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Ben Nevis
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom
Issued: 11 am Mon 09 Mar Local Time
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2 Ben Nevis Elevations: 2 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Mild with heavy rain (total 58mm), heaviest during Wed night. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Wed night. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Mon morning, min 1°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Mon morning, gales from the SW by Wed night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu morning, min -2°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Thu morning, light winds from the SW by Thu night).
	Monday 9			Tuesday 10			Wednesday 11			Thursday 12			Friday 13			Saturday 14
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	light rain	light rain	light snow	light snow	light snow	mod. snow	snow shwrs	light snow	mod. snow	some clouds	light snow	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	snow shwrs
km/h	SSW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	W	SW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	W	WNW	WNW	W
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	3	9	6	2	9	—	2	—	—	—	1
mm	0.2	1.4	0.5	0.9	0.6	20	1.6	0.8	32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	6	5	3	3	4	5	2	2	5	1	1	0	-1	0	0	1	1	1
min °C	5	4	2	3	4	2	1	2	2	1	0	-2	-1	0	-1	0	0	-1
chill °C	2	0	-3	-2	0	-5	-6	-4	-4	-7	-7	-9	-8	-6	-7	-6	-5	-6

Freezing level m	1250	1250	900	1100	1350	1000	650	800	1050	600	600	450	350	500	400	550	700	250
Cloud base (m)	300	300	300	250	200	200	300	350	200	200	300	250	300	200	200	250	300	450

	6:52	—	—	6:48	—	—	6:46	—	—	6:43	—	—	6:41	—	—	6:37	—	—
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Ben Nevis Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ben Nevis is: Mild with heavy rain (total 58mm), heaviest during Wed night. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Wed night. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Mon morning, min 1°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Mon morning, gales from the SW by Wed night).

Ben Nevis Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu morning, min -2°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Thu morning, light winds from the SW by Thu 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. 1 hour ago	4° C	-	Wind obs. (24 kph from 268 degs) was rejected.
Aonach Mor 3 km ENE 955m alt. 1 hour ago	0° C	-	Near gales from the SSW (54 kph at 210).
T17- Nevis Range 4 km NNE 650m alt. 1 hour ago		-	Calm (0 kph at 75).
SAIS Aonach Mor 4 km NE 1185m alt. 1 hour ago	0° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Quad- Nevis Range 5 km NNE 900m alt. 1 hour ago	5° C	-	Fresh winds from the SW (31 kph at 222).
657 6 km NE 552m alt. 1 hour ago	6° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
TullochBridge 20 km ENE 249m alt. 1 hour ago	9° C	Continuous light rain.	Light winds from the SW (15 kph at 230).	38 km Mid: overcast
SAIS Beinn Eighe 39 km NE 900m alt. 1 hour ago	3° C	-	Wind obs. (50 kph from 248 degs) was rejected.
Oban Airport 44 km S 6m alt. 2 hours ago	10° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Moderate winds from the WSW (26 kph at 240).	10.0 km Low: few Mid: broken
SAIS Drumochter 47 km E 700m alt. 1 hour ago	5° C	-	Strong winds from the SSW (50 kph at 199).

* 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.