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

Ben Nevis
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom

Issued: 5 am Sat 29 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun night, min -7°C on Sat morning). Mainly near gales.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed morning, min -4°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, severe gales from the SE by Thu night).

Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
light snow
 km/h
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
5
WSW
30
SW
50
S
45
SW
30
SW
20
SW
40
SW
50
SW
40
SSW
50
SW
35
SSW
50
S
50
SSE
55
ESE
60
SSE
 cm 
5
3
2
1
1
 mm 
max°C
-6
-7
-6
-5
-5
1
1
-1
-2
-3
-3
-3
-2
-3
-2
-3
-2
-3
min°C
-7
-7
-6
-6
-5
-4
-1
-2
-3
-3
-3
-3
-2
-3
-3
-3
-3
-4
chill°C 
-16
-16
-14
-6
-13
-14
-8
-8
-11
-11
-12
-11
-11
-11
-11
-12
-13
-15
Freezing level (m
400
400
300
300
500
750
1500
1050
1000
850
900
800
950
900
900
800
850
850
Cloud base (m)
400
450
600
250
300
250
200
300
300
550
350
500
250
250
350
300
450
300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-7-6-6-5-20-2-3-3-3-3-2-3-3-3-3-4-1-1-1-102332222222232
Sunrise
8:27
8:29
8:30
8:33
8:33
8:36
Sunset
3:48
3:47
3:45
3:45
3:44
3:42

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Ben Nevis Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ben Nevis is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun night, min -7°C on Sat morning). Mainly near gales.

Ben Nevis Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed morning, min -4°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, severe gales from the SE by Thu 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
CIC Hut Ben Nevis
1 km N
680m alt.
1 hour ago
-2° C
-
Wind obs. (28 kph from 62 degs) was rejected.
Aonach Mor
3 km ENE
955m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
-
22
Moderate winds from the NE
(22 kph at 40).
SAIS Aonach Mor
4 km NE
1185m alt.
1 hour ago
-5° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
Quad- Nevis Range
4 km NNE
900m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 59).
4
657
6 km NE
552m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
TullochBridge
20 km ENE
249m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
Rain and snow or hail.
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 0).
35 km
Mid: scattered
SAIS C Meagaidh area
39 km NE
903m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
44 km S
6m alt.
50 minutes ago
3° C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: few
SHIP2518
51 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
5° C
SHIP6275
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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