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Ben Nevis
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom
Issued: 6 am Fri 15 May Local Time
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Issued: 6 am Fri 15 May Local Time

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2 Ben Nevis Elevations: 2 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat afternoon, min -4°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the WSW by Sat night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 3mm) on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Wed night, min -1°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Mon morning, strong winds from the WSW by Tue night).
	Friday 15			Saturday 16			Sunday 17			Monday 18			Tuesday 19			Wednesday 20
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	light snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	light snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	snow shwrs	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	some clouds
km/h	NNW	NNW	W	WSW	SW	WSW	SW	SSW	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SSW	SW	WSW	SW	SW
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cm	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	3	1	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.5	1.8	0.5	0.4	—
max °C	-3	-3	-4	-2	-1	-2	-2	-1	-1	1	2	1	2	3	3	4	5	8
min °C	-4	-3	-4	-4	-1	-3	-3	-1	-1	-1	2	-1	0	3	1	3	5	5
chill °C	-11	-9	-9	-7	-5	-12	-10	-6	-5	-3	-1	-9	-8	-2	-6	-4	0	0

Freezing level m	850	1050	700	950	1250	1050	1050	1150	1200	1250	1600	1350	1300	1900	1750	1950	2300	3050
Cloud base (m)	400	700	700	450	1400	250	550	450	350	400	750	750	500	250	250	500	300	550

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	—	9:30	—	—	9:31	—	—	9:34	—	—	9:35	—	—	9:37	—	—	9:38	—

Ben Nevis Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ben Nevis is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat afternoon, min -4°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the WSW by Sat night).

Ben Nevis Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 3mm) on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Wed night, min -1°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Mon morning, strong winds from the WSW by Tue 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	3° C	-	Moderate winds from the S (26 kph at 185).
SAIS Aonach Mor 4 km NE 1185m alt. 1 hour ago	-2° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Quad- Nevis Range 5 km NNE 900m alt. 1 hour ago	2° C	-	Light winds from the NW (9 kph at 321).
657 6 km NE 552m alt. 1 hour ago	4° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
SAIS Beinn Eighe 39 km NE 900m alt. 1 hour ago	1° C	-	Wind obs. (94 kph from 205 degs) was rejected.
Oban Airport 44 km S 6m alt. 2 hours ago	9° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the WNW.(Wind varies from 280 to 340 degs) (17 kph at 300).	10.0 km Low: scattered
SHIP3223 51 km S 3m alt. 2 hours ago	7° C
SHIP475 51 km S 3m alt. 3 hours ago	7° C
SHIP4202 51 km S 15m alt. 3 hours ago				- km
SHIP7000 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.