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Ben Nevis
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom
Issued: 11 pm Thu 18 Dec Local Time
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Issued: 11 pm Thu 18 Dec Local Time

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2 Ben Nevis Elevations: 2 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri night, min -3°C on Thu night). Mainly severe gales.										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -4°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SE on Mon morning, gales from the ESE by Tue afternoon).
		Friday 19			Saturday 20			Sunday 21			Monday 22			Tuesday 23			Wednesday 24
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	heavy snow	light snow	snow shwrs	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	light snow	light snow	light snow	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear
km/h	SW	WSW	W	SW	S	SSE	SSE	ESE	ESE	E	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E
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cm	16	3	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max°C	-2	-2	-3	-1	-1	-2	-1	-1	-2	0	0	0	-1	-1	-2	-2	-3	-1	1
min°C	-3	-2	-3	-2	-2	-3	-3	-2	-2	-1	0	0	-1	-2	-2	-4	-4	-3	0
chill°C	-11	-12	-14	-10	-11	-12	-13	-11	-11	-10	-6	-7	-9	-11	-11	-13	-13	-11	-6

Freezing level (m)	850	1000	950	1200	1200	1050	850	1100	1050	1350	1400	1300	1200	1150	1100	1000	850	950	1450
Cloud base (m)	250	350	450	300	450	550	800	250	250	450	250	250	250	300	300	300	500	600	500

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Ben Nevis Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ben Nevis is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri night, min -3°C on Thu night). Mainly severe gales.

Ben Nevis Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -4°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SE on Mon morning, gales from the ESE by Tue 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station	Temp.	Weather	Wind	Cloud Visibility Cloud / Visibility
CIC Hut Ben Nevis 1 km N 680m alt. 47 minutes ago	0° C	-	Wind obs. (48 kph from 333 degs) was rejected.
Aonach Mor 3 km ENE 955m alt. 47 minutes ago	1° C	-	Wind obs. (65 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
SAIS Aonach Mor 4 km NE 1185m alt. 47 minutes ago	-1° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Quad- Nevis Range 4 km NNE 900m alt. 47 minutes ago	4° C	-	Stormy winds from the WSW (93 kph at 245).
T17- Nevis Range 5 km NNE 650m alt. 47 minutes ago	12° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 33).
657 6 km NE 552m alt. 47 minutes ago	3° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
TullochBridge 20 km ENE 249m alt. 47 minutes ago	7° C	Intermittent light rain.	Fresh winds from the SSW (30 kph at 210).	3.3 km Mid: overcast
SHIP1875 51 km S 15m alt. 3 hours ago				- km
SHIP6051 51 km S 3m alt. 2 hours ago	8° C
SHIP3301 51 km S 15m alt. 2 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.