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Ben Nevis
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom
Issued: 6 am Thu 09 Apr Local Time
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2 Ben Nevis Elevations: 2 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Mild with light rain (total 4mm) on Thu morning Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu morning, min -2°C on Thu night). Mainly near gales.									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A dusting of snow giving way to moderate rain (total 18mm) heaviest on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Tue afternoon, min 0°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Sun morning, calm by Mon afternoon).
	Thursday 9			Friday 10			Saturday 11			Sunday 12			Monday 13			Tuesday 14
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	light snow	light rain	snow shwrs	light rain	light rain	light snow	cloudy	cloudy	light snow	light snow	snow shwrs	rain shwrs	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	some clouds	cloudy	heavy rain
km/h	SW	WSW	W	SSW	SSE	SSE	S	S	SSE	SE	W	WSW	SW	SSW	SSE	S	S	SSE
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cm	2	—	2	—	—	3	—	—	1	1	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	3	0.7	—	0.1	0.1	—	—	—	—	3	0.3	1.6	0.2	0.9	0.5	—	—	12
max °C	3	3	1	2	3	1	1	2	2	2	3	2	4	5	3	6	7	5
min °C	2	2	-2	1	2	-2	0	2	1	2	2	0	2	5	2	4	7	3
chill °C	-3	-3	-6	-2	-5	-7	-4	-3	-6	-4	-4	-4	0	4	2	2	4	-1

Freezing level m	950	850	500	600	900	700	500	700	650	800	750	850	800	1050	950	1050	1300	1150
Cloud base (m)	250	450	300	550	650	250	350	250	350	200	200	300	550	800			1600	1900

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Ben Nevis Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ben Nevis is: Mild with light rain (total 4mm) on Thu morning Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu morning, min -2°C on Thu night). Mainly near gales.

Ben Nevis Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of snow giving way to moderate rain (total 18mm) heaviest on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Tue afternoon, min 0°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Sun morning, calm by Mon 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. 49 minutes ago	3° C	-	Light winds from the S (13 kph at 187).
T17- Nevis Range 4 km NNE 650m alt. 49 minutes ago		-	Calm (0 kph at 1).
SAIS Aonach Mor 4 km NE 1185m alt. 49 minutes ago	0° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Quad- Nevis Range 5 km NNE 900m alt. 49 minutes ago	4° C	-	Moderate winds from the WSW (26 kph at 243).
657 6 km NE 552m alt. 49 minutes ago	4° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
SAIS Beinn Eighe 39 km NE 900m alt. 49 minutes ago	2° C	-	Moderate winds from the WSW (28 kph at 256).
Oban Airport 44 km S 6m alt. 59 minutes ago	9° C	Shower - in the vicinity.	Light winds from the SSW.(Wind varies from 170 to 240 degs) (15 kph at 210).	10.0 km Low: broken Mid: overcast
SAIS Drumochter 47 km E 700m alt. 49 minutes ago	4° C	-	Fresh winds from the S (30 kph at 180).
SHIP1975 51 km S 3m alt. 3 hours ago	8° C
SHIP8114 51 km S 15m alt. 2 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.