– Lat/Long: 56.80° N 5.00° W

Ben Nevis
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom
Issued: 11 am Sat 28 Mar Local Time
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Issued: 11 am Sat 28 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. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon night, min -7°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 Light rain (total 6mm) on Tue night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue night, min -7°C on Wed night). Mainly near gales.
	Saturday 28			Sunday 29			Monday 30			Tuesday 31			Wednesday 1			Thursday 2
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	heavy snow	mod. snow	mod. snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	light snow	mod. snow	light snow	light snow	light snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs
km/h	NW	NW	WSW	WSW	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	WSW	WSW	W	NNE	ESE	S	SSW	WNW
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cm	2	1	7	12	6	8	2	—	—	—	—	1	6	5	1	1	9	1
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.1	—	—	6	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-6	-6	-3	-1	-6	-6	-5	-4	2	1	2	3	0	-5	-5	-6	-5	-7
min °C	-7	-6	-6	-4	-7	-6	-6	-5	-2	0	1	1	-3	-5	-7	-6	-7	-7
chill °C	-19	-18	-16	-16	-20	-18	-18	-16	-12	-8	-7	-4	-8	-13	-16	-16	-18	-18

Freezing level m	550	650	450	1200	550	500	600	800	1900	1450	1800	1900	1300	600	450	350	550	0
Cloud base (m)	300	500	500	250	350	300	300	500	450	300	450	300	300	300	300	250	350	400

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	—	6:50	—	—	7:52	—	—	6:53	—	—	6:57	—	—	6:59	—	—	7:00	—

Ben Nevis Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ben Nevis is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon night, min -7°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):

Light rain (total 6mm) on Tue night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue night, min -7°C on Wed night). Mainly near gales.

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	-1° C	-	Wind obs. (30 kph from 3 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	-4° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Quad- Nevis Range 5 km NNE 900m alt. 2 hours ago	1° C	-	Stormy winds from the WNW (91 kph at 289).
657 6 km NE 552m alt. 2 hours ago	4° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
SAIS Beinn Eighe 39 km NE 900m alt. 2 hours ago	-3° C	-	Wind obs. (200 kph from 141 degs) was rejected.
Oban Airport 44 km S 6m alt. 2 hours ago	7° C	Shower - in the vicinity.	Strong winds from the NW (48 kph at 310).	9.0 km Low: broken
SAIS Drumochter 47 km E 700m alt. 2 hours ago	0° C	-	Near gales from the WSW (57 kph at 256).
SHIP3155 51 km S 15m alt. 4 hours ago				- km
SHIP5914 51 km S 3m alt. 3 hours ago	7° 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.