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

Ben Nevis
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom

Issued: 11 am Tue 13 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed night, min -6°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Tue night, calm by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat morning, min -4°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the ESE by Sun morning).

Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
35
W
40
W
60
W
45
SW
40
SSW
25
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
10
S
0
SSE
10
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
15
SSE
15
ESE
35
ESE
25
SE
15
SSE
1
3
1
3
8
4
max °C
-4
-6
-4
-4
-4
-3
-4
-4
-3
-2
-2
-3
-1
-1
-1
-2
-3
-3
min °C
-5
-6
-6
-4
-4
-4
-4
-5
-4
-3
-3
-4
-2
-1
-2
-3
-4
-4
-14
-16
-17
-13
-13
-11
-12
-11
-9
-3
-9
-9
-8
-6
-8
-11
-10
-10
650
500
450
600
550
700
650
600
0
0
450
450
0
900
1050
700
650
600
Cloud base (m)
300
500
250
250
250
200
200
250
350
250
250
550
400
600
550
300
300
300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-5-6-5-4-4-4-4-5-4-3-3-4-2-1-2-3-4-41-1-110111-2-20-1-101111
Sunrise
8:48
8:47
8:45
8:44
8:42
8:41
Sunset
4:08
4:10
4:13
4:15
4:16
4:19

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Ben Nevis Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ben Nevis is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed night, min -6°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Tue night, calm by Thu night).

Ben Nevis Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat morning, min -4°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the ESE by Sun 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 StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
CIC Hut Ben Nevis
1 km N
680m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 341).
0
Aonach Mor
3 km ENE
955m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
-
43
Strong winds from the WSW
(43 kph at 240).
SAIS Aonach Mor
4 km NE
1185m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
Quad- Nevis Range
4 km NNE
900m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
-
56
Near gales from the WSW
(56 kph at 237).
81
657
6 km NE
552m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
TullochBridge
20 km ENE
249m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
light rain
Intermittent light rain.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 310 degs) was rejected.
3.5 km
Mid: overcast
SAIS Beinn Eighe
39 km NE
900m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
44 km S
6m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
light rain
Light rain .
26
Moderate winds from the NW
(26 kph at 310).
9.0 km
Low: broken
SHIP2163
51 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
6° C
SHIP2832
51 km S
3m alt.
2 hours ago
6° 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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