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

Ben Nevis
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom

Issued: 11 pm Tue 24 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

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

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Becoming milder with light rain (total 10mm) on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon afternoon, min -6°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the W on Sat night, stormy winds from the W by Sun morning).

Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light rain
light rain
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light rain
light rain
 km/h
70
NW
70
NW
50
NNW
45
NNW
30
WNW
45
SW
55
W
60
W
55
W
65
W
65
NW
65
NW
65
WSW
80
WSW
85
W
75
W
85
WNW
80
WNW
70
WNW
1
1
1
1
2
5
14
3
1
10
10
2
1
2
9
0.6
3
max °C
-5
-6
-7
-7
-5
-1
2
-5
-6
-6
-6
-6
-2
2
-1
-2
1
3
3
min °C
-7
-7
-7
-8
-7
-3
-5
-5
-6
-6
-6
-6
-5
1
-3
-4
-1
2
3
-19
-19
-18
-19
-16
-12
-16
-16
-17
-18
-17
-17
-15
-8
-14
-15
-11
-7
-5
550
400
600
200
450
850
1250
700
550
450
500
650
600
1450
1200
850
1200
1950
2150
Cloud base (m)
300
300
650
450
300
250
300
300
300
450
350
450
400
250
300
500
300
300
300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:07
6:05
6:03
6:00
6:58
5:54
Sunset
6:44
6:45
6:47
6:50
7:52
6:53

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Ben Nevis Weather (Days 0-3):

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

Ben Nevis Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Becoming milder with light rain (total 10mm) on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon afternoon, min -6°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the W on Sat night, stormy winds from the W by Sun 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.
41 minutes ago
-3° C
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 351 degs) was rejected.
Aonach Mor
3 km ENE
955m alt.
41 minutes ago
-5° C
-
31
Fresh winds from the W
(31 kph at 260).
SAIS Aonach Mor
4 km NE
1185m alt.
41 minutes ago
-6° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
Quad- Nevis Range
5 km NNE
900m alt.
41 minutes ago
-3° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
657
6 km NE
552m alt.
41 minutes ago
-2° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
TullochBridge
20 km ENE
249m alt.
41 minutes ago
2° C
moderate snow
Light rain and snow.
15
Light winds from the WNW
(15 kph at 290).
32 km
Mid: overcast
SAIS Beinn Eighe
39 km NE
900m alt.
41 minutes ago
-3° C
-
Wind obs. (0 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
SAIS Drumochter
47 km E
700m alt.
41 minutes ago
-2° C
-
63
Gales from the W
(63 kph at 263).
80
SHIP3236
51 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP2243
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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