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

UkBen Nevis
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom

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Issued: 5 am Thu 21 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Turning milder with moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sat night, min -7°C on Thu morning). Mainly extremely windy.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun morning, min -3°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the S on Sun night, calm by Tue afternoon).

Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
heavy snow
light snow
heavy rain
light snow
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
heavy snow
light snow
heavy rain
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
some clouds
 km/h
55
NW
55
NW
45
NNW
35
NW
25
WNW
15
SSE
110
SE
20
SSE
45
S
50
SSW
50
S
50
S
55
S
65
WSW
45
W
25
SW
5
NE
30
NNE
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T unitedkingdom.wind.42.cc23
T unitedkingdom.wind.66.cc23
T unitedkingdom.wind.90.cc23
T unitedkingdom.wind.114.cc23
T unitedkingdom.wind.138.cc23
 cm 
3
12
4
1.0
2.0
6
10
3
1.0
3
3
 mm 
0.5
17
max°C
-7
-6
-6
-6
-6
-5
-4
3
6
0
-1
-2
-1
0
0
0
-1
-2
min°C
-7
-6
-7
-6
-6
-6
-6
-2
4
-1
-1
-2
-2
-1
-1
0
-2
-3
chill°C 
-18
-17
-16
-15
-14
-9
-20
-8
-3
-8
-10
-11
-11
-11
-10
-6
-7
-10
Freezing level (m
100
400
0
0
300
0
350
700
2400
1250
1100
1000
900
1350
1200
1300
950
450
Cloud base (m)
250
300
250
350
750
450
450
200
150
200
200
200
150
150
350
250
250
300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-6-7-6-6-6-515-1-1-2-2-1-10-2-3-2-2-3-2-2-3-137433354421
Sunrise
8:14
8:15
8:18
8:19
8:22
8:23
Sunset
3:56
3:55
3:53
3:52
3:51
3:49

Ben Nevis Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ben Nevis is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Turning milder with moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sat night, min -7°C on Thu morning). Mainly extremely windy.

Ben Nevis Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun morning, min -3°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the S on Sun night, calm by Tue afternoon).

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
-3° C
-
20
Moderate winds from the N
(20 kph at 354).
43
SAIS Aonach Mor
4 km NE
1185m alt.
1 hour ago
-6° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
T17- Nevis Range
5 km NNE
650m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
-
Wind obs. (72 kph from 257 degs) was rejected.
657
6 km NE
552m alt.
1 hour ago
-2° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
SAIS C Meagaidh area
39 km NE
903m alt.
1 hour ago
-5° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
SAIS Drumochter
47 km E
700m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
-
Wind obs. (93 kph from 259 degs) was rejected.
SHIP4796
51 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP6427
51 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP4471
51 km S
3m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
SHIP2461
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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