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Ben Nevis
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom
Issued: 6 am Thu 16 Apr Local Time
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Issued: 6 am Thu 16 Apr Local Time

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2 Ben Nevis Elevations: 2 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu afternoon, min -3°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Fri afternoon, moderate winds from the NW by Sat night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue afternoon, min -2°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 16			Friday 17			Saturday 18			Sunday 19			Monday 20			Tuesday 21
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	light snow	cloudy	light snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	light snow	light snow	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds
km/h	SW	SW	S	S	SSW	SW	WNW	W	WNW	NW	NNE	SE	ENE	ENE	E	ENE	NNE	NE
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cm	1	—	3	3	1	3	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-1	1	1	1	0	-1	-2	-3	-2	-1	0	0	0	2	1	2	3	2
min °C	-1	0	0	0	-1	-1	-3	-3	-3	-2	0	-1	0	2	-1	2	3	2
chill °C	-10	-7	-8	-8	-10	-10	-12	-11	-11	-7	0	-1	-5	-2	-6	-1	1	-3

Freezing level m	1150	1300	1500	1650	1400	1200	1100	1050	900	1150	1300	1300	1350	1550	1200	1700	1750	2100
Cloud base (m)	350	650	300	250	350	450	300	650	700	650	800	900	850	1000	900			8500

	6:11	—	—	6:07	—	—	6:05	—	—	6:03	—	—	6:01	—	—	5:58	—	—
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Ben Nevis Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ben Nevis is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu afternoon, min -3°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Fri afternoon, moderate winds from the NW by Sat night).

Ben Nevis Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue afternoon, min -2°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

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. 56 minutes ago	4° C	-	Wind obs. (19 kph from 332 degs) was rejected.
SAIS Aonach Mor 4 km NE 1185m alt. 56 minutes ago	0° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Quad- Nevis Range 5 km NNE 900m alt. 56 minutes ago	5° C	-	Near gales from the WSW (59 kph at 239).
657 6 km NE 552m alt. 56 minutes ago	6° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
SAIS Beinn Eighe 39 km NE 900m alt. 56 minutes ago	4° C	-	Strong winds from the WSW (50 kph at 256).
Oban Airport 44 km S 6m alt. 1 hour ago	11° C	Shower - in the vicinity.	Fresh winds from the SW (33 kph at 220).	8.0 km Low: few Mid: broken
SAIS Drumochter 47 km E 700m alt. 56 minutes ago	6° C	-	Severe gales from the SW (85 kph at 219).
Arrochar wx 69 km SSE 126m alt. 1 hour ago	9° C	Dry	Moderate winds from the SW (24 kph at 224).
Blairlusk 90 km SSE 100m alt. 56 minutes ago	12° C	-	Fresh winds from the SW (31 kph at 216).
Meikle Obney 94 km ESE 145m alt. 56 minutes ago	11° C	Dry	Fresh winds from the WSW (29 kph at 248).

* 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.