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Ben Nevis
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom
Issued: 5 am Wed 18 Feb Local Time
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Issued: 5 am Wed 18 Feb Local Time

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2 Ben Nevis Elevations: 2 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A light fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Turning milder with light rain (total 8mm) on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Fri morning, min -2°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Wed afternoon, light winds from the S by Thu afternoon).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 50mm), heaviest during Mon night. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Mon night, min 3°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon).
	Wednesday 18			Thursday 19			Friday 20			Saturday 21			Sunday 22			Monday 23
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	light snow	light snow	light snow	light rain	light rain	light rain	mod. rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	mod. rain	heavy rain
km/h	SE	SE	SE	SSE	S	SW	SW	SSW	W	W	SW	WSW	SW	SW	WSW	SW	S	SSW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	2	5	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	2	2	0.2	0.7	6	0.9	3	2	0.4	9	27
max °C	-1	-1	-1	1	1	1	4	3	3	4	4	5	5	5	3	4	5	7
min °C	-2	-1	-2	-1	0	0	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	4	5	6
chill °C	-9	-9	-9	-7	-4	-5	-4	-2	-3	-1	0	-1	-1	-2	-2	-1	1	1

Freezing level m	100	400	50	350	600	650	1200	1050	1000	1100	1800	1550	1300	1150	900	1050	1550	2050
Cloud base (m)	1550	350	400	1500	300	250	250	250	350	300	250	250	250	300	350	400	300	200

	7:39	—	—	7:37	—	—	7:35	—	—	7:33	—	—	7:30	—	—	7:28	—	—
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Ben Nevis Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ben Nevis is: A light fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Turning milder with light rain (total 8mm) on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Fri morning, min -2°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Wed afternoon, light winds from the S by Thu afternoon).

Ben Nevis Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 50mm), heaviest during Mon night. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Mon night, min 3°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

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	-4° C	-	Wind obs. (81 kph from 188 degs) was rejected.
Aonach Mor 3 km ENE 955m alt. 2 hours ago	-8° C	-	Severe gales from the SSE (81 kph at 150).
SAIS Aonach Mor 4 km NE 1185m alt. 2 hours ago	-8° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Quad- Nevis Range 5 km NNE 900m alt. 2 hours ago	-3° C	-	Wind obs. (106 kph from 161 degs) was rejected.
657 6 km NE 552m alt. 2 hours ago	-3° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
TullochBridge 20 km ENE 249m alt. 2 hours ago	0° C	-	Light winds from the SE (11 kph at 130).	40 km Mid: overcast
SAIS Beinn Eighe 39 km NE 900m alt. 2 hours ago	-6° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
SAIS Drumochter 47 km E 700m alt. 2 hours ago	-4° C	-	Wind obs. (115 kph from 127 degs) was rejected.
SHIP546 51 km S 3m alt. 4 hours ago	3° C
SHIP5044 51 km S 3m alt. 2 hours ago	3° 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.