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Ben Nevis
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom
Issued: 12 am Wed 08 Apr Local Time
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2 Ben Nevis Elevations: 2 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Mild at first with light rain (total 4mm) on Tue night followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Tue night, min -7°C on Thu night). Mainly severe gales.										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri night, min -5°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the S on Fri night, light winds from the ESE by Mon afternoon).
		Wednesday 8			Thursday 9			Friday 10			Saturday 11			Sunday 12			Monday 13
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	light rain	rain shwrs	cloudy	light snow	snow shwrs	light snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	cloudy	heavy snow	mod. snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	cloudy	some clouds	clear
km/h	SW	SW	SW	SW	W	WNW	W	S	SSE	S	SSW	SSW	S	WSW	WSW	SW	S	SSE	NNE
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cm	—	—	—	5	5	4	2	—	—	11	9	1	6	4	1	1	—	—	—
mm	4	0.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	5	3	4	4	-4	-4	-6	-5	-4	-3	-5	-5	-3	-4	-4	-4	-4	-3	-3
min °C	3	2	3	0	-5	-5	-7	-6	-4	-4	-5	-5	-5	-5	-5	-5	-5	-4	-3
chill °C	-3	-5	-4	-7	-15	-16	-17	-13	-14	-16	-13	-14	-15	-17	-17	-14	-11	-8	-6

Freezing level m	2450	2650	2600	2050	800	800	350	600	850	900	550	700	600	700	800	500	650	900	800
Cloud base (m)	550	300	450	750	250	400	350	500	550	200	200	250	450	250	500	550	300	550	750

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Ben Nevis Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ben Nevis is: Mild at first with light rain (total 4mm) on Tue night followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Tue night, min -7°C on Thu night). Mainly severe gales.

Ben Nevis Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri night, min -5°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the S on Fri night, light winds from the ESE by Mon 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
CIC Hut Ben Nevis 1 km N 680m alt. 59 minutes ago	9° C	-	Wind obs. (19 kph from 252 degs) was rejected.
T17- Nevis Range 4 km NNE 650m alt. 59 minutes ago		-	Calm (0 kph at 1).
SAIS Aonach Mor 4 km NE 1185m alt. 59 minutes ago	5° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Quad- Nevis Range 5 km NNE 900m alt. 59 minutes ago	9° C	-	Moderate winds from the WSW (24 kph at 248).
657 6 km NE 552m alt. 59 minutes ago	9° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
SAIS Beinn Eighe 39 km NE 900m alt. 59 minutes ago	6° C	-	Wind obs. (39 kph from 251 degs) was rejected.
SAIS Drumochter 47 km E 700m alt. 59 minutes ago	7° C	-	Wind obs. (43 kph from 179 degs) was rejected.
SHIP5156 51 km S 3m alt. 3 hours ago	12° C
SHIP3613 51 km S 3m alt. 3 hours ago	11° C
SHIP6422 51 km S 3m alt. 3 hours ago	12° 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.