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Ben Nevis
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom
Issued: 5 pm Tue 10 Mar Local Time
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Issued: 5 pm Tue 10 Mar Local Time

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2 Ben Nevis Elevations: 2 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Mild with heavy rain (total 72mm), heaviest during Wed night. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Tue night, min -2°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Tue night, moderate winds from the WSW by Fri morning).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat morning, min -2°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat night, strong winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon).
	Tue 10		Wednesday 11			Thursday 12			Friday 13			Saturday 14			Sunday 15
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	light rain	light snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	heavy rain	light snow	light snow	snow shwrs	light snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	light snow	light snow	light snow	light snow
km/h	S	SW	W	WSW	SSW	WSW	SW	SW	SW	W	W	W	WNW	WSW	SW	W	WNW
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cm	—	2	1	1	—	3	2	4	1	2	1	—	—	1	2	4	2
mm	0.4	14	0.6	0.8	46	10	—	—	—	—	—	0.4	0.3	—	—	—	—
max °C	5	6	2	3	4	2	1	0	0	1	0	2	2	1	1	0	-1
min °C	5	2	2	2	3	1	0	-2	-1	0	0	1	1	0	1	-1	-2
chill °C	1	-6	-5	-5	-4	-6	-8	-8	-7	-7	-7	-5	-4	-4	-5	-9	-8

Freezing level m	1500	950	700	850	1050	850	600	350	350	700	550	600	750	500	800	550	300
Cloud base (m)	200	200	250	550	200	200	250	300	300	250	250	400	500	500	250	250	400

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	6:12	—	—	6:14	—	—	6:15	—	—	6:17	—	—	6:20	—	—	6:22	—

Ben Nevis Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ben Nevis is: Mild with heavy rain (total 72mm), heaviest during Wed night. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Tue night, min -2°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Tue night, moderate winds from the WSW by Fri morning).

Ben Nevis Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat morning, min -2°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat night, strong winds from the WNW 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. 58 minutes ago	6° C	-	Wind obs. (52 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
Aonach Mor 3 km ENE 955m alt. 2 hours ago	1° C	-	Gales from the SSW (69 kph at 200).
T17- Nevis Range 4 km NNE 650m alt. 58 minutes ago		-	Calm (0 kph at 75).
SAIS Aonach Mor 4 km NE 1185m alt. 58 minutes ago	2° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Quad- Nevis Range 5 km NNE 900m alt. 58 minutes ago	7° C	-	Wind obs. (44 kph from 205 degs) was rejected.
657 6 km NE 552m alt. 58 minutes ago	7° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
TullochBridge 20 km ENE 249m alt. 2 hours ago	8° C	Continuous light rain.	Light winds from the S (19 kph at 190).	36 km Mid: overcast
SAIS Beinn Eighe 39 km NE 900m alt. 58 minutes ago	3° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
SAIS Drumochter 47 km E 700m alt. 58 minutes ago	4° C	-	Wind obs. (70 kph from 173 degs) was rejected.
SHIP2078 51 km S 3m alt. 3 hours ago	10° 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.