wind obs. (98 kph from 127 degs) was rejected.
T17- Nevis Range
5 km NNE
650m alt.
46 minutes ago
5° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 43).
0
657
6 km NE
552m alt.
46 minutes ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
TullochBridge
20 km ENE
249m alt.
46 minutes ago
3° C
Moderate to heavy freezing drizzle.
20
Moderate winds from the SSE
(20 kph at 150).
4.5 km
Mid: overcast
SAIS Beinn Eighe
39 km NE
900m alt.
46 minutes ago
-2° C
-
Wind obs. (0 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
SHIP8027
51 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
5° C
SHIP2949
51 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
5° 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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