– Lat/Long: 56.80° N 5.00° W

Ben Nevis
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom
Issued: 6 pm Thu 03 Sep Local Time
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2 Ben Nevis Elevations: 2 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 10°C on Sat night, min 1°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat afternoon).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning will be washed away by heavy rain (total 23mm) on Tue afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Sun afternoon, min 1°C on Mon night). Mainly severe gales.
	Thu 3		Friday 4			Saturday 5			Sunday 6			Monday 7			Tuesday 8
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	mod. rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	light snow	light snow	light snow
Cloud base (m)	600	400	250	600	500	600	650	2250	300	250	300	700	1400	300	250	250	250
km/h	SW	SW	W	W	WNW	WNW	WSW	SSW	SW	SSW	SSW	WSW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	W
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	2	2
mm	1.8	7	3	3	0.3	0.3	0.8	6	2	1.9	4	1.5	1.5	3	—	8	3
max °C	6	5	3	3	2	3	4	10	10	9	9	3	3	2	1	2	2
min °C	6	3	2	3	1	2	4	4	9	8	4	3	3	1	1	1	2
chill °C	0	-5	-6	-5	-8	-5	-1	-1	4	3	-2	-4	-3	-6	-7	-8	-6

Freezing level m	2350	2100	1800	1900	1700	1850	2400	3550	3400	3300	3250	1950	1800	1550	1500	1500	1700

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	8:12	—	—	8:08	—	—	8:06	—	—	8:04	—	—	8:00	—	—	7:58	—

Ben Nevis Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ben Nevis is: Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 10°C on Sat night, min 1°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat afternoon).

Ben Nevis Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning will be washed away by heavy rain (total 23mm) on Tue afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Sun afternoon, min 1°C on Mon night). Mainly severe gales.

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	9°C	-	Wind obs. (22 kph from 337 degs) was rejected.
T17- Nevis Range 4 km NNE 650m alt. 1 hour ago		-	Calm (0 kph at 5).
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	10°C	-	Gales from the WSW (74 kph at 241).
657 6 km NE 552m alt. 1 hour ago	11°C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
SAIS Drumochter 47 km E 700m alt. 1 hour ago	10°C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
SHIP3408 51 km S 3m alt. 3 hours ago	15°C
SHIP6319 51 km S 15m alt. 3 hours ago				- km
SHIP2695 51 km S 3m alt. 2 hours ago	14°C
SHIP5886 51 km S 15m alt. 2 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.