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Ben Nevis
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom
Issued: 5 am Tue 24 Feb Local Time
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2 Ben Nevis Elevations: 2 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Mild with light rain (total 8mm) on Wed morning Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed morning, min -3°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SW on Wed afternoon, severe gales from the SW by Thu afternoon).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night will be washed away by heavy rain (total 23mm) on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun morning, min -6°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, gales from the SSW by Sun morning).
	Tuesday 24			Wednesday 25			Thursday 26			Friday 27			Saturday 28			Sunday 1
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	cloudy	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light snow	light snow	light snow	some clouds	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	light snow	heavy rain	mod. rain	light snow
km/h	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SW	WSW	WSW	WNW	S	S	S	S	SSW	SSW	SSW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	1	3	3	—	1	—	—	—	—	4	—	—	4
mm	—	0.4	1.5	5	1.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	10	7	6
max °C	1	2	2	3	2	2	1	1	-2	-3	-5	-4	-4	-4	2	3	3	3
min °C	1	1	1	3	2	1	0	-1	-3	-4	-5	-6	-4	-5	-4	3	3	1
chill °C	-6	-6	-6	-4	-5	-6	-9	-11	-13	-11	-10	-6	-10	-12	-12	-5	-4	-7

Freezing level m	1900	2050	1850	1900	1850	1600	1450	1500	1000	950	800	450	600	750	650	1900	1850	1750
Cloud base (m)	250	250	250	250	250	250	250	200	500	500	400	450	300	350	350	250	250	250

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Ben Nevis Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ben Nevis is: Mild with light rain (total 8mm) on Wed morning Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed morning, min -3°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SW on Wed afternoon, severe gales from the SW by Thu afternoon).

Ben Nevis Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night will be washed away by heavy rain (total 23mm) on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun morning, min -6°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, gales from the SSW by Sun morning).

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. 51 minutes ago	6° C	-	Wind obs. (44 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
Aonach Mor 3 km ENE 955m alt. 51 minutes ago	2° C	-	Wind obs. (59 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
SAIS Aonach Mor 4 km NE 1185m alt. 51 minutes ago	2° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Quad- Nevis Range 5 km NNE 900m alt. 51 minutes ago	7° C	-	Fresh winds from the SSW (33 kph at 205).
657 6 km NE 552m alt. 51 minutes ago	8° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
TullochBridge 20 km ENE 249m alt. 51 minutes ago	9° C	Continuous light rain.	Light winds from the SSW (19 kph at 200).	35 km Mid: overcast
SAIS Beinn Eighe 39 km NE 900m alt. 51 minutes ago	4° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Oban Airport 44 km S 6m alt. 2 hours ago	10° C	Light rain .	Moderate winds from the S (26 kph at 180).	7.0 km Low: broken Mid: overcast
SAIS Drumochter 47 km E 700m alt. 51 minutes ago	4° C	-	Near gales from the S (61 kph at 180).
SHIP6872 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.