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Ben Nevis
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom
Issued: 5 pm Wed 31 Dec Local Time
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Issued: 5 pm Wed 31 Dec Local Time

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2 Ben Nevis Elevations: 2 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Drizzle at first, then turning colder with dusting of snow on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed afternoon, min -6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Thu morning, light winds from the N by Sat morning).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon night, min -6°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 31		Thursday 1			Friday 2			Saturday 3			Sunday 4			Monday 5
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	light rain	snow shwrs	cloudy	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	cloudy	some clouds	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	mod. snow
km/h	W	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	N	NNW	WNW	NW	N	NNW	WNW	WSW
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cm	—	1	—	1	1	—	—	1	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	6
mm	0.6	0.6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	3	2	-1	-1	-3	-3	-4	-5	-4	-5	-5	-2	-3	-5	-4	-3	0
min °C	3	-1	-1	-1	-5	-4	-5	-6	-5	-5	-6	-4	-4	-6	-6	-4	-2
chill °C	-2	-8	-8	-9	-12	-11	-11	-13	-12	-11	-11	-10	-10	-11	-10	-8	-8

Freezing level m	950	550	350	400	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	250
Cloud base (m)	300	250	250	250	250	300	350	300	400	300	300	300	300	300	300	300	250

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Ben Nevis Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ben Nevis is: Drizzle at first, then turning colder with dusting of snow on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed afternoon, min -6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Thu morning, light winds from the N by Sat morning).

Ben Nevis Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon night, min -6°C on Sat 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 5 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. (37 kph from 356 degs) was rejected.
Aonach Mor 3 km ENE 955m alt. 1 hour ago	-1° C	-	Near gales from the WSW (54 kph at 250).
SAIS Aonach Mor 4 km NE 1185m alt. 1 hour ago	-1° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Quad- Nevis Range 4 km NNE 900m alt. 1 hour ago	2° C	-	Wind obs. (106 kph from 258 degs) was rejected.
657 6 km NE 552m alt. 1 hour ago	2° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
TullochBridge 20 km ENE 249m alt. 1 hour ago	5° C	Continuous light rain.	Light winds from the WSW (13 kph at 250).	38 km Mid: overcast
SAIS Beinn Eighe 39 km NE 900m alt. 1 hour ago	0° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
SHIP5596 51 km S 3m alt. 2 hours ago	8° C
SHIP7774 51 km S 15m alt. 2 hours ago				- km
SHIP6201 51 km S 3m alt. 3 hours ago	7° 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.