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Ben Nevis
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom
Issued: 6 am Mon 13 Apr Local Time
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Issued: 6 am Mon 13 Apr Local Time

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2 Ben Nevis Elevations: 2 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Mild at first with light rain (total 6mm) on Tue night followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue night, min -4°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Tue morning, near gales from the S by Wed morning).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu night, min -5°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Fri morning, moderate winds from the SW by Fri night).
	Monday 13			Tuesday 14			Wednesday 15			Thursday 16			Friday 17			Saturday 18
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	light snow	some clouds	clear	some clouds	light rain	light rain	light snow	mod. snow	cloudy	cloudy	mod. snow	light snow	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	snow shwrs
km/h	SSW	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	S	S	SSW	SW	SSW	S	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	W
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cm	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	3	6	—	—	6	2	—	—	—	—	1
mm	—	—	—	—	—	4	0.6	1.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-3	-3	-2	-1	2	4	4	3	1	-1	0	1	0	0	-1	-1	-2	-2
min °C	-4	-3	-3	-2	0	2	3	1	-2	-1	0	0	-1	-1	-1	-1	-2	-5
chill °C	-11	-10	-10	-8	-5	-6	-5	-6	-11	-10	-7	-8	-10	-10	-9	-8	-10	-14

Freezing level m	850	1000	850	1150	1400	2100	2100	1850	1200	1150	1400	1450	1400	1250	1150	1200	1150	750
Cloud base (m)	550	500	600	850	850	500	250	250	350	300	650	250	250	350	600	300	600	350

	6:18	—	—	6:16	—	—	6:13	—	—	6:11	—	—	6:07	—	—	6:05	—	—
	—	8:22	—	—	8:24	—	—	8:27	—	—	8:29	—	—	8:30	—	—	8:34	—

Ben Nevis Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ben Nevis is: Mild at first with light rain (total 6mm) on Tue night followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue night, min -4°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Tue morning, near gales from the S by Wed morning).

Ben Nevis Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu night, min -5°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Fri morning, moderate winds from the SW by Fri 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. 1 hour ago	4° C	-	Wind obs. (28 kph from 259 degs) was rejected.
T17- Nevis Range 4 km NNE 650m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Calm (0 kph at 1).
SAIS Aonach Mor 4 km NE 1185m alt. 1 hour ago	-1° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Quad- Nevis Range 5 km NNE 900m alt. 1 hour ago	3° C	-	Moderate winds from the SSW (24 kph at 204).
657 6 km NE 552m alt. 1 hour ago	6° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
SAIS Beinn Eighe 39 km NE 900m alt. 1 hour ago	0° C	-	Wind obs. (26 kph from 301 degs) was rejected.
Oban Airport 44 km S 6m alt. 3 hours ago	10° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Moderate winds from the S.(Wind varies from 160 to 220 degs) (22 kph at 190).	10.0 km Low: few Mid: scattered
SAIS Drumochter 47 km E 700m alt. 1 hour ago	5° C	-	Strong winds from the S (44 kph at 178).
Arrochar wx 69 km SSE 126m alt. 2 hours ago	9° C	Dry	Light winds from the SSW (14 kph at 210).
Blairlusk 90 km SSE 100m alt. 1 hour ago	9° C	-	Fresh winds from the SSE (35 kph at 166).

* 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.