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Ben Nevis
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom
Issued: 6 pm Sat 04 Apr Local Time
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Issued: 6 pm Sat 04 Apr Local Time

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2 Ben Nevis Elevations: 2 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Tue morning, min -8°C on Sun morning). Mainly severe gales.											Days 5–7 Weather Summary Light rain (total 5mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Tue afternoon, min -3°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Wed night, moderate winds from the SW by Thu afternoon).
	Sat 4		Sunday 5			Monday 6			Tuesday 7			Wednesday 8			Thursday 9
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	heavy snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear	rain shwrs	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs
km/h	ESE	NW	W	W	W	S	S	S	SSE	S	SSW	SSW	S	SW	WSW	W	SSW
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cm	14	20	5	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.1	—	—	—	3	1.9	—	—	0.1
max °C	-2	-3	-7	-7	-6	-2	1	6	8	7	6	7	6	6	-3	-1	3
min °C	-5	-7	-8	-7	-7	-3	0	0	7	6	5	5	6	-2	-3	-3	0
chill °C	-15	-20	-20	-19	-18	-11	-7	-7	1	0	0	0	1	-11	-12	-11	-6

Freezing level m	500	300	350	450	0	650	1350	2450	2700	2700	2700	2650	2550	2050	1000	1000	1550
Cloud base (m)	200	200	250	550	650	500	350	400	300	300	300	800	350	300	800	650	2650

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	8:04	—	—	8:06	—	—	8:07	—	—	8:09	—	—	8:12	—	—	8:14	—

Ben Nevis Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ben Nevis is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Tue morning, min -8°C on Sun morning). Mainly severe gales.

Ben Nevis Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 5mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Tue afternoon, min -3°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Wed night, moderate winds from the SW by Thu 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	Cloud Visibility Cloud / Visibility
CIC Hut Ben Nevis 1 km N 680m alt. 36 minutes ago	-2° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 8).
T17- Nevis Range 4 km NNE 650m alt. 36 minutes ago		-	Calm (0 kph at 1).
SAIS Aonach Mor 4 km NE 1185m alt. 36 minutes ago	-6° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Quad- Nevis Range 5 km NNE 900m alt. 36 minutes ago	-2° C	-	Light winds from the N (17 kph at 351).
657 6 km NE 552m alt. 36 minutes ago	-2° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
SAIS Beinn Eighe 39 km NE 900m alt. 36 minutes ago	-4° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
SAIS Drumochter 47 km E 700m alt. 36 minutes ago	-2° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
SHIP2349 51 km S 3m alt. 2 hours ago	6° C
SHIP2361 51 km S 15m alt. 3 hours ago				- km
SHIP4450 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.