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Ben Nevis
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom
Issued: 11 am Thu 26 Mar Local Time
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Issued: 11 am Thu 26 Mar Local Time

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2 Ben Nevis Elevations: 2 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu night, min -8°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Thu morning, severe gales from the W by Fri night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Becoming milder with light rain (total 4mm) on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon night, min -6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SW on Sun morning, strong winds from the W by Tue afternoon).
	Thursday 26			Friday 27			Saturday 28			Sunday 29			Monday 30			Tuesday 31
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	cloudy	light snow	light snow	snow shwrs	light snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	heavy snow	snow shwrs	mod. snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	light rain
km/h	W	SW	W	WSW	W	W	WNW	WNW	W	SW	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	W	W	W
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cm	—	1	1	2	2	7	2	1	4	18	2	9	2	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.9	—	—	3
max °C	-5	0	2	-5	-6	-7	-7	-6	-3	-2	-4	-5	-4	-3	3	1	1	2
min °C	-7	-2	-5	-5	-6	-7	-8	-7	-6	-3	-5	-6	-5	-4	-1	1	1	1
chill °C	-16	-10	-14	-15	-17	-19	-21	-19	-16	-15	-17	-19	-17	-15	-11	-7	-7	-7

Freezing level m	500	900	1300	800	650	450	450	550	300	700	800	500	700	900	1900	1700	1450	1950
Cloud base (m)	300	300	250	500	350	550	500	400	850	250	550	300	350	500	350	300	400	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 Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu night, min -8°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Thu morning, severe gales from the W by Fri night).

Ben Nevis Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Becoming milder with light rain (total 4mm) on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon night, min -6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SW on Sun morning, strong winds from the W by Tue 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather Station	Temp.	Weather	Wind	Cloud Visibility Cloud / Visibility
CIC Hut Ben Nevis 1 km N 680m alt. 53 minutes ago	2° C	-	Moderate winds from the SSW (28 kph at 201).
Aonach Mor 3 km ENE 955m alt. 53 minutes ago	-1° C	-	Near gales from the SSW (59 kph at 210).
T17- Nevis Range 4 km NNE 650m alt. 53 minutes ago		-	Calm (0 kph at 1).
SAIS Aonach Mor 4 km NE 1185m alt. 53 minutes ago	-2° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Quad- Nevis Range 5 km NNE 900m alt. 53 minutes ago	3° C	-	Gales from the WSW (69 kph at 242).
657 6 km NE 552m alt. 53 minutes ago	7° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
TullochBridge 20 km ENE 249m alt. 53 minutes ago	5° C	Continuous light rain.	Light winds from the S (19 kph at 190).	42 km Mid: overcast
SAIS Beinn Eighe 39 km NE 900m alt. 53 minutes ago	-1° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Oban Airport 44 km S 6m alt. 1 hour ago	7° C	Shower - in the vicinity.	Light winds from the SSW.(Wind varies from 180 to 240 degs) (17 kph at 210).	10.0 km Low: broken
SAIS Drumochter 47 km E 700m alt. 53 minutes ago	1° C	-	Wind obs. (46 kph from 197 degs) was rejected.

* 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.