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Ben Nevis
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom
Issued: 11 pm Thu 12 Mar Local Time
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Issued: 11 pm Thu 12 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 Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat afternoon, min -2°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Thu night, light winds from the WSW by Sat afternoon).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night will be washed away by heavy rain (total 25mm) on Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Tue morning, min -1°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SW by Wed afternoon).
		Friday 13			Saturday 14			Sunday 15			Monday 16			Tuesday 17			Wednesday 18
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	mod. snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	light snow	cloudy	snow shwrs	light snow	light snow	light snow	light snow	light snow	mod. rain	light rain	light rain	heavy rain	rain shwrs	some clouds	clear	some clouds
km/h	SW	W	W	W	W	W	SW	WSW	W	WSW	SW	SSW	SSW	S	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SW
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cm	7	4	2	2	—	1	3	3	4	4	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9	0.7	0.9	13	1.6	—	—	—
max °C	0	1	1	0	1	2	1	2	0	0	2	3	5	6	5	2	3	4	2
min °C	-1	0	0	-2	0	0	-1	1	-1	-1	0	3	5	5	3	-1	1	3	2
chill °C	-9	-6	-6	-8	-5	-4	-5	-5	-8	-8	-6	-2	0	0	-2	-7	-4	-1	-2

Freezing level m	400	550	650	100	500	700	500	800	450	300	550	1050	1900	1700	1200	650	650	950	800
Cloud base (m)	250	200	350	300	500	500	450	200	200	300	250	200	200	200	250	400	450	650	750

	—	6:41	—	—	6:37	—	—	6:35	—	—	6:33	—	—	6:30	—	—	6:26	—	—
	—	—	6:17	—	—	6:20	—	—	6:22	—	—	6:24	—	—	6:27	—	—	6:29	—

Ben Nevis Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ben Nevis is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat afternoon, min -2°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Thu night, light winds from the WSW by Sat afternoon).

Ben Nevis Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night will be washed away by heavy rain (total 25mm) on Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Tue morning, min -1°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SW by Wed afternoon).

This table gives the weather forecast for Ben Nevis at the specific elevation of 500 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. 56 minutes ago	-2° C	-	Wind obs. (50 kph from 275 degs) was rejected.
Aonach Mor 3 km ENE 955m alt. 56 minutes ago	-5° C	-	Wind obs. (87 kph from 220 degs) was rejected.
T17- Nevis Range 4 km NNE 650m alt. 56 minutes ago		-	Calm (0 kph at 58).
SAIS Aonach Mor 4 km NE 1185m alt. 56 minutes ago	-5° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Quad- Nevis Range 5 km NNE 900m alt. 56 minutes ago	-1° C	-	Wind obs. (124 kph from 233 degs) was rejected.
657 6 km NE 552m alt. 56 minutes ago	-1° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
TullochBridge 20 km ENE 249m alt. 56 minutes ago	0° C	Continuous moderate snow.	Light winds from the SSW (17 kph at 200).	0.8 km Mid: overcast
SAIS Beinn Eighe 39 km NE 900m alt. 56 minutes ago	-4° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
SAIS Drumochter 47 km E 700m alt. 56 minutes ago	-2° C	-	Wind obs. (152 kph from 145 degs) was rejected.
SHIP9494 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.