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Ben Nevis
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom
Issued: 6 pm Fri 10 Apr Local Time
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Issued: 6 pm Fri 10 Apr Local Time

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2 Ben Nevis Elevations: 2 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Turning milder with moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Fri afternoon, min -1°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSE on Fri night, light winds from the SSE by Sun night).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Tue afternoon, min -1°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed morning).
	Fri 10		Saturday 11			Sunday 12			Monday 13			Tuesday 14			Wednesday 15
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	cloudy	light snow	some clouds	snow shwrs	light snow	light snow	mod. rain	snow shwrs	light snow	light rain	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	mod. rain	rain shwrs	heavy rain
km/h	SSE	SSE	S	S	S	S	WSW	SW	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SW	S
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cm	—	4	—	1	5	5	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	8	6	—	—	0.1	—	—	—	2	7	2	12
max °C	4	2	1	2	1	3	3	2	2	2	1	4	5	5	5	5	4
min °C	3	0	1	1	1	1	3	-1	1	1	-1	3	4	4	5	5	2
chill °C	-4	-4	-4	-4	-6	-6	-3	-5	-3	0	-1	1	0	0	1	0	-2

Freezing level m	1000	800	600	600	700	700	950	500	700	800	800	1000	1100	1900	1750	1250	1150
Cloud base (m)	750	300	200	200	250	200	250	300	300	250	300	450	700	650	200	250	250

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Ben Nevis Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ben Nevis is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Turning milder with moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Fri afternoon, min -1°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSE on Fri night, light winds from the SSE by Sun night).

Ben Nevis Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Tue afternoon, min -1°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed morning).

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. 2 hours ago	1° C	-	Wind obs. (57 kph from 220 degs) was rejected.
T17- Nevis Range 4 km NNE 650m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
SAIS Aonach Mor 4 km NE 1185m alt. 2 hours ago	-3° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Quad- Nevis Range 5 km NNE 900m alt. 2 hours ago	1° C	-	Strong winds from the S (41 kph at 190).
657 6 km NE 552m alt. 2 hours ago	2° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
SAIS Beinn Eighe 39 km NE 900m alt. 2 hours ago	-1° C	-	Stormy winds from the ESE (96 kph at 121).
SAIS Drumochter 47 km E 700m alt. 2 hours ago	1° C	-	Wind obs. (83 kph from 144 degs) was rejected.
SHIP1227 51 km S 3m alt. 3 hours ago	6° C
SHIP6748 51 km S 3m alt. 4 hours ago	7° C
SHIP2770 51 km S 15m alt. 4 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.