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Ben Nevis
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom
Issued: 6 am Mon 18 May Local Time
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Issued: 6 am Mon 18 May Local Time

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2 Ben Nevis Elevations: 2 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 10mm) on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed night, min -2°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Mon morning, gales from the WSW by Wed night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Fri night. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Thu morning, moderate winds from the SSW by Fri night).
	Monday 18			Tuesday 19			Wednesday 20			Thursday 21			Friday 22			Saturday 23
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	cloudy	cloudy	light snow	light snow	light rain	light snow	light rain	snow shwrs	rain shwrs	light rain	light rain	mod. rain	light rain	light rain	heavy rain	rain shwrs	light rain	some clouds
km/h	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSW	SSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	SSW	S	SSW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW
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cm	—	—	1	1	—	1	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	0.2	2	4	2	—	0.2	3	1.3	5	0.5	0.6	15	1.1	0.2	—
max °C	-1	1	1	2	3	3	3	1	5	7	8	7	7	7	7	5	5	7
min °C	-2	0	0	2	3	2	2	1	2	7	7	6	6	6	5	5	5	5
chill °C	-6	-4	-8	-5	-4	-4	-5	-6	-6	1	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	-1

Freezing level m	1150	1350	1400	1700	1950	1850	1700	1500	2350	2650	2800	2600	2800	2650	2500	2450	3200	3200
Cloud base (m)	650	550	800	200	200	250	250	300	650	300	300	300	300	300	300	500	650	1950

	4:58	—	—	4:56	—	—	4:54	—	—	4:52	—	—	4:50	—	—	4:48	—	—
	—	9:35	—	—	9:37	—	—	9:38	—	—	9:40	—	—	9:43	—	—	9:45	—

Ben Nevis Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ben Nevis is: A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 10mm) on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed night, min -2°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Mon morning, gales from the WSW by Wed night).

Ben Nevis Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Fri night. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Thu morning, moderate winds from the SSW 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
CIC Hut Ben Nevis 1 km N 680m alt. 51 minutes ago	5° C	-	Wind obs. (28 kph from 222 degs) was rejected.
SAIS Aonach Mor 4 km NE 1185m alt. 51 minutes ago	1° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Quad- Nevis Range 5 km NNE 900m alt. 51 minutes ago	6° C	-	Light winds from the SSE (9 kph at 151).
657 6 km NE 552m alt. 51 minutes ago	8° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
SAIS Beinn Eighe 39 km NE 900m alt. 51 minutes ago	2° C	-	Wind obs. (13 kph from 58 degs) was rejected.
Arrochar wx 69 km SSE 126m alt. 1 hour ago	8° C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 81).
Blairlusk 90 km SSE 100m alt. 51 minutes ago	9° C	-	Light winds from the N (6 kph at 6).
SAIS Torridon Area 91 km N 925m alt. 51 minutes ago	3° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Meikle Obney 94 km ESE 145m alt. 1 hour ago	9° C	Dry	Calm (5 kph at 45).
Munlochy 95 km NNE 18m alt. 1 hour ago	8° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 136).

* 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.