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Ben Nevis
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom
Issued: 11 pm Sat 10 Jan Local Time
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Issued: 11 pm Sat 10 Jan Local Time

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2 Ben Nevis Elevations: 2 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow heaviest on Sun morning. Turning milder with heavy rain (total 55mm), heaviest during Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sun night, min -1°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Sun night, calm by Mon night).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed afternoon, min -2°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
		Sunday 11			Monday 12			Tuesday 13			Wednesday 14			Thursday 15			Friday 16
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	mod. snow	light snow	mod. rain	heavy rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	light snow	light snow	cloudy	snow shwrs	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds
km/h	SSE	S	SSE	S	SW	SW	WSW	SSW	W	WNW	WSW	S	S	SSW	SSW	SSE	SE	ESE	NNE
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cm	8	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	4	—	1	—	—	—	—
mm	—	8	8	30	1.8	1.1	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	1	3	4	5	3	3	2	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	-1
min °C	0	1	3	4	3	2	1	1	-1	-2	-1	1	1	1	0	-1	-1	0	-3
chill °C	-5	-4	-1	-2	-4	-4	-3	0	-5	-8	-6	-4	-2	-3	-4	-5	-6	-3	-6

Freezing level m	600	1050	1650	1100	1050	1050	900	600	550	0	400	700	650	600	600	450	0	650	0
Cloud base (m)	250	200	200	100	350	200	250	300	750	350	350	200	200	200	200	400	400	250	300

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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 55mm), heaviest during Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sun night, min -1°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Sun night, calm by Mon night).

Ben Nevis Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed afternoon, min -2°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. 38 minutes ago	-1° C	-	Wind obs. (69 kph from 232 degs) was rejected.
Aonach Mor 3 km ENE 955m alt. 38 minutes ago	-3° C	-	Severe gales from the S (83 kph at 190).
SAIS Aonach Mor 4 km NE 1185m alt. 38 minutes ago	-3° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Quad- Nevis Range 4 km NNE 900m alt. 38 minutes ago	1° C	-	Wind obs. (100 kph from 173 degs) was rejected.
657 6 km NE 552m alt. 38 minutes ago	0° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
TullochBridge 20 km ENE 249m alt. 38 minutes ago	3° C	Light drizzle and rain.	Fresh winds from the SSE (30 kph at 160).	26 km Mid: overcast
SAIS Beinn Eighe 39 km NE 900m alt. 38 minutes ago	-2° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
SHIP4321 51 km S 3m alt. 3 hours ago	5° C
SHIP2917 51 km S 15m alt. 2 hours ago				- km
SHIP2552 51 km S 3m alt. 2 hours ago	5° 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.