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

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2 Ben Nevis Elevations: 2 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow heaviest on Sat afternoon. Turning milder with heavy rain (total 48mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sun morning, min -3°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SW by Sun afternoon).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 34mm) on Sun night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun night, min -4°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SW on Mon afternoon, severe gales from the SW by Wed afternoon).
		Friday 12			Saturday 13			Sunday 14			Monday 15			Tuesday 16			Wednesday 17
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	light snow	clear	cloudy	light snow	light snow	light snow	heavy rain	heavy rain	light snow	heavy rain	light snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	some clouds	mod. snow	mod. snow	some clouds	mod. snow
km/h	SW	SSW	SW	SW	SSW	SW	WSW	SW	WSW	S	SW	SW	WSW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW
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cm	2	—	—	2	2	5	—	—	2	—	5	2	2	—	—	7	6	—	8
mm	—	—	—	—	—	4	22	16	6	34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max°C	0	-2	-2	-2	0	2	4	5	3	4	0	-2	-3	-3	-3	0	2	-1	-2
min°C	-2	-2	-2	-3	-2	0	3	4	2	3	-1	-2	-3	-3	-4	-4	1	-2	-4
chill°C	-10	-10	-11	-12	-12	-10	-6	-4	-2	-4	-9	-9	-11	-12	-13	-13	-8	-12	-16

Freezing level (m)	1100	950	1000	1000	1050	1350	2200	2200	2000	2300	1450	1050	900	850	850	800	2000	1200	850
Cloud base (m)	250	700	650	350	450	250	250	250	250	200	200	350	450	600	500	550	200	350	250

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Ben Nevis Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ben Nevis is: A moderate fall of snow heaviest on Sat afternoon. Turning milder with heavy rain (total 48mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sun morning, min -3°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SW by Sun afternoon).

Ben Nevis Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 34mm) on Sun night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun night, min -4°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SW on Mon afternoon, severe gales from the SW by Wed 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. 1 hour ago	3° C	-	Wind obs. (30 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
Aonach Mor 3 km ENE 955m alt. 1 hour ago	-2° C	-	Wind obs. (43 kph from 220 degs) was rejected.
SAIS Aonach Mor 4 km NE 1185m alt. 1 hour ago	-1° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
657 6 km NE 552m alt. 1 hour ago	3° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
TullochBridge 20 km ENE 249m alt. 1 hour ago	5° C	Rain and snow or hail.	Light winds from the W (6 kph at 270).	40 km Mid: overcast
SHIP6020 51 km S 3m alt. 3 hours ago	6° C
SHIP6224 51 km S 15m alt. 3 hours ago				- km
SHIP3258 51 km S 15m alt. 3 hours ago				- km
SHIP4262 51 km S 3m alt. 3 hours ago	7° C
SHIP2878 51 km S 15m alt. 3 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.