– Lat/Long: 56.80° N 5.00° W

Ben Nevis
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom
Issued: 5 am Mon 24 Mar Local Time
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Issued: 5 am Mon 24 Mar Local Time

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2 Ben Nevis Elevations: 2 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Tue afternoon, min -2°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue night, gales from the WSW by Wed night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu morning, min -4°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Thu night, moderate winds from the W by Sat night).
	Monday 24			Tuesday 25			Wednesday 26			Thursday 27			Friday 28			Saturday 29
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	light rain	light rain	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	heavy rain	cloudy	light snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	mod. snow	snow shwrs	clear	some clouds
km/h	W	W	WNW	NW	NW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	WSW	WNW	WNW	SW	WNW	NW	WNW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1.0	10	5	1.0	10	1.0	—	—
mm	—	0.3	2	—	—	—	—	—	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max°C	4	4	4	3	5	5	4	3	3	-1	-1	-1	-3	-4	-2	-3	-4	-4
min°C	3	3	1	1	3	4	3	2	-2	-2	-1	-3	-4	-4	-4	-3	-4	-4
chill°C	-3	-4	-6	-6	-2	-2	-4	-6	-11	-11	-9	-13	-16	-15	-14	-13	-14	-14

Freezing level (m)	2250	2350	2250	1450	2000	2400	2350	2050	1800	1100	1150	900	900	850	800	850	900	650
Cloud base (m)	1800	550	300	650	800	6000	6250	8050	350	400	250	250	250	350	200	200	600	450

	6:11	—	—	6:07	—	—	6:05	—	—	6:03	—	—	6:00	—	—	5:58	—	—
	—	6:42	—	—	6:44	—	—	6:45	—	—	6:47	—	—	6:50	—	—	6:52	—

Ben Nevis Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ben Nevis is: Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Tue afternoon, min -2°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue night, gales from the WSW by Wed night).

Ben Nevis Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu morning, min -4°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Thu night, moderate winds from the W by Sat 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 Station	Temp.	Weather	Wind
CIC Hut Ben Nevis 1 km N 680m alt. 1 hour ago	2° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 57).
SAIS Aonach Mor 4 km NE 1185m alt. 1 hour ago	-1° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
T17- Nevis Range 5 km NNE 650m alt. 1 hour ago	2° C	-	Gales from the WSW (63 kph at 248).
657 6 km NE 552m alt. 1 hour ago	3° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
SAIS C Meagaidh area 39 km NE 903m alt. 1 hour ago	0° C	-	Near gales from the W (59 kph at 264).
SAIS Drumochter 47 km E 700m alt. 1 hour ago	2° C	-	Wind obs. (17 kph from 134 degs) was rejected.
SHIP1291 51 km S 3m alt. 2 hours ago	3° C
SHIP4730 51 km S 3m alt. 3 hours ago	4° C
SHIP1049 51 km S 3m alt. 3 hours ago	4° C
SHIP325 51 km S 3m alt. 3 hours ago	4° C

* 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.