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Ben Nevis
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom
Issued: 11 am Sun 11 Jan Local Time
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Issued: 11 am Sun 11 Jan Local Time

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2 Ben Nevis Elevations: 2 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow heaviest on Sun morning. Turning milder with heavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sun night, min -4°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Sun night, calm by Mon night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu morning, min -4°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 11			Monday 12			Tuesday 13			Wednesday 14			Thursday 15			Friday 16
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	light snow	mod. rain	heavy rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light snow	light snow	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	light snow	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy
km/h	S	S	SSW	SSW	SW	WSW	NE	NNW	NW	SW	S	S	SSW	SSW	S	SE	SE	SE
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cm	5	—	—	—	—	—	5	1	—	—	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	8	8	15	1.3	2	0.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	3	4	5	4	3	2	0	0	0	-1	-1	0	1	0	-1	0	0	-1
min °C	2	4	4	3	3	0	0	0	-4	-4	-1	0	0	0	-2	-1	-2	-3
chill °C	-3	0	-3	-4	-4	-2	-3	-3	-9	-8	-6	-4	-4	-4	-5	-4	-5	-6

Freezing level m	1150	1750	1250	1050	1000	800	600	550	150	0	350	600	550	550	250	400	500	0
Cloud base (m)	200	200	150	300	200	300	350	200	250	400	350	200	200	200	300	450	450	600

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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 heavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sun night, min -4°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Sun night, calm by Mon night).

Ben Nevis Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu morning, min -4°C on Wed morning). 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	5° C	-	Wind obs. (72 kph from 255 degs) was rejected.
Aonach Mor 3 km ENE 955m alt. 1 hour ago	2° C	-	Wind obs. (69 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
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	7° C	-	Wind obs. (57 kph from 191 degs) was rejected.
657 6 km NE 552m alt. 1 hour ago	5° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
TullochBridge 20 km ENE 249m alt. 1 hour ago	6° C	Continuous light rain.	Fresh winds from the S (33 kph at 180).	4.0 km Mid: overcast
SAIS Beinn Eighe 39 km NE 900m alt. 1 hour ago	0° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Oban Airport 44 km S 6m alt. 2 hours ago	10° C	Light rain .	Light winds from the SSE (17 kph at 160).	4.0 km Low: overcast
SHIP2264 51 km S 3m alt. 2 hours ago	10° C
SHIP5357 51 km S 15m alt. 2 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.