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

Ben Nevis
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom

Issued: 11 am Tue 02 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue afternoon, min -4°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat afternoon, min -5°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, extremely windy from the WSW by Sun night).

Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
Friday
5
Saturday
6
Sunday
7
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
 km/h
50
SSW
40
SSW
35
S
35
S
35
SSW
40
SSE
30
SSE
20
S
40
SSW
50
SSE
95
SE
25
SSE
20
SE
5
WSW
30
SW
30
SSE
50
SW
95
SW
 cm 
1
9
3
3
1
3
2
21
 mm 
max°C
-3
-2
-3
-3
-2
-2
-3
-2
-3
-4
-4
0
0
1
1
-1
-1
0
min°C
-3
-3
-3
-3
-2
-3
-3
-3
-4
-5
-4
-3
0
0
-1
-1
-1
-1
chill°C 
-12
-12
-10
-11
-10
-10
-10
-9
-12
-16
-16
-11
-5
-2
-8
-8
-9
-12
Freezing level (m
900
950
900
750
900
1000
900
800
850
650
650
1250
1400
1400
1200
1050
1250
1200
Cloud base (m)
200
200
500
350
250
450
200
200
250
350
400
150
200
250
250
300
200
200
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Sunrise
8:33
8:33
8:36
8:37
8:38
8:41
Sunset
3:45
3:44
3:42
3:41
3:41
3:41

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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 night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue afternoon, min -4°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds.

Ben Nevis Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat afternoon, min -5°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, extremely windy from the WSW 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
CIC Hut Ben Nevis
1 km N
680m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
-
Wind obs. (52 kph from 246 degs) was rejected.
Aonach Mor
3 km ENE
955m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
-
65
Gales from the SSW
(65 kph at 210).
SAIS Aonach Mor
4 km NE
1185m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
Quad- Nevis Range
4 km NNE
900m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 242).
2
657
6 km NE
552m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
TullochBridge
20 km ENE
249m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
light rain
Continuous light rain.
19
Light winds from the SSW
(19 kph at 200).
40 km
Mid: overcast
SAIS C Meagaidh area
39 km NE
903m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
44 km S
6m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
clear
-
24
Moderate winds from the S
(24 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: few
SHIP4416
51 km S
3m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
SHIP4946
51 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
8° 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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