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Ben Nevis
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom
Issued: 6 am Sun 17 May Local Time
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Issued: 6 am Sun 17 May Local Time

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2 Ben Nevis Elevations: 2 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning. Becoming milder with light rain (total 6mm) on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue afternoon, min -2°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, near gales from the SE by Mon night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A dusting of snow. Milder later with heavy rain (total 22mm) on Fri morning. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Thu night, min 2°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Wed night, moderate winds from the WSW by Fri night).
	Sunday 17			Monday 18			Tuesday 19			Wednesday 20			Thursday 21			Friday 22
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	light snow	light snow	some clouds	some clouds	snow shwrs	cloudy	light snow	light rain	light snow	light snow	rain shwrs	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	mod. rain
km/h	SW	SW	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SSE	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	S	SSW	SW
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cm	1	1	—	—	1	—	1	—	1	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1.9	4	—	1.2	1.9	4	1.2	3	5	0.3	6
max °C	-2	-1	-1	0	1	1	2	3	3	2	2	7	7	7	8	8	8	8
min °C	-2	-1	-1	-1	1	0	1	3	1	2	2	4	6	7	7	8	8	6
chill °C	-8	-7	-5	-5	-2	-8	-7	-2	-6	-6	-5	-3	0	1	2	3	4	2

Freezing level m	1100	1200	1200	1200	1500	1400	1500	1900	1750	1650	1800	2300	2650	2650	2650	2900	2800	2550
Cloud base (m)	550	650	750	450	800	1500	500	250	250	250	300	300	300	300	350	300	350	350

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Ben Nevis Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ben Nevis is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning. Becoming milder with light rain (total 6mm) on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue afternoon, min -2°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, near gales from the SE by Mon night).

Ben Nevis Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of snow. Milder later with heavy rain (total 22mm) on Fri morning. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Thu night, min 2°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Wed night, moderate winds from the WSW by Fri 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather Station	Temp.	Weather	Wind	Cloud Visibility Cloud / Visibility
CIC Hut Ben Nevis 1 km N 680m alt. 1 hour ago	3° C	-	Wind obs. (17 kph from 343 degs) was rejected.
SAIS Aonach Mor 4 km NE 1185m alt. 1 hour ago	-1° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Quad- Nevis Range 5 km NNE 900m alt. 1 hour ago	4° C	-	Wind obs. (44 kph from 266 degs) was rejected.
657 6 km NE 552m alt. 1 hour ago	5° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
SAIS Beinn Eighe 39 km NE 900m alt. 1 hour ago	1° C	-	Wind obs. (59 kph from 272 degs) was rejected.
SHIP2841 51 km S 3m alt. 2 hours ago	7° C
SHIP6396 51 km S 15m alt. 2 hours ago				- km
SHIP8501 51 km S 15m alt. 2 hours ago				- km
SHIP2720 51 km S 3m alt. 1 hour ago	7° C
SHIP7369 51 km S 3m alt. 2 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.