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Ben Nevis
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom
Issued: 11 pm Fri 09 Jan Local Time
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Issued: 11 pm Fri 09 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 53mm), heaviest during Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun afternoon, min -4°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the SW by Mon morning).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon night, min -3°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
		Saturday 10			Sunday 11			Monday 12			Tuesday 13			Wednesday 14			Thursday 15
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	snow shwrs	light snow	cloudy	mod. snow	light snow	heavy rain	heavy rain	mod. rain	rain shwrs	some clouds	light snow	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	snow shwrs	light snow	light snow	light snow	light snow
km/h	S	S	SSW	S	S	SSE	SSW	SSW	WSW	SW	ENE	NNW	WNW	W	S	SW	SW	SSW	SE
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cm	1	2	—	8	4	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	1	4	2	3	1
mm	—	—	—	—	7	12	25	8	0.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-1	-1	0	1	3	4	4	3	2	1	0	0	-2	-1	0	1	1	1	1
min °C	-4	-1	-1	-1	2	3	3	3	1	-1	0	0	-3	-3	0	1	1	1	0
chill °C	-7	-5	-6	-6	-3	-2	-2	-3	-5	-7	-2	-4	-9	-8	-4	-3	-5	-4	-5

Freezing level m	200	250	450	550	1250	1650	1200	1100	850	700	600	500	0	0	450	650	650	650	800
Cloud base (m)	250	300	250	250	200	200	150	200	350	300	500	200	200	500	300	200	250	200	200

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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 53mm), heaviest during Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun afternoon, min -4°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the SW by Mon morning).

Ben Nevis Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon night, min -3°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 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	-1° C	-	Wind obs. (39 kph from 252 degs) was rejected.
Aonach Mor 3 km ENE 955m alt. 1 hour ago	-5° C	-	Moderate winds from the S (26 kph at 180).
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 (31 kph at 172).
657 6 km NE 552m alt. 1 hour ago	-2° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
TullochBridge 20 km ENE 249m alt. 1 hour ago	0° C	Rain	Light winds from the ESE (6 kph at 110).	45 km Mid: overcast
SAIS Beinn Eighe 39 km NE 900m alt. 1 hour ago	-3° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
SHIP1475 63 km S 3m alt. 3 hours ago	3° C
SHIP4550 63 km S 15m alt. 2 hours ago				- km
SHIP9385 63 km S 3m alt. 2 hours ago	2° 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.