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Ben Nevis
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom
Issued: 12 pm Wed 01 Apr Local Time
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2 Ben Nevis Elevations: 2 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Wed morning giving way to a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Wed morning, min -3°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Mild with light rain (total 6mm) on Sat night Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon night, min -2°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sat morning, stormy winds from the SW by Sat night).
	Wednesday 1			Thursday 2			Friday 3			Saturday 4			Sunday 5			Monday 6
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	mod. rain	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	light snow	light snow	cloudy	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	cloudy	light rain	snow shwrs	light snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	cloudy	rain shwrs	clear
km/h	SW	NNE	NNE	SSW	S	SSW	W	W	W	S	SSE	SW	W	W	W	SSE	SSE	SSE
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cm	—	2	—	—	2	5	—	3	1	—	—	2	2	1	—	—	—	—
mm	7	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.2	6	—	—	—	—	0.1	—
max °C	6	3	-1	3	2	1	1	0	-1	0	3	4	0	1	0	3	4	5
min °C	6	0	-2	1	1	1	0	0	-3	0	1	-1	0	0	-2	1	4	4
chill °C	2	-5	-2	-2	-3	-3	-4	-5	-8	-3	-4	-11	-9	-8	-7	-2	0	-1

Freezing level m	1650	1000	300	600	750	750	550	550	100	450	750	550	450	550	200	700	1100	2450
Cloud base (m)	300	300	300	1850	500	250	250	250	400	650	200	150	500	400	700	600	500	5100

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Ben Nevis Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ben Nevis is: Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Wed morning giving way to a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Wed morning, min -3°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Ben Nevis Weather (Days 3-6):

Mild with light rain (total 6mm) on Sat night Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon night, min -2°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sat morning, stormy winds from the SW by Sat 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. 56 minutes ago	-1° C	-	Wind obs. (61 kph from 43 degs) was rejected.
T17- Nevis Range 4 km NNE 650m alt. 56 minutes ago	17° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
SAIS Aonach Mor 4 km NE 1185m alt. 56 minutes ago	-4° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Quad- Nevis Range 5 km NNE 900m alt. 56 minutes ago	-1° C	-	Moderate winds from the ESE (24 kph at 105).
657 6 km NE 552m alt. 56 minutes ago	0° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
SAIS Beinn Eighe 39 km NE 900m alt. 56 minutes ago	-3° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Oban Airport 44 km S 6m alt. 2 hours ago	7° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Fresh winds from the N (31 kph at 0).	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: broken
SAIS Drumochter 47 km E 700m alt. 56 minutes ago	-1° C	-	Wind obs. (0 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
Arrochar wx 69 km SSE 126m alt. 1 hour ago	9° C	Dry	Light winds from the W (6 kph at 266).
Blairlusk 90 km SSE 100m alt. 56 minutes ago	9° C	-	Strong winds from the WSW (43 kph at 247).

* 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.