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Ben Nevis
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom
Issued: 5 am Fri 09 Jan Local Time
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Issued: 5 am Fri 09 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 Sat night. Turning milder with heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sun night, min -4°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, near gales from the S by Sun night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Mild with moderate rain (total 15mm) on Mon morning, Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon morning, min -2°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Mon morning, calm by Wed night).
	Friday 9			Saturday 10			Sunday 11			Monday 12			Tuesday 13			Wednesday 14
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

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

Freezing level m	150	400	150	0	350	250	850	1600	1300	1100	800	200	600	450	350	550	450	300
Cloud base (m)	250	250	350	300	300	250	200	200	150	150	200	350	300	250	300	250	300	250

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Ben Nevis Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ben Nevis is: A moderate fall of snow heaviest on Sat night. Turning milder with heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sun night, min -4°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, near gales from the S by Sun night).

Ben Nevis Weather (Days 3-6):

Mild with moderate rain (total 15mm) on Mon morning, Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon morning, min -2°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Mon morning, calm by Wed night).

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
Aonach Mor 3 km ENE 955m alt. 2 hours ago	-5° C	-	Light winds from the SE (9 kph at 140).
SAIS Aonach Mor 4 km NE 1185m alt. 2 hours ago	-5° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Quad- Nevis Range 4 km NNE 900m alt. 2 hours ago	0° C	-	Wind obs. (17 kph from 251 degs) was rejected.
657 6 km NE 552m alt. 2 hours ago	0° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
TullochBridge 20 km ENE 249m alt. 2 hours ago	-5° C	-	Calm (2 kph at 0).	40 km Mid: overcast
SAIS Beinn Eighe 39 km NE 900m alt. 2 hours ago	-4° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Oban Airport 44 km S 6m alt. 2 hours ago	0° C	-	Light winds from the E (9 kph at 100).	10.0 km Low: few
SHIP1989 59 km SW 3m alt. 2 hours ago	3° C
SHIP2671 59 km SW 15m alt. 2 hours ago				- km
SHIP2537 65 km SW 3m alt. 4 hours ago	3° 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.