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Ben Nevis
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom
Issued: 5 am Sat 17 Jan Local Time
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Issued: 5 am Sat 17 Jan Local Time

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2 Ben Nevis Elevations: 2 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 2mm) on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon night, min 0°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A dusting of snow giving way to moderate rain (total 12mm) heaviest on Thu morning. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Tue night, min 1°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Tue morning, strong winds from the SE by Wed morning).
	Saturday 17			Sunday 18			Monday 19			Tuesday 20			Wednesday 21			Thursday 22
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	light snow	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs	light rain	light snow	light snow	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain
km/h	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	SE	ESE
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	1	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	0.2	0.5	0.7	1	—	1.6	5	1.2	2
max °C	2	1	2	1	1	1	2	2	3	3	2	4	3	1	4	4	3	3
min °C	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	2	1	1	2	3	3
chill °C	-2	-1	-3	-4	-4	-2	-3	-3	-2	-2	-2	-5	-3	-3	-5	-4	-3	-3

Freezing level m	700	800	750	400	800	850	750	850	1200	1050	850	750	1050	750	800	1100	1000	1000
Cloud base (m)	400	350	700	400	450	400	400	450	300	250	250	550	200	200	250	200	200	200

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Ben Nevis Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ben Nevis is: A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 2mm) on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon night, min 0°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Ben Nevis Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of snow giving way to moderate rain (total 12mm) heaviest on Thu morning. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Tue night, min 1°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Tue morning, strong winds from the SE by Wed 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. 37 minutes ago	2° C	-	Wind obs. (24 kph from 195 degs) was rejected.
Aonach Mor 3 km ENE 955m alt. 37 minutes ago	-2° C	-	Wind obs. (33 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
SAIS Aonach Mor 4 km NE 1185m alt. 37 minutes ago	-2° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Quad- Nevis Range 4 km NNE 900m alt. 37 minutes ago	3° C	-	Light winds from the ESE (17 kph at 117).
T17- Nevis Range 5 km NNE 650m alt. 37 minutes ago	6° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 32).
657 6 km NE 552m alt. 37 minutes ago	3° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
TullochBridge 20 km ENE 249m alt. 37 minutes ago	5° C	Continuous light rain.	Calm (2 kph at 160).	30 km Mid: overcast
SAIS Beinn Eighe 39 km NE 900m alt. 37 minutes ago	0° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Oban Airport 44 km S 6m alt. 2 hours ago	7° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the ESE (15 kph at 110).	10.0 km Low: few Mid: broken
SHIP7643 51 km S 15m alt. 3 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.