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Ben Nevis
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom
Issued: 5 pm Sat 13 Dec Local Time
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Issued: 5 pm Sat 13 Dec Local Time

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2 Ben Nevis Elevations: 2 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Mild with heavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sun afternoon, min -3°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SW on Sat night, moderate winds from the SW by Mon night).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu afternoon, min -4°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Wed night, extremely windy from the S by Thu night).
	Sat 13		Sunday 14			Monday 15			Tuesday 16			Wednesday 17			Thursday 18
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	mod. snow	heavy rain	light rain	heavy rain	snow shwrs	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	light snow	light snow	snow shwrs	light snow	mod. snow	light snow
km/h	SSW	SW	SSW	SSW	WSW	SW	SW	WSW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	WSW	SE	S	S
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cm	7	—	—	—	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	5	1	3	6	4
mm	—	23	4	13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max°C	1	4	4	5	1	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-1	0	-1	-1	2	0
min°C	0	3	4	5	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-4	-2	-1	-2	-2	1	-3
chill°C	-10	-6	-3	-2	-11	-10	-10	-10	-11	-10	-12	-11	-10	-12	-11	-9	-15

Freezing level (m)	1450	2200	2200	2550	1050	950	1000	900	850	900	800	950	1300	900	950	1700	950
Cloud base (m)	250	250	250	200	250	600	600	600	700	600	600	600	250	350	550	200	300

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Ben Nevis Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ben Nevis is: Mild with heavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sun afternoon, min -3°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SW on Sat night, moderate winds from the SW by Mon night).

Ben Nevis Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu afternoon, min -4°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Wed night, extremely windy 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station	Temp.	Weather	Wind	Cloud Visibility Cloud / Visibility
CIC Hut Ben Nevis 1 km N 680m alt. 2 hours ago	7° C	-	Wind obs. (31 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
Aonach Mor 3 km ENE 955m alt. 2 hours ago	4° C	-	Wind obs. (81 kph from 220 degs) was rejected.
SAIS Aonach Mor 4 km NE 1185m alt. 2 hours ago	4° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Quad- Nevis Range 4 km NNE 900m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 292).
657 6 km NE 552m alt. 2 hours ago	8° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
TullochBridge 20 km ENE 249m alt. 2 hours ago	10° C	Intermittent light rain.	Moderate winds from the SSW (28 kph at 210).	3.9 km Mid: overcast
SHIP6671 51 km S 3m alt. 3 hours ago	11° C
SHIP5733 51 km S 15m alt. 4 hours ago				- km
SHIP8104 51 km S 15m alt. 4 hours ago				- km
SHIP4456 51 km S 3m alt. 2 hours ago	5° 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.