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Ben Nevis
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom
Issued: 11 pm Sat 21 Mar Local Time
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Issued: 11 pm Sat 21 Mar Local Time

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2 Ben Nevis Elevations: 2 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A dusting of snow. Milder later with heavy rain (total 26mm) on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Mon night, min 0°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun night, near gales from the WSW by Tue morning).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A dusting of snow on Tue night. Freezing level rising with drizzle on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Fri afternoon, min -4°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Tue night, calm by Fri morning).
		Sunday 22			Monday 23			Tuesday 24			Wednesday 25			Thursday 26			Friday 27
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs	some clouds	light rain	light snow	heavy rain	light snow	light snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	some clouds	cloudy	rain shwrs
km/h	SW	W	W	W	SSW	SSW	SW	WSW	W	WNW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	WSW	WSW	NW	SW	SSW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	1	1	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	0.6	1	0.1	—	0.1	3	20	0.9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1.4	—	—	3
max °C	5	5	3	0	3	2	7	2	1	-1	1	0	-2	0	2	3	4	5	3
min °C	5	3	2	0	1	2	4	2	1	-1	0	0	-4	-1	1	2	3	5	2
chill °C	1	-1	-4	-5	-3	-4	-3	-6	-7	-8	-7	-6	-9	-3	-3	-3	1	5	-1

Freezing level m	1450	1150	800	500	700	800	1750	800	600	400	500	550	150	300	750	1850	850	1150	1100
Cloud base (m)	750	300	550	450	450	550	200	500	450	300	400	800	300	650	450	300	600	650	800

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	—	—	6:37	—	—	6:39	—	—	6:42	—	—	6:44	—	—	6:45	—	—	6:47	—

Ben Nevis Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ben Nevis is: A dusting of snow. Milder later with heavy rain (total 26mm) on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Mon night, min 0°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun night, near gales from the WSW by Tue morning).

Ben Nevis Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of snow on Tue night. Freezing level rising with drizzle on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Fri afternoon, min -4°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Tue night, calm by Fri 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. 1 hour ago	5° C	-	Wind obs. (15 kph from 294 degs) was rejected.
Aonach Mor 3 km ENE 955m alt. 1 hour ago	1° C	-	Gales from the SW (69 kph at 220).
T17- Nevis Range 4 km NNE 650m alt. 1 hour ago		-	Calm (0 kph at 298).
SAIS Aonach Mor 4 km NE 1185m alt. 1 hour ago	1° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Quad- Nevis Range 5 km NNE 900m alt. 1 hour ago	5° C	-	Wind obs. (85 kph from 252 degs) was rejected.
657 6 km NE 552m alt. 1 hour ago	6° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
TullochBridge 20 km ENE 249m alt. 1 hour ago	7° C	-	Light winds from the NNW (6 kph at 340).	40 km Mid: overcast
SAIS Beinn Eighe 39 km NE 900m alt. 1 hour ago	3° C	-	Wind obs. (59 kph from 252 degs) was rejected.
SAIS Drumochter 47 km E 700m alt. 1 hour ago	5° C	-	Wind obs. (115 kph from 202 degs) was rejected.
SHIP1323 51 km S 3m alt. 3 hours ago	9° 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.