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Ben Nevis
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom
Issued: 5 am Thu 12 Mar Local Time
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Issued: 5 am Thu 12 Mar Local Time

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2 Ben Nevis Elevations: 2 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat night, min -8°C on Thu night). Mainly severe gales.									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon night, min -7°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Mon night, calm by Tue night).
	Thursday 12			Friday 13			Saturday 14			Sunday 15			Monday 16			Tuesday 17
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	heavy snow	mod. snow	heavy snow	mod. snow	mod. snow	snow shwrs	light snow	light snow	mod. snow	light snow	snow shwrs	mod. snow	light snow	light snow	light rain	cloudy	light snow	light snow
km/h	W	SW	SW	WSW	W	WNW	W	W	SW	W	W	W	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	W
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cm	11	8	15	6	6	3	2	2	6	3	9	10	5	4	—	—	2	1
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.2	—	—	—
max °C	-4	-5	-6	-6	-5	-6	-5	-5	-3	-3	-6	-4	-1	2	3	1	1	-3
min °C	-4	-6	-8	-6	-5	-6	-5	-5	-5	-5	-7	-7	-2	1	2	1	-2	-4
chill °C	-15	-17	-20	-16	-16	-17	-14	-14	-14	-16	-19	-19	-12	-8	-7	-8	-7	-9

Freezing level m	700	600	300	300	600	500	550	600	600	800	450	400	900	1600	1800	1700	1550	700
Cloud base (m)	200	250	200	200	300	250	500	250	250	200	250	250	250	250	250	250	250	300

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Ben Nevis Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ben Nevis is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat night, min -8°C on Thu night). Mainly severe gales.

Ben Nevis Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon night, min -7°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Mon night, calm 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	0° C	-	Wind obs. (26 kph from 343 degs) was rejected.
SAIS Aonach Mor 4 km NE 1185m alt. 1 hour ago	-2° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Quad- Nevis Range 5 km NNE 900m alt. 1 hour ago	1° C	-	Gales from the W (67 kph at 259).
657 6 km NE 552m alt. 1 hour ago	1° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
TullochBridge 20 km ENE 249m alt. 1 hour ago	6° C	Continuous light rain.	Fresh winds from the SSW (33 kph at 200).	5.0 km Mid: overcast
SAIS Beinn Eighe 39 km NE 900m alt. 1 hour ago	-1° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Oban Airport 44 km S 6m alt. 2 hours ago	8° C	Shower - in the vicinity.	Fresh winds from the SSW (35 kph at 210).	7.0 km Low: broken Mid: overcast
SAIS Drumochter 47 km E 700m alt. 1 hour ago	2° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
SHIP4222 51 km S 15m alt. 3 hours ago				- km
SHIP5733 51 km S 3m alt. 2 hours ago	8° 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.