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Ben Nevis
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom
Issued: 12 pm Sun 12 Apr Local Time
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2 Ben Nevis Elevations: 2 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue night, min -5°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Sun morning, light winds from the SSW by Mon night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Mild at first with light rain (total 3mm) on Wed morning followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed morning, min -2°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Thu morning, moderate winds from the S by Thu night).
	Sunday 12			Monday 13			Tuesday 14			Wednesday 15			Thursday 16			Friday 17
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	light snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	light snow	some clouds	clear	cloudy	light rain	light rain	snow shwrs	light snow	light snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	cloudy	light snow	light snow
km/h	SSW	SW	SW	SSW	S	SSW	S	SSE	SSE	S	S	S	SSW	WSW	SW	S	S	S
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cm	5	3	2	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	4	3	5	1	—	—	2	1
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.6	2	0.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-3	-4	-4	-4	-3	-2	-1	2	4	4	3	1	0	0	0	1	2	2
min °C	-3	-4	-5	-5	-3	-3	-1	0	2	4	2	-2	-1	-1	0	0	1	1
chill °C	-13	-15	-16	-12	-10	-9	-7	-6	-5	-2	-4	-10	-9	-9	-8	-7	-6	-5

Freezing level m	850	850	700	800	1000	800	1150	1400	2100	2150	1900	1450	1100	1300	1300	1400	1500	1500
Cloud base (m)	200	350	500	500	550	700		1550	800	250	250	450	350	550	600	300	250	250

	6:20	—	—	6:18	—	—	6:16	—	—	6:13	—	—	6:11	—	—	6:07	—	—
	—	8:21	—	—	8:22	—	—	8:24	—	—	8:27	—	—	8:29	—	—	8:30	—

Ben Nevis Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ben Nevis is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue night, min -5°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Sun morning, light winds from the SSW by Mon night).

Ben Nevis Weather (Days 3-6):

Mild at first with light rain (total 3mm) on Wed morning followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed morning, min -2°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Thu morning, moderate winds from the S by Thu 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. 44 minutes ago	3° C	-	Wind obs. (52 kph from 264 degs) was rejected.
T17- Nevis Range 4 km NNE 650m alt. 44 minutes ago		-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
SAIS Aonach Mor 4 km NE 1185m alt. 44 minutes ago	-1° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Quad- Nevis Range 5 km NNE 900m alt. 44 minutes ago	4° C	-	Stormy winds from the SW (89 kph at 224).
657 6 km NE 552m alt. 44 minutes ago	4° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
SAIS Beinn Eighe 39 km NE 900m alt. 44 minutes ago	0° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Oban Airport 44 km S 6m alt. 1 hour ago	8° C	Light rain .	Strong winds from the SW (43 kph at 230).	9.0 km Low: scattered Mid: broken
SAIS Drumochter 47 km E 700m alt. 44 minutes ago	2° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
SHIP6632 51 km S 15m alt. 2 hours ago				- km
SHIP8171 51 km S 3m alt. 3 hours ago	8° 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.