– Lat/Long: 56.80° N 5.00° W

Ben Nevis
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom
Issued: 5 am Thu 19 Feb Local Time
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Issued: 5 am Thu 19 Feb Local Time

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2 Ben Nevis Elevations: 2 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Becoming milder with light rain (total 8mm) on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat afternoon, min -5°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu afternoon, gales from the WSW by Fri night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Becoming milder with heavy rain (total 40mm) on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon night, min -3°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Mon morning, moderate winds from the NW by Tue night).
	Thursday 19			Friday 20			Saturday 21			Sunday 22			Monday 23			Tuesday 24
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	cloudy	light snow	light snow	light snow	light snow	light snow	light rain	mod. rain	mod. snow	light snow	light snow	heavy snow	light snow	cloudy	heavy rain	mod. rain	mod. rain	light snow
km/h	SSE	S	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	WSW	WSW	SW	WSW	W	W	SSW	SW	SSW	WSW
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cm	—	1	5	5	2	2	—	—	7	2	5	11	2	—	—	—	—	3
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.6	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	13	7	8	12
max °C	-4	-3	-2	-1	-1	-1	2	3	0	-2	-2	-2	-1	-1	4	3	3	3
min °C	-5	-4	-4	-2	-2	-2	-1	2	-2	-3	-3	-2	-1	-1	1	2	2	-2
chill °C	-14	-13	-14	-12	-12	-12	-9	-6	-12	-13	-12	-12	-12	-10	-6	-6	-6	-8

Freezing level m	350	700	750	800	1100	1100	1200	1850	1100	900	950	1050	1200	1200	2000	2150	2000	1750
Cloud base (m)	500	500	250	250	250	300	300	250	350	300	250	200	250	400	350	250	250	250

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Ben Nevis Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ben Nevis is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Becoming milder with light rain (total 8mm) on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat afternoon, min -5°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu afternoon, gales from the WSW by Fri night).

Ben Nevis Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Becoming milder with heavy rain (total 40mm) on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon night, min -3°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Mon morning, moderate winds from the NW by Tue 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 Station	Temp.	Weather	Wind	Cloud Visibility Cloud / Visibility
CIC Hut Ben Nevis 1 km N 680m alt. 1 hour ago	-1° C	-	Wind obs. (59 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Aonach Mor 3 km ENE 955m alt. 1 hour ago	-6° C	-	Near gales from the SE (61 kph at 140).
SAIS Aonach Mor 4 km NE 1185m alt. 1 hour ago	-6° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Quad- Nevis Range 5 km NNE 900m alt. 1 hour ago	-1° C	-	Gales from the S (74 kph at 169).
657 6 km NE 552m alt. 1 hour ago	-1° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
TullochBridge 20 km ENE 249m alt. 1 hour ago	2° C	-	Light winds from the SE (13 kph at 130).	41 km Mid: overcast
SAIS Beinn Eighe 39 km NE 900m alt. 1 hour ago	-4° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
SAIS Drumochter 47 km E 700m alt. 1 hour ago	-2° C	-	Wind obs. (87 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
SHIP7808 51 km S 3m alt. 3 hours ago	4° C
SHIP1655 51 km S 3m alt. 3 hours ago	4° 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.