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Ben Nevis
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom
Issued: 5 pm Fri 20 Mar Local Time
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Issued: 5 pm Fri 20 Mar Local Time

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2 Ben Nevis Elevations: 2 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 10°C on Fri afternoon, min 0°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri night, fresh winds from the W by Sun afternoon).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Mon night. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Mon night, min -3°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the NW by Wed night).
	Fri 20		Saturday 21			Sunday 22			Monday 23			Tuesday 24			Wednesday 25
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	some clouds	light rain	rain shwrs	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs	some clouds	light rain	mod. rain	heavy rain	light snow	cloudy	cloudy	snow shwrs	some clouds	clear
km/h	SW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	WSW	W	W	SW	SW	SW	W	W	WNW	WNW	NW	NNW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	1	—	—
mm	—	—	0.1	0.3	0.4	2	0.2	—	0.1	6	22	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	10	6	6	6	5	5	3	0	3	2	7	2	0	-1	1	1	-2
min °C	8	4	5	6	5	4	1	0	1	2	3	1	-1	-2	0	-1	-3
chill °C	5	0	2	3	1	-1	-6	-6	-4	-4	-4	-7	-11	-11	-7	-8	-9

Freezing level m	2400	2150	1350	1400	1750	1600	850	550	650	850	1800	700	500	300	500	600	250
Cloud base (m)	600	4900	300	300	750	250	450	500	350	550	200	500	350	350	250	550	600

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	6:32	—	—	6:35	—	—	6:37	—	—	6:39	—	—	6:42	—	—	6:44	—

Ben Nevis Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ben Nevis is: Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 10°C on Fri afternoon, min 0°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri night, fresh winds from the W by Sun afternoon).

Ben Nevis Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Mon night. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Mon night, min -3°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the NW by Wed 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	7° C	-	Fresh winds from the SW (37 kph at 214).
Aonach Mor 3 km ENE 955m alt. 1 hour ago	3° C	-	Strong winds from the SW (46 kph at 220).
SAIS Aonach Mor 4 km NE 1185m alt. 1 hour ago	2° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Quad- Nevis Range 5 km NNE 900m alt. 1 hour ago	7° C	-	Fresh winds from the WSW (35 kph at 245).
657 6 km NE 552m alt. 1 hour ago	7° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
TullochBridge 20 km ENE 249m alt. 1 hour ago	10° C	-	Light winds from the SW (13 kph at 230).	41 km Mid: clear
SAIS Beinn Eighe 39 km NE 900m alt. 1 hour ago	4° C	-	Near gales from the WNW (52 kph at 282).
SAIS Drumochter 47 km E 700m alt. 1 hour ago	6° C	-	Fresh winds from the ESE (37 kph at 122).
SHIP5341 51 km S 15m alt. 3 hours ago				- km
SHIP3967 51 km S 3m alt. 3 hours ago	12° 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.