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Ben Nevis
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom
Issued: 5 pm Tue 17 Feb Local Time
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Issued: 5 pm Tue 17 Feb Local Time

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2 Ben Nevis Elevations: 2 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri morning, min -8°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Tue afternoon, severe gales from the SE by Wed afternoon).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Becoming milder with moderate rain (total 15mm) on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sat afternoon, min -3°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri night, extremely windy from the WSW by Sun night).
	Tue 17		Wednesday 18			Thursday 19			Friday 20			Saturday 21			Sunday 22
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light snow	light snow	light snow	mod. snow	light snow	light rain	heavy rain	light snow	light snow	mod. snow
km/h	E	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	WSW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	4	6	4	—	—	2	5	8
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	13	—	—	—
max °C	-8	-8	-7	-4	-6	-6	-4	-4	-1	-1	-1	2	4	4	-1	-1	-2
min °C	-8	-8	-8	-6	-7	-6	-5	-5	-3	-1	-2	1	3	-1	-1	-3	-3
chill °C	-13	-18	-21	-18	-18	-18	-14	-13	-12	-10	-12	-7	-5	-10	-10	-14	-13

Freezing level m	300	0	300	450	200	350	550	400	650	1000	1050	1650	2050	1700	1150	1200	1050
Cloud base (m)	600	300	1900	350	600	700	300	250	250	200	250	250	250	250	250	250	300

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	5:24	—	—	5:28	—	—	5:30	—	—	5:31	—	—	5:34	—	—	5:37	—

Ben Nevis Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ben Nevis is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri morning, min -8°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Tue afternoon, severe gales from the SE by Wed afternoon).

Ben Nevis Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Becoming milder with moderate rain (total 15mm) on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sat afternoon, min -3°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri night, extremely windy from the WSW by Sun 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	Cloud Visibility Cloud / Visibility
CIC Hut Ben Nevis 1 km N 680m alt. 1 hour ago	-4° C	-	Wind obs. (63 kph from 189 degs) was rejected.
Aonach Mor 3 km ENE 955m alt. 1 hour ago	-9° C	-	Gales from the SE (72 kph at 140).
SAIS Aonach Mor 4 km NE 1185m alt. 1 hour ago	-9° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Quad- Nevis Range 5 km NNE 900m alt. 1 hour ago	-4° C	-	Wind obs. (83 kph from 163 degs) was rejected.
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	-1° C	-	Light winds from the ENE (15 kph at 60).	40 km Mid: overcast
SAIS Beinn Eighe 39 km NE 900m alt. 1 hour ago	-7° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
SAIS Drumochter 47 km E 700m alt. 1 hour ago	-5° C	-	Wind obs. (102 kph from 143 degs) was rejected.
SHIP10289 51 km S 15m alt. 3 hours ago				- km
SHIP2291 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.