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Ben Nevis
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom
Issued: 5 pm Wed 18 Feb Local Time
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Issued: 5 pm Wed 18 Feb Local Time

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2 Ben Nevis Elevations: 2 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat morning, min -7°C on Wed afternoon). Mainly severe gales.											Days 5–7 Weather Summary Light rain (total 6mm) on Sat night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon night, min -3°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Sat night, strong winds from the SW by Mon afternoon).
	Wed 18		Thursday 19			Friday 20			Saturday 21			Sunday 22			Monday 23
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	snow shwrs	light snow	light snow	light snow	light snow	some clouds	light rain	light snow	light snow	mod. snow	mod. snow	cloudy	light snow	light snow
km/h	SE	SE	SSE	S	SW	SW	WSW	W	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW
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cm	—	—	—	1	4	5	2	1	—	—	3	2	6	10	—	1	2
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1.6	3	—	—	—	—	—	1
max °C	-6	-5	-4	-4	-3	-1	-1	-1	0	2	3	-3	-2	-2	-2	-1	4
min °C	-7	-7	-4	-4	-4	-2	-2	-2	-1	2	-2	-3	-3	-3	-2	-1	2
chill °C	-19	-19	-14	-13	-13	-12	-12	-12	-9	-6	-12	-13	-13	-13	-12	-10	-6

Freezing level m	400	100	350	600	600	1050	1100	1100	1100	1650	1400	950	1000	950	1100	1150	2350
Cloud base (m)	300	300	1600	550	250	250	250	300	450	250	250	350	250	250	500	400	250

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	5:28	—	—	5:30	—	—	5:31	—	—	5:34	—	—	5:37	—	—	5:38	—

Ben Nevis Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ben Nevis is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat morning, min -7°C on Wed afternoon). Mainly severe gales.

Ben Nevis Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 6mm) on Sat night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon night, min -3°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Sat night, strong winds from the SW by Mon 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather Station	Temp.	Weather	Wind	Cloud Visibility Cloud / Visibility
CIC Hut Ben Nevis 1 km N 680m alt. 49 minutes ago	-2° C	-	Wind obs. (85 kph from 175 degs) was rejected.
Aonach Mor 3 km ENE 955m alt. 49 minutes ago	-5° C	-	Severe gales from the SSE (83 kph at 150).
SAIS Aonach Mor 4 km NE 1185m alt. 49 minutes ago	-6° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Quad- Nevis Range 5 km NNE 900m alt. 49 minutes ago	-1° C	-	Wind obs. (94 kph from 148 degs) was rejected.
657 6 km NE 552m alt. 49 minutes ago	-1° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
TullochBridge 20 km ENE 249m alt. 49 minutes ago	2° C	Moderate to heavy freezing rain.	Light winds from the E (17 kph at 90).	50 km Mid: overcast
SAIS Beinn Eighe 39 km NE 900m alt. 49 minutes ago	-4° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
SAIS Drumochter 47 km E 700m alt. 49 minutes ago	-2° C	-	Wind obs. (131 kph from 152 degs) was rejected.
SHIP4872 51 km S 3m alt. 3 hours ago	5° C
SHIP5751 51 km S 3m alt. 3 hours ago	5° 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.