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Ben Nevis
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom
Issued: 11 pm Tue 02 Dec Local Time
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Issued: 11 pm Tue 02 Dec Local Time

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2 Ben Nevis Elevations: 2 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Mild with light rain (total 3mm) on Thu morning Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Tue night, min 1°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, gales from the SE by Fri afternoon).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A dusting of snow. Milder later with heavy rain (total 22mm) on Mon morning. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Sat night, min 2°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon).
		Wednesday 3			Thursday 4			Friday 5			Saturday 6			Sunday 7			Monday 8
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	rain shwrs	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	light snow	some clouds	cloudy	light snow	light snow	light rain	rain shwrs	light rain	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs	mod. rain	rain shwrs	light rain
km/h	S	S	S	SSE	ESE	SW	S	SSE	SE	SSE	SE	SSW	WSW	S	SSW	W	SSW	SW	SW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	—	4	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	0.1	0.5	—	—	2	—	—	—	—	3	1.6	4	0.6	0.5	2	1.8	6	3	0.2
max°C	3	2	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	4	4	5	6	5	6	6	5	5	5
min°C	2	2	3	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	4	4	5	5	6	4	4	5	5
chill°C	-2	-2	0	-2	-3	-1	-3	-4	-7	-4	1	3	2	2	1	0	-1	0	1

Freezing level (m)	950	950	950	1000	850	800	750	650	700	1300	1350	1250	1700	1450	1750	1400	1350	1200	1350
Cloud base (m)	350	300	300	450	250	200	250	300	200	150	200	200	400	250	200	250	300	250	400

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Ben Nevis Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ben Nevis is: Mild with light rain (total 3mm) on Thu morning Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Tue night, min 1°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, gales from the SE by Fri afternoon).

Ben Nevis Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of snow. Milder later with heavy rain (total 22mm) on Mon morning. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Sat night, min 2°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat afternoon, 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 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	4° C	-	Wind obs. (33 kph from 248 degs) was rejected.
Aonach Mor 3 km ENE 955m alt. 1 hour ago	-4° C	-	Strong winds from the S (48 kph at 190).
SAIS Aonach Mor 4 km NE 1185m alt. 1 hour ago	-2° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Quad- Nevis Range 4 km NNE 900m alt. 1 hour ago		-	Calm (0 kph at 49).
657 6 km NE 552m alt. 1 hour ago	4° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
TullochBridge 20 km ENE 249m alt. 1 hour ago	6° C	Rain and snow or hail.	Light winds from the S (11 kph at 180).	45 km Mid: overcast
SAIS C Meagaidh area 39 km NE 903m alt. 1 hour ago	0° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
SHIP1255 51 km S 3m alt. 3 hours ago	6° C
SHIP3232 51 km S 15m alt. 1 hour ago				- km
SHIP7289 51 km S 3m alt. 2 hours ago	6° 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.