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Ben Nevis
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom
Issued: 5 pm Fri 27 Mar Local Time
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Issued: 5 pm Fri 27 Mar 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 Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun morning, min -8°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sat night, stormy winds from the W by Sun afternoon).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary Mild at first with light rain (total 3mm) on Tue night followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue night, min -5°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed morning).
	Fri 27		Saturday 28			Sunday 29			Monday 30			Tuesday 31			Wednesday 1
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	light snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	heavy snow	light snow	mod. snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	cloudy	light snow	mod. snow
km/h	W	W	WNW	NW	WSW	SW	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	WSW	W	ENE	SSE	SSE
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cm	2	11	3	1	7	17	3	6	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	6
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.1	—	—	3	—	—	—
max °C	-6	-6	-7	-6	-3	-1	-6	-6	-5	-4	2	1	1	3	-2	-3	-2
min °C	-7	-8	-7	-7	-6	-5	-7	-6	-6	-5	-1	1	0	-2	-2	-4	-4
chill °C	-19	-22	-20	-19	-16	-17	-20	-18	-18	-16	-10	-6	-7	-5	-4	-11	-11

Freezing level m	700	350	450	600	400	1050	550	500	550	800	2050	1550	1400	1850	950	850	650
Cloud base (m)	600	500	300	450	600	250	400	350	300	500	350	300	600	300	400	600	300

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Ben Nevis Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ben Nevis is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun morning, min -8°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sat night, stormy winds from the W by Sun afternoon).

Ben Nevis Weather (Days 3-6):

Mild at first with light rain (total 3mm) on Tue night followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue night, min -5°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed morning).

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. 40 minutes ago	-1° C	-	Wind obs. (61 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
T17- Nevis Range 4 km NNE 650m alt. 40 minutes ago		-	Calm (0 kph at 1).
SAIS Aonach Mor 4 km NE 1185m alt. 40 minutes ago	-5° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Quad- Nevis Range 5 km NNE 900m alt. 40 minutes ago	0° C	-	Stormy winds from the WSW (87 kph at 255).
657 6 km NE 552m alt. 40 minutes ago		-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
SAIS Beinn Eighe 39 km NE 900m alt. 40 minutes ago	-3° C	-	Wind obs. (124 kph from 95 degs) was rejected.
SAIS Drumochter 47 km E 700m alt. 40 minutes ago	-2° C	-	Severe gales from the SW (76 kph at 221).
SHIP1765 51 km S 3m alt. 3 hours ago	6° C
SHIP2722 51 km S 15m alt. 3 hours ago				- km
SHIP2001 51 km S 3m alt. 3 hours ago	6° 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.