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Ben Nevis
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom
Issued: 12 pm Fri 08 May Local Time
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Issued: 12 pm Fri 08 May Local Time

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2 Ben Nevis Elevations: 2 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun afternoon, min -4°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon night, min -4°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon morning, near gales from the W by Tue night).
	Friday 8			Saturday 9			Sunday 10			Monday 11			Tuesday 12			Wednesday 13
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	clear	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear	light snow	cloudy	snow shwrs	snow shwrs
km/h	WSW	W	NNE	NNE	N	WNW	WNW	WNW	NNW	N	W	W	W	W	W	NNE	N	N
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mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-2	-2	-3	-3	-2	-3	-2	-1	-1	-2	0	1	-1	-1	-3	-2	-2	-3
min °C	-2	-2	-4	-4	-2	-4	-3	-1	-4	-3	0	-1	-2	-2	-3	-4	-2	-4
chill °C	-9	-7	-7	-7	-5	-9	-10	-9	-10	-7	-5	-10	-10	-11	-13	-11	-10	-12

Freezing level m	1100	1150	850	850	1150	700	950	1150	1000	950	1400	1550	1100	1200	850	850	1100	850
Cloud base (m)	650	700	700	450	950	800	550	300	350	450	2450	450	550	700	450	250	550	450

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Ben Nevis Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ben Nevis is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun afternoon, min -4°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon).

Ben Nevis Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon night, min -4°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon morning, near gales from the W by Tue 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	6° C	-	Wind obs. (22 kph from 355 degs) was rejected.
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	5° C	-	Strong winds from the WNW (50 kph at 289).
657 6 km NE 552m alt. 1 hour ago	8° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
SAIS Beinn Eighe 39 km NE 900m alt. 1 hour ago	5° C	-	Severe gales from the WNW (81 kph at 286).
Oban Airport 44 km S 6m alt. 2 hours ago	12° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the W (15 kph at 270).	10.0 km Low: scattered
SAIS Drumochter 47 km E 700m alt. 1 hour ago	10° C	-	Fresh winds from the WSW (30 kph at 251).
SHIP1846 51 km S 3m alt. 2 hours ago	12° C
SHIP8316 51 km S 3m alt. 2 hours ago	12° C
SHIP2272 51 km S 3m alt. 1 hour ago	13° 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.