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Ben Nevis
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom
Issued: 5 am Sat 10 Jan 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 heavy rain (total 63mm), heaviest during Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sun night, min -1°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sun night, light winds from the SSE by Mon night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Mild with moderate rain (total 18mm) on Tue morning, Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue morning, min -3°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Tue night, calm by Wed afternoon).
	Saturday 10			Sunday 11			Monday 12			Tuesday 13			Wednesday 14			Thursday 15
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	light snow	cloudy	light snow	light snow	mod. rain	heavy rain	light rain	cloudy	mod. rain	heavy rain	light snow	light snow	some clouds	cloudy	light snow	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds
km/h	S	SSW	SSE	S	S	SSW	WSW	SW	SSE	SE	ESE	NW	W	SSW	SE	WNW	W	S
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cm	2	—	5	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	3	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	10	5	37	1.2	—	9	15	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-1	0	1	2	3	6	3	2	3	3	2	1	-1	0	1	0	0	0
min °C	-1	-1	-1	1	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	0	-1	-1	0	-1	0	-3
chill °C	-4	-5	-6	-5	-2	-4	-3	-2	-1	-1	-1	-6	-7	-4	-2	-5	-5	-5

Freezing level m	250	450	500	1000	1550	1500	950	850	1000	1150	1000	650	400	400	600	350	600	200
Cloud base (m)	300	250	250	200	200	150	250	200	200	200	200	200	200	350	200	400	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 heavy rain (total 63mm), heaviest during Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sun night, min -1°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sun night, light winds from the SSE by Mon night).

Ben Nevis Weather (Days 3-6):

Mild with moderate rain (total 18mm) on Tue morning, Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue morning, min -3°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Tue night, calm 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 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. (43 kph from 251 degs) was rejected.
Aonach Mor 3 km ENE 955m alt. 1 hour ago	-5° C	-	Strong winds from the SSW (48 kph at 200).
SAIS Aonach Mor 4 km NE 1185m alt. 1 hour ago	-5° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Quad- Nevis Range 4 km NNE 900m alt. 1 hour ago	-1° C	-	Fresh winds from the S (35 kph at 169).
657 6 km NE 552m alt. 1 hour ago	-1° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
TullochBridge 20 km ENE 249m alt. 1 hour ago	1° C	-	Light winds from the N (13 kph at 0).	60 km Mid: scattered
SAIS Beinn Eighe 39 km NE 900m alt. 1 hour ago	-4° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
SHIP5229 63 km S 3m alt. 2 hours ago	3° C
SHIP6007 63 km S 3m alt. 3 hours ago	3° C
SHIP3329 63 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.