Ben Nevis (Highland) weather

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Forecast days

Today

Maximum daytime temperature: 2° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -3° Celsius;

Sunrise: 07:33

Sunset: 17:35

Light snow showers.

L UV

L Pollution

No pollen data.

Southwest Highlands (Mountain region)

Today

Maximum daytime temperature: 2° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -3° Celsius;
Sun 22 Feb

Maximum daytime temperature: -1° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -3° Celsius;

Sunrise: 07:31

Sunset: 17:37

Heavy snow.

L UV

L Pollution

No pollen data.

Southwest Highlands (Mountain region)

Sun 22 Feb

Maximum daytime temperature: -1° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -3° Celsius;
Mon 23 Feb

Maximum daytime temperature: 0° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 0° Celsius;

Sunrise: 07:28

Sunset: 17:39

Heavy snow changing to fog in the afternoon.

L UV

L Pollution

No pollen data.

Southwest Highlands (Mountain region)

Mon 23 Feb

Maximum daytime temperature: 0° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 0° Celsius;
Tue 24 Feb

Maximum daytime temperature: 2° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 1° Celsius;

Sunrise: 07:26

Sunset: 17:41

Sleet changing to light rain by late morning.

L UV

L Pollution

No pollen data.

Southwest Highlands (Mountain region)

Tue 24 Feb

Maximum daytime temperature: 2° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 1° Celsius;
Wed 25 Feb

Maximum daytime temperature: 2° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -1° Celsius;

Sunrise: 07:23

Sunset: 17:44

Light rain changing to sleet by early evening.

L UV

L Pollution

No pollen data.

Southwest Highlands (Mountain region)

Wed 25 Feb

Maximum daytime temperature: 2° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -1° Celsius;
Thu 26 Feb

Maximum daytime temperature: 1° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -3° Celsius;

Sunrise: 07:21

Sunset: 17:46

Light snow.

L UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Southwest Highlands (Mountain region)

Thu 26 Feb

Maximum daytime temperature: 1° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -3° Celsius;
Fri 27 Feb

Maximum daytime temperature: -1° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -6° Celsius;

Sunrise: 07:18

Sunset: 17:48

Light snow.

L UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Fri 27 Feb

Maximum daytime temperature: -1° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -6° Celsius;

Light snow showers.

Sunrise: 07:33

Sunset: 17:35

L UV

L Pollution

No pollen data.

Southwest Highlands (Mountain region)

7 day forecast for Ben Nevis

Today (21 February 2026)

Time	21:00	22:00	23:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	40%	50%	70%
Temperature (°C)	1°	0°	0°
Feels like temperature (°C)	-9°	-9°	-9°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	SW 45	WSW 45	SW 46
Wind gust (mph)	50	50	50
Visibility (description)	P	VP	P
Humidity	100%	100%	99%
UV	-	-	-

Sunday (22 February 2026)

Time	00:00	01:00	02:00	03:00	04:00	05:00	06:00	07:00	08:00	09:00	10:00	11:00	12:00	13:00	14:00	15:00	16:00	17:00	18:00	19:00	20:00	21:00	22:00	23:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	50%	40%	30%	30%	90%	≥95%	90%	≥95%	90%	90%	80%	90%	90%	90%	90%	≥95%	≥95%	≥95%	90%	90%	90%	90%	≥95%	≥95%
Temperature (°C)	0°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-2°	-2°	-3°	-3°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-3°	-3°	-3°	-3°	-3°	-3°	-3°	-3°
Feels like temperature (°C)	-10°	-10°	-11°	-11°	-11°	-11°	-13°	-13°	-13°	-13°	-12°	-12°	-12°	-12°	-13°	-13°	-13°	-13°	-14°	-13°	-13°	-13°	-13°	-13°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	SW 47	WSW 49	SW 49	SW 51	SW 53	SW 50	WSW 50	WSW 49	WSW 43	WSW 42	SW 42	SW 42	SW 42	SW 42	SW 45	SW 45	SW 43	SW 43	SW 43	SW 42	SW 42	SW 41	SW 41	SW 42
Wind gust (mph)	51	53	54	56	58	55	55	54	47	46	46	46	46	46	50	49	48	47	47	46	47	45	45	46
Visibility (description)	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	VP
Humidity	99%	99%	99%	99%	99%	99%	99%	99%	99%	98%	98%	98%	96%	97%	96%	96%	97%	99%	99%	99%	99%	99%	99%	99%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-

Monday (23 February 2026)

Time	00:00	01:00	02:00	03:00	04:00	05:00	06:00	07:00	08:00	09:00	10:00	11:00	12:00	13:00	14:00	15:00	16:00	17:00	18:00	19:00	20:00	21:00	22:00	23:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	≥95%	≥95%	≥95%	≥95%	≥95%	≥95%	≥95%	≥95%	≥95%	90%	80%	80%	80%	60%	30%	20%	30%	40%	50%	60%	80%	≥95%	≥95%	≥95%
Temperature (°C)	-3°	-3°	-3°	-2°	-3°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	0°	0°	1°
Feels like temperature (°C)	-13°	-13°	-13°	-13°	-13°	-13°	-13°	-12°	-12°	-12°	-12°	-11°	-10°	-10°	-9°	-9°	-9°	-9°	-9°	-9°	-9°	-9°	-8°	-8°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	SW 43	SW 44	SW 45	SW 45	SW 45	WSW 45	WSW 44	WSW 43	WSW 41	WSW 40	WSW 39	WSW 37	WSW 34	WSW 32	WSW 30	WSW 28	WSW 25	SW 23	SSW 22	S 23	SSE 27	SSE 31	SSE 32	SSE 35
Wind gust (mph)	47	48	50	50	50	49	48	48	45	44	43	40	37	35	33	30	27	25	24	26	30	34	36	38
Visibility (description)	VP	VP	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	M	P	P	M	M	M	P	P	P	P	VP	VP
Humidity	100%	100%	99%	99%	99%	99%	99%	99%	99%	99%	98%	98%	97%	97%	96%	95%	96%	98%	99%	99%	99%	99%	99%	99%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-

Tuesday (24 February 2026)

Time	00:00	01:00	02:00	03:00	04:00	05:00	06:00	07:00	08:00	09:00	10:00	11:00	12:00	13:00	14:00	15:00	16:00	17:00	18:00	19:00	20:00	21:00	22:00	23:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	≥95%	≥95%	90%	90%	80%	80%	60%	50%	70%	60%	70%	70%	70%	70%	70%	70%	80%	80%	80%	80%	90%	90%	80%	80%
Temperature (°C)	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	0°	0°	0°	0°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	2°
Feels like temperature (°C)	-7°	-7°	-7°	-7°	-8°	-8°	-8°	-9°	-9°	-9°	-9°	-9°	-9°	-9°	-8°	-8°	-8°	-8°	-8°	-7°	-7°	-7°	-7°	-6°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	S 37	S 39	S 39	S 39	SSW 40	S 41	S 42	S 43	S 42	S 42	S 44	S 44	S 45	S 45	S 44	S 43	S 42	S 41	S 41	S 40	S 40	S 38	S 37	S 36
Wind gust (mph)	41	43	43	43	44	45	46	47	46	47	48	48	49	50	49	47	46	45	45	44	44	42	41	40
Visibility (description)	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP
Humidity	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	99%	99%	99%	100%	100%	99%	99%	99%	99%	99%	100%	100%	100%	100%	99%	99%	100%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-

Wednesday (25 February 2026)

Time	00:00	01:00	02:00	03:00	04:00	05:00	06:00	07:00	08:00	09:00	10:00	11:00	12:00	13:00	14:00	15:00	16:00	17:00	18:00	19:00	20:00	21:00	22:00	23:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	90%	90%	90%	90%	90%	90%	80%	80%	80%	80%	90%	80%	80%	80%	80%	80%	80%	70%	70%	70%	70%	70%	80%	80%
Temperature (°C)	2°	2°	2°	2°	2°	2°	2°	1°	1°	1°	2°	2°	2°	2°	2°	2°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°
Feels like temperature (°C)	-6°	-6°	-6°	-6°	-5°	-5°	-5°	-5°	-5°	-5°	-5°	-4°	-4°	-4°	-4°	-4°	-5°	-5°	-5°	-5°	-5°	-6°	-6°	-6°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	SSW 34	SSW 32	SSW 31	SSW 28	SSW 26	SSW 24	SSW 22	SSW 21	S 20	S 20	SSW 19	SSW 19	S 19	SSW 19	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 18	S 19	S 19	S 18	S 19	SSW 22	SSW 23	SSW 25
Wind gust (mph)	38	36	34	31	29	27	25	23	22	22	21	21	21	20	19	19	20	21	20	20	21	24	26	27
Visibility (description)	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	VP	VP	P
Humidity	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	99%	99%	98%	98%	99%	98%	99%	99%	99%	99%	99%	99%	99%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-

Thursday (26 February 2026)

Time	00:00	03:00	06:00	09:00	12:00	15:00	18:00	21:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	70%	80%	80%	90%	90%	80%	90%	80%
Temperature (°C)	1°	1°	0°	-1°	0°	1°	0°	0°
Feels like temperature (°C)	-6°	-7°	-8°	-9°	-8°	-8°	-9°	-9°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	SSW 26	SSW 27	SSW 31	SSW 31	SSW 32	SSW 43	SSW 37	SSW 36
Wind gust (mph)	29	30	34	32	33	47	41	39
Visibility (description)	VP	P	P	P	P	P	P	M
Humidity	99%	99%	97%	96%	93%	93%	93%	92%
UV	-	-	-	1	1	1	-	-

Friday (27 February 2026)

Time	00:00	03:00	06:00	09:00	12:00	15:00	18:00	21:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	80%	80%	80%	90%	90%	80%	70%	50%
Temperature (°C)	-1°	-1°	-2°	-2°	-1°	-2°	-3°	-4°
Feels like temperature (°C)	-10°	-10°	-11°	-10°	-10°	-11°	-12°	-14°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	SW 39	SW 39	SW 36	SW 28	WSW 33	WSW 32	WSW 29	WSW 33
Wind gust (mph)	43	43	39	29	36	35	32	36
Visibility (description)	M	M	M	G	M	G	G	M
Humidity	92%	92%	92%	91%	86%	84%	84%	86%
UV	-	-	-	1	1	1	-	-

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Highlands & Eilean Siar weather forecast

Headline:

Rain this evening. Blustery showers on Sunday.

This Evening and Tonight:

Cloudy with further rain at times this evening, some heavy, then turning clearer by midnight with blustery showers following from the west overnight. Freshening southwesterly winds. Minimum temperature 5 °C.

Sunday:

Bright or sunny intervals and occasional blustery showers, most frequent in the west with the chance of thunder. Quite windy. Maximum temperature 9 °C.

Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

Heavy blustery showers on Monday morning easing in afternoon. Remaining changeable thereafter with some rain at times but it will be on the mild side.

Updated: 16:00 (UTC) on Sat 21 Feb 2026

UK long range weather forecast

Changeable with Atlantic frontal systems spreading across the UK with drier and brighter interludes in-between. Rainfall will typically be heaviest in the west, with much less reaching sheltered eastern areas. Some snow is possible across high ground in the north. Winds will probably be strong at times, with a risk of gales. Temperatures are likely to be near to or slightly above normal.

Updated: 14:00 (UTC) on Sat 21 Feb 2026

Changeable conditions will probably dominate during this period, with Atlantic frontal systems spreading across the UK. These will bring spells of rain and perhaps strong winds, with the wettest conditions in the west and north. The southeast will likely be driest, perhaps with some long spells of dry weather developing for the south later. Temperatures are likely to be near to or slightly above normal overall.

Updated: 15:00 (UTC) on Sat 21 Feb 2026

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Sun 22 Feb

Sun 22 Feb

Mon 23 Feb

Mon 23 Feb

Tue 24 Feb

Tue 24 Feb

Wed 25 Feb

Wed 25 Feb

Thu 26 Feb

Thu 26 Feb

Fri 27 Feb

Fri 27 Feb

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Saturday 21 Feb - Wednesday 25 Feb

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Thursday 26 Feb - Saturday 7 Mar

Sunday 8 Mar - Sunday 22 Mar

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