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Ben Nevis
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom
Issued: 5 pm Fri 27 Mar Local Time
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Issued: 5 pm Fri 27 Mar Local Time

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2 Ben Nevis Elevations: 2 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Fri afternoon, min -2°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat night, near gales from the W by Sun afternoon).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary Mild at first with light rain (total 6mm) on Tue night followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Tue morning, min 1°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue night).
	Fri 27		Saturday 28			Sunday 29			Monday 30			Tuesday 31			Wednesday 1
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	light snow	clear	snow shwrs	heavy snow	light snow	light snow	snow shwrs	rain shwrs	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light snow	light snow
km/h	W	W	WNW	WNW	WSW	SW	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	W	WSW	W	NNE	SE	SE
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cm	2	5	2	—	4	12	2	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	4
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	4	0.3	—	—
max °C	2	0	0	1	1	2	1	0	2	3	5	7	7	6	3	2	1
min °C	0	-1	0	0	-2	2	0	0	0	2	3	5	6	4	3	1	1
chill °C	-7	-9	-8	-6	-7	-5	-8	-7	-8	-4	-2	2	3	3	1	-2	-2

Freezing level m	700	350	450	600	400	1050	550	500	550	800	2050	1550	1400	1850	950	850	650
Cloud base (m)	600	500	300	450	600	250	400	350	300	500	350	300	600	300	400	600	300

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Ben Nevis Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ben Nevis is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Fri afternoon, min -2°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat night, near gales from the W by Sun afternoon).

Ben Nevis Weather (Days 3-6):

Mild at first with light rain (total 6mm) on Tue night followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Tue morning, min 1°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather Station	Temp.	Weather	Wind	Cloud Visibility Cloud / Visibility
CIC Hut Ben Nevis 1 km N 680m alt. 39 minutes ago	-1° C	-	Wind obs. (48 kph from 342 degs) was rejected.
T17- Nevis Range 4 km NNE 650m alt. 39 minutes ago		-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
SAIS Aonach Mor 4 km NE 1185m alt. 39 minutes ago	-5° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Quad- Nevis Range 5 km NNE 900m alt. 39 minutes ago	0° C	-	Severe gales from the W (81 kph at 260).
657 6 km NE 552m alt. 39 minutes ago	1° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
SAIS Beinn Eighe 39 km NE 900m alt. 39 minutes ago	-3° C	-	Wind obs. (146 kph from 83 degs) was rejected.
SAIS Drumochter 47 km E 700m alt. 39 minutes ago	-2° C	-	Near gales from the SSW (57 kph at 203).
SHIP2912 51 km S 15m alt. 3 hours ago				- km
SHIP2722 51 km S 15m alt. 2 hours ago				- km
SHIP4512 51 km S 3m alt. 3 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.