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

Ben Nevis
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom

Issued: 6 am Sun 02 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Tue night, min 5°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sun afternoon, near gales from the SE by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Wed morning, min 4°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
cloudy
light rain
mod. rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
Cloud base (m)
650
2700
300
300
550
350
250
650
550
600
400
500
300
1800
1550
900
650
km/h
20
W
5
SW
15
SSE
20
S
25
S
45
SE
45
SE
25
S
10
SSW
5
ESE
10
NE
5
NNE
10
NW
10
NW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
S
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.1
2
5
1
3
2
1.6
0.3
0.4
19
10
0.1
0.3
0.2
0.2
1.7
0.5
max °C
5
6
6
5
8
8
9
9
10
8
8
6
5
4
4
5
5
5
min °C
5
6
5
5
7
8
8
9
9
8
7
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
 chill °C
1
5
1
1
3
3
3
6
7
8
6
3
3
1
3
1
2
2
Freezing level m
2350
2400
2450
2450
2550
2900
3150
3150
3000
2750
2800
2600
2250
2200
2150
2150
2200
2250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
56658899108865445551213101012121212121312109108101211
Sunrise
5:20
5:22
5:24
5:26
5:28
5:30
Sunset
9:30
9:28
9:25
9:23
9:22
9:19

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Ben Nevis Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ben Nevis is: Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Tue night, min 5°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sun afternoon, near gales from the SE by Mon night).

Ben Nevis Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Wed morning, min 4°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

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.
2 hours ago
9° C
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 356 degs) was rejected.
SAIS Aonach Mor
4 km NE
1185m alt.
48 minutes ago
5° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
Quad- Nevis Range
5 km NNE
900m alt.
48 minutes ago
10° C
-
13
Light winds from the WSW
(13 kph at 254).
20
657
6 km NE
552m alt.
48 minutes ago
14° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
44 km S
6m alt.
58 minutes ago
15° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
SAIS Drumochter
47 km E
700m alt.
48 minutes ago
10° C
-
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 236).
19
SHIP1756
51 km S
3m alt.
4 hours ago
11° C
SHIP8581
51 km S
3m alt.
4 hours ago
11° C
SHIP450
51 km S
3m alt.
4 hours ago
11° C
SHIP173
51 km S
3m alt.
4 hours ago
11° 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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