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Ben Nevis
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom
Issued: 11 pm Tue 30 Dec Local Time
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Issued: 11 pm Tue 30 Dec Local Time

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2 Ben Nevis Elevations: 2 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed afternoon, min -4°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the NW by Wed night).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon afternoon, min -6°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.
		Wednesday 31			Thursday 1			Friday 2			Saturday 3			Sunday 4			Monday 5
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	cloudy	light rain	snow shwrs	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	light snow	light snow	light snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	light snow
km/h	NW	W	W	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	NNW	NNW	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	WNW	W	W
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cm	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	1	2	3	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	2
mm	—	—	0.3	0.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2
max °C	0	1	2	2	-1	-2	-3	-3	-4	-4	-4	-4	-5	-4	-4	-5	-3	-2	2
min °C	-1	0	1	-1	-1	-2	-4	-4	-4	-5	-6	-6	-6	-5	-6	-5	-5	-2	-1
chill °C	-3	-4	-4	-9	-8	-10	-11	-10	-10	-11	-13	-12	-11	-9	-10	-9	-8	-7	-6

Freezing level m	0	500	700	750	350	250	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	550
Cloud base (m)	350	450	300	250	250	250	500	250	400	300	400	300	350	300	300	300	300	300	300

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Ben Nevis Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ben Nevis is: A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed afternoon, min -4°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the NW by Wed night).

Ben Nevis Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon afternoon, min -6°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

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 5 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. (17 kph from 5 degs) was rejected.
Aonach Mor 3 km ENE 955m alt. 1 hour ago	-4° C	-	Light winds from the W (15 kph at 260).
SAIS Aonach Mor 4 km NE 1185m alt. 1 hour ago	-4° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Quad- Nevis Range 4 km NNE 900m alt. 1 hour ago	0° C	-	Fresh winds from the SW (30 kph at 226).
T17- Nevis Range 5 km NNE 650m alt. 1 hour ago		-	Calm (0 kph at 28).
657 6 km NE 552m alt. 1 hour ago	0° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
TullochBridge 20 km ENE 249m alt. 1 hour ago	-1° C	-	Wind obs. (6 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.	35 km Mid: overcast
SAIS Beinn Eighe 39 km NE 900m alt. 1 hour ago	-3° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
SHIP8797 51 km S 15m alt. 2 hours ago				- km
SHIP8790 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.