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Ben Nevis
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom
Issued: 5 pm Thu 26 Mar Local Time
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Issued: 5 pm Thu 26 Mar 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 Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu night, min -7°C on Fri afternoon). Mainly stormy winds.											Days 5–7 Weather Summary Drizzle, on Wed morning followed by colder weather and a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning.. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon night, min -6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Sun night, strong winds from the W by Tue afternoon).
	Thu 26		Friday 27			Saturday 28			Sunday 29			Monday 30			Tuesday 31
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	light snow	light snow	snow shwrs	light snow	mod. snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	heavy snow	light snow	mod. snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy
km/h	SW	W	WSW	W	W	WNW	WNW	W	SW	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	W	WSW	WSW
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cm	1	1	2	3	8	2	3	3	16	2	8	1	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.9	—	—	—
max °C	0	2	-4	-6	-6	-7	-6	-4	-2	-5	-5	-5	-3	3	2	1	1
min °C	-2	-5	-5	-7	-7	-7	-6	-7	-3	-5	-6	-6	-4	1	1	1	1
chill °C	-11	-15	-15	-19	-19	-19	-18	-17	-15	-17	-19	-18	-15	-8	-7	-7	-7

Freezing level m	950	1300	750	650	400	350	550	0	650	700	550	600	900	2000	1650	1450	1700
Cloud base (m)	300	250	500	350	500	350	550	500	250	450	300	300	500	300	300	600	300

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	6:45	—	—	6:47	—	—	6:50	—	—	7:52	—	—	6:53	—	—	6:57	—

Ben Nevis Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ben Nevis is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu night, min -7°C on Fri afternoon). Mainly stormy winds.

Ben Nevis Weather (Days 3-6):

Drizzle, on Wed morning followed by colder weather and a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning.. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon night, min -6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Sun night, strong winds from the W by Tue 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. 1 hour ago	5° C	-	Wind obs. (15 kph from 344 degs) was rejected.
T17- Nevis Range 4 km NNE 650m alt. 1 hour ago		-	Calm (0 kph at 1).
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	6° C	-	Strong winds from the WSW (50 kph at 256).
657 6 km NE 552m alt. 1 hour ago	7° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
SAIS Beinn Eighe 39 km NE 900m alt. 1 hour ago	2° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
SAIS Drumochter 47 km E 700m alt. 1 hour ago	3° C	-	Wind obs. (52 kph from 144 degs) was rejected.
SHIP3902 54 km SSW 15m alt. 1 hour ago				- km
SHIP2394 54 km SSW 3m alt. 1 hour ago	10° C
SHIP1909 65 km SW 3m alt. 2 hours ago	10° 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.