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Ben Nevis
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom
Issued: 12 pm Mon 30 Mar Local Time
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Issued: 12 pm Mon 30 Mar Local Time

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2 Ben Nevis Elevations: 2 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Mild with moderate rain (total 17mm) on Wed afternoon, Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Tue afternoon, min 0°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Mon morning, calm by Wed night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Becoming milder with heavy rain (total 27mm) on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sat morning, min -1°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 30			Tuesday 31			Wednesday 1			Thursday 2			Friday 3			Saturday 4
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs	light rain	mod. rain	mod. snow	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	mod. snow	light snow	snow shwrs	light snow	light snow	light snow	light snow
km/h	WNW	WNW	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SSW	ENE	S	SSW	S	SW	WSW	SSE	SSE	SW	ESE
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	—	—	—	8	3	1	2	4	1	5
mm	0.5	0.4	1.2	0.4	0.4	0.6	7	7	—	—	0.2	—	—	—	—	12	14	—
max °C	3	4	5	8	9	7	7	5	0	1	2	2	2	1	0	4	4	1
min °C	2	3	3	6	7	6	7	1	0	0	2	1	0	1	-1	2	1	0
chill °C	-4	-2	-1	3	4	2	4	-2	-5	-3	-2	-4	-6	-4	-5	-2	-3	-2

Freezing level m	700	900	1950	1900	1500	2150	1850	1700	450	500	800	950	800	600	450	1150	1150	450
Cloud base (m)	300	500	300	300	700	400	300	250	300	300	400	250	250	250	700	200	200	250

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Ben Nevis Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ben Nevis is: Mild with moderate rain (total 17mm) on Wed afternoon, Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Tue afternoon, min 0°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Mon morning, calm by Wed night).

Ben Nevis Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Becoming milder with heavy rain (total 27mm) on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sat morning, min -1°C on Fri 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	Cloud Visibility Cloud / Visibility
CIC Hut Ben Nevis 1 km N 680m alt. 1 hour ago	1° C	-	Wind obs. (41 kph from 2 degs) was rejected.
T17- Nevis Range 4 km NNE 650m alt. 1 hour ago		-	Calm (0 kph at 1).
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	2° C	-	Severe gales from the WNW (80 kph at 287).
657 6 km NE 552m alt. 1 hour ago	3° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
SAIS Beinn Eighe 39 km NE 900m alt. 1 hour ago	0° C	-	Wind obs. (200 kph from 139 degs) was rejected.
Oban Airport 44 km S 6m alt. 3 hours ago	8° C	Shower - in the vicinity.	Strong winds from the WNW (41 kph at 290).	10.0 km Low: broken
SAIS Drumochter 47 km E 700m alt. 1 hour ago	2° C	-	Strong winds from the NW (44 kph at 324).
SHIP3622 51 km S 15m alt. 3 hours ago				- km
SHIP7912 51 km S 15m alt. 3 hours ago				- km

* 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.