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Ben Nevis
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom
Issued: 12 pm Thu 30 Apr Local Time
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2 Ben Nevis Elevations: 2 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Light rain (total 4mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Sun afternoon, min -1°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 30			Friday 1			Saturday 2			Sunday 3			Monday 4			Tuesday 5
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs	light rain	cloudy	light rain	rain shwrs	clear	cloudy	light rain	rain shwrs	light rain	light snow
km/h	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	SSW	SW	SW	WSW	ENE	ENE	NNE	W	WNW	WNW	NW	NNE	ENE	NE
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4
mm	—	—	—	—	0.2	0.3	2	1.4	0.4	—	0.2	0.5	—	—	0.7	0.3	3	—
max °C	13	14	10	12	12	9	9	9	7	8	9	7	7	7	6	4	4	1
min °C	11	13	8	11	11	9	9	9	6	7	8	5	6	7	2	2	2	-1
chill °C	9	12	7	10	10	7	8	9	4	6	8	3	4	4	1	1	1	-5

Freezing level m	2750	3000	2800	2600	2550	2300	1900	1850	1800	1700	1800	1500	1250	1300	1200	850	1000	400
Cloud base (m)	8550			2000	900	500	400	250	300	600	700	750	450	850	750	300	650	300

	5:35	—	—	5:33	—	—	5:31	—	—	5:28	—	—	5:26	—	—	5:24	—	—
	—	8:59	—	—	9:00	—	—	9:02	—	—	9:05	—	—	9:07	—	—	9:08	—

Ben Nevis Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ben Nevis is: Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Ben Nevis Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 4mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Sun afternoon, min -1°C on Tue night). 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather Station	Temp.	Weather	Wind	Cloud Visibility Cloud / Visibility
CIC Hut Ben Nevis 1 km N 680m alt. 44 minutes ago	14° C	-	Wind obs. (28 kph from 196 degs) was rejected.
SAIS Aonach Mor 4 km NE 1185m alt. 44 minutes ago	10° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Quad- Nevis Range 5 km NNE 900m alt. 44 minutes ago	16° C	-	Wind obs. (9 kph from 61 degs) was rejected.
657 6 km NE 552m alt. 44 minutes ago	19° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
SAIS Beinn Eighe 39 km NE 900m alt. 44 minutes ago	13° C	-	Fresh winds from the SE (37 kph at 132).
Oban Airport 44 km S 6m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Moderate winds from the SE.(Wind varies from 090 to 180 degs) (20 kph at 130).	0.0 km
SAIS Drumochter 47 km E 700m alt. 44 minutes ago	14° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Arrochar wx 69 km SSE 126m alt. 1 hour ago	21° C	Dry	Wind obs. (11 kph from 63 degs) was rejected.
Blairlusk 90 km SSE 100m alt. 44 minutes ago	18° C	-	Strong winds from the ENE (41 kph at 68).
Meikle Obney 94 km ESE 145m alt. 58 minutes ago	14° C	Dry	Light winds from the ENE (19 kph at 68).

* 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.