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

Ben Nevis
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom

Issued: 11 pm Thu 19 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 6mm) on Sat night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat morning, min -4°C on Sun afternoon). Mainly gales.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow heaviest on Sun night. Turning milder with heavy rain (total 50mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon night, min -2°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Sun night, light winds from the NE by Wed morning).

Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light rain
light snow
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light rain
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
 km/h
50
WSW
60
SW
70
WSW
65
W
45
WSW
35
SW
70
WSW
70
WSW
55
SW
70
WSW
70
WSW
60
WSW
55
SW
65
SW
70
SW
55
SW
10
NE
20
SSE
45
SE
7
5
2
5
2
3
3
8
9
2
1
3
0.7
5
16
17
11
6
max °C
-2
-1
-1
-1
3
2
3
-2
-3
-2
-2
-1
5
3
3
3
0
0
-1
min °C
-3
-2
-1
-1
1
0
-3
-3
-4
-2
-2
-2
1
3
3
1
0
-1
-2
-12
-11
-11
-10
-6
-7
-13
-13
-15
-12
-12
-12
-6
-5
-5
-4
-3
-7
-10
750
700
1150
1100
1600
1450
1200
950
950
1050
1000
1050
2250
2300
2000
1850
1300
1400
1000
Cloud base (m)
250
250
250
300
250
250
250
250
300
250
400
500
250
250
250
250
300
550
250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-2-1-1210-3-4-2-2-233320-1-21243444334447877553
Sunrise
7:35
7:33
7:30
7:28
7:24
7:22
Sunset
5:31
5:34
5:37
5:38
5:40
5:43

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Ben Nevis Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ben Nevis is: Light rain (total 6mm) on Sat night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat morning, min -4°C on Sun afternoon). Mainly gales.

Ben Nevis Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow heaviest on Sun night. Turning milder with heavy rain (total 50mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon night, min -2°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Sun night, light winds from the NE by Wed 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.
39 minutes ago
1° C
-
Wind obs. (33 kph from 344 degs) was rejected.
Aonach Mor
3 km ENE
955m alt.
39 minutes ago
-2° C
-
48
Strong winds from the SSW
(48 kph at 210).
SAIS Aonach Mor
4 km NE
1185m alt.
39 minutes ago
-2° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
Quad- Nevis Range
5 km NNE
900m alt.
39 minutes ago
2° C
-
Wind obs. (69 kph from 258 degs) was rejected.
657
6 km NE
552m alt.
39 minutes ago
2° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
TullochBridge
20 km ENE
249m alt.
39 minutes ago
4° C
light rain
Intermittent light rain.
15
Light winds from the SSW
(15 kph at 210).
30 km
Mid: overcast
SAIS Beinn Eighe
39 km NE
900m alt.
39 minutes ago
-1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
SAIS Drumochter
47 km E
700m alt.
39 minutes ago
0° C
-
Wind obs. (85 kph from 211 degs) was rejected.
SHIP6031
51 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
7° C
SHIP8955
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.

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