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Ben Nevis
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom
Issued: 5 pm Tue 24 Mar Local Time
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Issued: 5 pm Tue 24 Mar Local Time

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2 Ben Nevis Elevations: 2 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Mild with light rain (total 9mm) on Tue afternoon Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue afternoon, min -3°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Wed morning, light winds from the W by Thu morning).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow heaviest on Sat night. Turning milder with heavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Sun morning, min -1°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat night, near gales from the WSW by Sun morning).
	Tue 24		Wednesday 25			Thursday 26			Friday 27			Saturday 28			Sunday 29
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	light snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	clear	some clouds	light rain	rain shwrs	light snow	light snow	light snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	light snow	heavy rain	light snow	light snow
km/h	WSW	NW	NW	NW	NW	W	SW	W	WSW	W	SW	WNW	WNW	SW	SW	W	W
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cm	3	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	4	1	—	5	—	1	2
mm	6	—	—	—	—	—	1.1	2	—	—	—	—	—	4	28	1.4	—
max °C	3	0	1	0	-2	1	2	3	2	1	1	1	1	2	7	4	1
min °C	1	-1	0	0	-3	-1	2	1	1	1	-1	0	1	0	4	1	1
chill °C	-4	-8	-8	-5	-8	-5	-3	-4	-5	-4	-8	-8	-6	-5	-2	-7	-7

Freezing level m	900	500	450	500	0	400	850	1250	700	600	500	550	650	600	1350	950	600
Cloud base (m)	200	300	250	350	350	500	300	250	500	250	400	400	450	400	250	400	300

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	6:42	—	—	6:44	—	—	6:45	—	—	6:47	—	—	6:50	—	—	7:52	—

Ben Nevis Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ben Nevis is: Mild with light rain (total 9mm) on Tue afternoon Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue afternoon, min -3°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Wed morning, light winds from the W by Thu morning).

Ben Nevis Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow heaviest on Sat night. Turning milder with heavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Sun morning, min -1°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat night, near gales from the WSW by Sun morning).

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. 40 minutes ago	-1° C	-	Wind obs. (19 kph from 7 degs) was rejected.
Aonach Mor 3 km ENE 955m alt. 40 minutes ago	-4° C	-	Moderate winds from the WNW (20 kph at 290).
SAIS Aonach Mor 4 km NE 1185m alt. 40 minutes ago	-5° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Quad- Nevis Range 5 km NNE 900m alt. 40 minutes ago	-1° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
657 6 km NE 552m alt. 40 minutes ago		-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
TullochBridge 20 km ENE 249m alt. 40 minutes ago	3° C	Rain	Light winds from the W (17 kph at 280).	45 km Mid: scattered
SAIS Beinn Eighe 39 km NE 900m alt. 40 minutes ago	-3° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
SAIS Drumochter 47 km E 700m alt. 40 minutes ago	-1° C	-	Strong winds from the W (50 kph at 277).
SHIP6364 51 km S 3m alt. 3 hours ago	6° C
SHIP3042 51 km S 3m alt. 3 hours ago	6° C

* 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.