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Ben Nevis
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom
Issued: 12 pm Fri 10 Apr Local Time
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2 Ben Nevis Elevations: 2 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Turning milder with moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Fri morning, min -1°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSE on Fri night, light winds from the S by Sun night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A dusting of snow. Milder later with heavy rain (total 22mm) on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed afternoon, min -1°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon).
	Friday 10			Saturday 11			Sunday 12			Monday 13			Tuesday 14			Wednesday 15
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	cloudy	light rain	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	mod. snow	light snow	mod. rain	light snow	light snow	light snow	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	light rain	mod. rain	mod. rain
km/h	SSW	SSE	SSE	S	S	SSW	S	SW	SSW	SE	SSE	S	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	WSW	SW
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cm	—	—	4	—	—	9	5	—	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	0.1	—	—	—	—	8	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	4	8	7
max °C	4	4	2	1	2	2	3	3	2	1	2	2	3	3	3	4	5	4
min °C	2	3	-1	0	1	1	1	3	-1	1	1	-1	2	3	3	4	4	3
chill °C	-1	-4	-6	-5	-4	-6	-6	-3	-4	-3	-2	-1	0	0	-1	0	-2	-2

Freezing level m	700	950	800	550	600	750	650	900	600	700	750	850	950	1100	1250	1400	1150	1050
Cloud base (m)	650	800	250	200	200	200	200	250	300	300	250	400	350	400	850	200	250	400

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Ben Nevis Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ben Nevis is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Turning milder with moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Fri morning, min -1°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSE on Fri night, light winds from the S by Sun night).

Ben Nevis Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of snow. Milder later with heavy rain (total 22mm) on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed afternoon, min -1°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the WSW 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. 1 hour ago	2° C	-	Wind obs. (35 kph from 230 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	-3° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Quad- Nevis Range 5 km NNE 900m alt. 1 hour ago	3° C	-	Fresh winds from the SSE (33 kph at 153).
657 6 km NE 552m alt. 1 hour ago	5° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
SAIS Beinn Eighe 39 km NE 900m alt. 1 hour ago	1° C	-	Fresh winds from the S (35 kph at 191).
Oban Airport 44 km S 6m alt. 2 hours ago	9° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Moderate winds from the S.(Wind varies from 140 to 200 degs) (28 kph at 170).	10.0 km Low: few Mid: scattered
SAIS Drumochter 47 km E 700m alt. 1 hour ago	6° C	-	Strong winds from the SSW (43 kph at 195).
SHIP2592 51 km S 3m alt. 2 hours ago	8° C
SHIP9188 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.