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

Ben Nevis
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom

Issued: 11 am Tue 24 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu night, min -8°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Wed morning, moderate winds from the WNW by Thu morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun morning, min -7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the W on Fri night, extremely windy from the W by Sun night).

Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
 km/h
55
WSW
40
WSW
65
NW
80
NW
45
NNW
30
NW
30
WNW
55
WSW
55
W
50
W
55
W
60
SW
75
WNW
75
WNW
50
W
100
SW
95
W
105
W
6
9
2
2
1
1
2
1
3
7
4
1
5
18
4
4
0.3
max °C
-3
-3
-6
-7
-7
-7
-5
1
2
-5
-5
-5
-6
-6
-3
1
-1
-6
min °C
-3
-4
-7
-7
-7
-8
-6
-2
-5
-5
-6
-7
-6
-6
-6
-2
-5
-6
-13
-12
-18
-20
-17
-17
-14
-11
-14
-15
-16
-19
-18
-18
-17
-14
-18
-19
1000
900
500
450
600
150
450
900
1650
750
700
400
600
650
450
800
1200
600
Cloud base (m)
350
200
300
250
550
350
300
250
250
450
400
350
350
400
450
250
250
300
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Sunrise
6:11
6:07
6:05
6:03
6:00
6:58
Sunset
6:42
6:44
6:45
6:47
6:50
7:52

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Ben Nevis Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ben Nevis is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu night, min -8°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Wed morning, moderate winds from the WNW by Thu morning).

Ben Nevis Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun morning, min -7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the W on Fri night, extremely windy from the W 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
CIC Hut Ben Nevis
1 km N
680m alt.
40 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 357 degs) was rejected.
Aonach Mor
3 km ENE
955m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
-
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 kph at 260).
SAIS Aonach Mor
4 km NE
1185m alt.
40 minutes ago
-3° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
Quad- Nevis Range
5 km NNE
900m alt.
40 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
657
6 km NE
552m alt.
40 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
TullochBridge
20 km ENE
249m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
moderate rain
Intermittent light rain.
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 270).
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
SAIS Beinn Eighe
39 km NE
900m alt.
40 minutes ago
-2° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
44 km S
6m alt.
3 hours ago
7° C
light rain
Light rain .
15
Light winds from the WSW
(15 kph at 250).
5.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: overcast
SAIS Drumochter
47 km E
700m alt.
40 minutes ago
0° C
-
Wind obs. (35 kph from 282 degs) was rejected.
SHIP3915
51 km S
3m alt.
3 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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