– Lat/Long: 56.80° N 5.00° W

Ben Nevis
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom
Issued: 5 am Fri 27 Mar Local Time
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Issued: 5 am Fri 27 Mar Local Time

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2 Ben Nevis Elevations: 2 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun morning, min -8°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat night, stormy winds from the W by Sun afternoon).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Mild with light rain (total 8mm) on Tue night Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon night, min -6°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Mon morning, light winds from the NE by Wed afternoon).
	Friday 27			Saturday 28			Sunday 29			Monday 30			Tuesday 31			Wednesday 1
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	snow shwrs	light snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	mod. snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	light snow	light snow	cloudy	light snow
km/h	W	W	W	WNW	NW	WSW	SW	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	W	W	W	NW	NE	ESE
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cm	2	3	10	2	—	3	16	4	10	1	—	—	—	—	1	3	—	2
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.8	—	—	7	—	—	—
max °C	-5	-6	-6	-7	-6	-3	-2	-5	-6	-5	-3	3	1	1	3	-1	-3	-5
min °C	-5	-7	-7	-8	-6	-6	-4	-6	-7	-6	-4	-1	1	0	2	-3	-4	-5
chill °C	-15	-19	-20	-22	-18	-16	-16	-19	-20	-19	-15	-10	-7	-8	-6	-7	-10	-14

Freezing level m	800	650	400	450	650	400	900	600	450	650	850	2000	1600	1400	1950	1150	850	500
Cloud base (m)	500	400	500	400	800	700	250	400	300	300	400	300	300	350	300	300	400	650

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Ben Nevis Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ben Nevis is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun morning, min -8°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat night, stormy winds from the W by Sun afternoon).

Ben Nevis Weather (Days 3-6):

Mild with light rain (total 8mm) on Tue night Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon night, min -6°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Mon morning, light winds from the NE by Wed 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. 2 hours ago	2° C	-	Wind obs. (22 kph from 331 degs) was rejected.
T17- Nevis Range 4 km NNE 650m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Calm (0 kph at 1).
SAIS Aonach Mor 4 km NE 1185m alt. 2 hours ago	-2° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Quad- Nevis Range 5 km NNE 900m alt. 2 hours ago	1° C	-	Wind obs. (102 kph from 261 degs) was rejected.
657 6 km NE 552m alt. 2 hours ago	3° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
SAIS Beinn Eighe 39 km NE 900m alt. 2 hours ago	1° C	-	Stormy winds from the WSW (91 kph at 258).
Oban Airport 44 km S 6m alt. 2 hours ago	9° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Moderate winds from the WSW (26 kph at 250).	10.0 km Low: scattered
SAIS Drumochter 47 km E 700m alt. 2 hours ago	4° C	-	Wind obs. (83 kph from 229 degs) was rejected.
SHIP9520 51 km S 15m alt. 4 hours ago				- km
SHIP6503 51 km S 15m alt. 3 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.