Ben Nevis weather
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Ben Nevis Weather Forecast

Grampians · United Kingdom
Issued: 6 am Wed 21 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed morning, min -4°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, near gales from the NW by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow heaviest on Sat night. Turning milder with heavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Mon afternoon, min -3°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Sat morning, extremely windy from the WNW by Sun morning).

Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light snow
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
mod rain
heavy rain
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
mod. rain
heavy rain
light snow
Cloud base (m)
200
200
250
700
700
650
800
250
750
650
450
150
200
600
550
250
200
200
km/h
15
SE
15
WSW
45
NW
50
WNW
30
W
10
SSE
5
NNW
50
NNW
45
NW
20
WSW
45
S
80
WSW
125
WNW
105
WNW
65
W
45
SW
75
SW
60
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
—
4
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
4
2
1
—
—
—
4
 mm
0.8
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
3
—
—
—
8
12
18
max °C
2
1
-1
-2
-1
0
-2
-2
-3
-2
2
5
-2
-3
-1
6
8
5
min °C
2
1
-3
-3
-2
-1
-3
-3
-4
-3
-1
-2
-3
-3
-3
4
7
0
 chill °C
-2
-3
-12
-12
-9
-6
-8
-12
-12
-9
-9
-14
-16
-15
-14
-2
1
-9
Freezing level m
1750
1600
1050
950
1150
1300
1000
1000
750
900
1150
1350
1000
1000
1000
2950
2900
1950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:03
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—
8:06
—
—
8:07
—
—
8:10
—
—
7:12
—
—
8:15
—
—
Sunset
—
6:04
—
—
6:00
—
—
5:59
—
—
5:55
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—
4:53
—
—
5:51
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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 Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed morning, min -4°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, near gales from the NW by Wed night).

Ben Nevis Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow heaviest on Sat night. Turning milder with heavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Mon afternoon, min -3°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Sat morning, extremely windy from the WNW 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
44 km S
6m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
SHIP8407
50 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
69 km SSE
126m alt.
59 minutes ago
10°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 336).
5
SHIP5987
51 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP5657
51 km S
3m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
SHIP2077
51 km S
3m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
SHIP7974
51 km S
3m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
SHIP6471
51 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP4357
51 km S
3m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
69 km SSE
126m alt.
59 minutes ago
10°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 336).
5

* 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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