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Ben Nevis
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom
Issued: 6 pm Thu 30 Apr Local Time
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Issued: 6 pm Thu 30 Apr Local Time

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2 Ben Nevis Elevations: 2 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Light rain (total 10mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.											Days 5–7 Weather Summary Mild with light rain (total 4mm) on Tue afternoon Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Sun afternoon, min -1°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thu 30		Friday 1			Saturday 2			Sunday 3			Monday 4			Tuesday 5
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	some clouds	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	cloudy	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	mod. snow
km/h	SSE	SSE	S	SSW	SW	SW	W	NE	NE	WNW	WNW	W	W	NW	NE	ESE	ESE
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6
mm	—	—	0.1	0.1	0.6	3	3	3	—	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.5	0.5	0.3	1.8	—
max °C	15	11	11	12	9	9	10	6	6	7	6	6	6	5	3	4	1
min °C	13	8	11	11	8	9	9	6	6	7	2	4	6	1	1	3	-1
chill °C	12	7	10	10	6	8	8	4	5	6	-1	1	3	-1	-2	2	-5

Freezing level m	3050	2750	2650	2550	2200	1900	1900	1750	1650	1650	1400	1050	1250	1100	700	950	500
Cloud base (m)			2150	900	400	400	300	300	500	500	700	550	600	700	300	500	300

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	8:59	—	—	9:00	—	—	9:02	—	—	9:05	—	—	9:07	—	—	9:08	—

Ben Nevis Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ben Nevis is: Light rain (total 10mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Ben Nevis Weather (Days 3-6):

Mild with light rain (total 4mm) on Tue afternoon Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Sun afternoon, min -1°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
CIC Hut Ben Nevis 1 km N 680m alt. 54 minutes ago	12° C	-	Wind obs. (26 kph from 243 degs) was rejected.
SAIS Aonach Mor 4 km NE 1185m alt. 54 minutes ago	6° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Quad- Nevis Range 5 km NNE 900m alt. 54 minutes ago	11° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 245).
657 6 km NE 552m alt. 54 minutes ago	8° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
SAIS Beinn Eighe 39 km NE 900m alt. 54 minutes ago	7° C	-	Wind obs. (20 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
SAIS Drumochter 47 km E 700m alt. 54 minutes ago	5° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Arrochar wx 69 km SSE 126m alt. 1 hour ago	11° C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 23).
Blairlusk 90 km SSE 100m alt. 54 minutes ago	8° C	-	Moderate winds from the NE (22 kph at 37).
Meikle Obney 94 km ESE 145m alt. 1 hour ago	7° C	Dry	Light winds from the NE (6 kph at 45).
Munlochy 95 km NNE 18m alt. 1 hour ago	9° C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 334).

* 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.