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

Ben Nevis
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom

Issued: 12 am Mon 06 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Tue morning, min -6°C on Sun night). Mainly near gales.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed night, min -5°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Thu morning, light winds from the WNW by Sat morning).

Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light snow
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloudy
cloudy
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
light rain
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
 km/h
40
W
30
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
45
S
45
S
35
SSW
30
SSW
45
SW
55
SW
65
WSW
65
WSW
35
SW
65
SSW
45
WSW
20
SW
15
WNW
10
W
35
SW
1
1
2
8
2
1.2
1.3
0.6
0.1
max °C
-5
-2
1
6
7
6
5
5
4
2
-4
-3
-3
-1
-4
-5
-5
-4
-5
min °C
-6
-3
0
2
7
6
4
5
2
-3
-5
-5
-5
-2
-5
-5
-5
-5
-5
-17
-10
-7
-5
2
0
-2
0
-5
-13
-16
-16
-15
-12
-14
-13
-11
-11
-13
0
650
1450
2500
2650
2650
2400
2400
2400
1700
800
850
650
900
850
600
700
850
650
Cloud base (m)
750
650
450
350
1600
300
400
300
350
350
350
450
400
300
350
700
2050
550
550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-31476553-1-5-4-4-2-5-5-5-5-5-4233797885331331231
Sunrise
6:37
6:35
6:31
6:28
6:26
6:24
Sunset
8:07
8:09
8:12
8:14
8:16
8:19

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Ben Nevis Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ben Nevis is: Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Tue morning, min -6°C on Sun night). Mainly near gales.

Ben Nevis Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed night, min -5°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Thu morning, light winds from the WNW by Sat 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
-2° C
-
Wind obs. (30 kph from 264 degs) was rejected.
T17- Nevis Range
4 km NNE
650m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 1).
0
SAIS Aonach Mor
4 km NE
1185m alt.
1 hour ago
-5° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
Quad- Nevis Range
5 km NNE
900m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
-
Wind obs. (43 kph from 223 degs) was rejected.
657
6 km NE
552m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
SAIS Beinn Eighe
39 km NE
900m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
SAIS Drumochter
47 km E
700m alt.
1 hour ago
-2° C
-
28
Moderate winds from the SSW
(28 kph at 194).
44
SHIP7846
51 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
3° C
SHIP1655
51 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
3° C
SHIP11131
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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