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

Ben Nevis
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom

Issued: 5 pm Fri 13 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun morning, min -7°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Sat afternoon, gales from the W by Sun afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu morning, min -3°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSW on Tue morning, calm by Thu morning).

Fri
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
cloud
cloud
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
55
W
50
WNW
35
W
25
W
40
SW
60
WSW
65
W
65
WSW
60
WSW
60
SW
65
SW
65
SSW
70
S
70
SSW
50
SW
35
SW
20
SW
3
1
2
2
3
4
5
12
2
3
4
2
4
max °C
-5
-6
-6
-5
-4
-3
-7
-6
-4
-1
2
2
2
-1
-2
0
1
min °C
-6
-6
-6
-5
-5
-5
-7
-7
-6
-2
1
2
1
-3
-2
-1
0
-17
-17
-15
-13
-13
-16
-19
-19
-17
-12
-8
-6
-6
-13
-11
-8
-5
700
200
500
750
450
750
450
300
550
900
1800
1700
1650
950
1000
1200
1350
Cloud base (m)
400
300
300
500
1450
200
200
400
350
250
250
250
250
350
500
700
2200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:37
6:35
6:33
6:30
6:26
Sunset
6:17
6:20
6:22
6:24
6:27
6:29

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Ben Nevis Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ben Nevis is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun morning, min -7°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Sat afternoon, gales from the W by Sun afternoon).

Ben Nevis Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu morning, min -3°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSW on Tue morning, calm by Thu 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.
43 minutes ago
-2° C
-
Wind obs. (22 kph from 353 degs) was rejected.
Aonach Mor
3 km ENE
955m alt.
43 minutes ago
-3° C
-
30
Fresh winds from the WSW
(30 kph at 250).
T17- Nevis Range
4 km NNE
650m alt.
43 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 59).
0
SAIS Aonach Mor
4 km NE
1185m alt.
43 minutes ago
-4° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
Quad- Nevis Range
5 km NNE
900m alt.
43 minutes ago
-1° C
-
Wind obs. (87 kph from 275 degs) was rejected.
657
6 km NE
552m alt.
43 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
TullochBridge
20 km ENE
249m alt.
43 minutes ago
3° C
moderate rain
Continuous light rain.
15
Light winds from the WSW
(15 kph at 250).
35 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
SAIS Beinn Eighe
39 km NE
900m alt.
43 minutes ago
-2° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
SAIS Drumochter
47 km E
700m alt.
43 minutes ago
0° C
-
Wind obs. (78 kph from 240 degs) was rejected.
SHIP2523
51 km S
3m alt.
2 hours ago
7° 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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