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Ben Nevis
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom
Issued: 12 pm Tue 07 Apr Local Time
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Issued: 12 pm Tue 07 Apr Local Time

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2 Ben Nevis Elevations: 2 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Mild at first with light rain (total 4mm) on Tue night followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Tue morning, min -7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Tue afternoon, moderate winds from the SSW by Thu night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri night, min -6°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSE on Fri night, light winds from the S by Sun night).
	Tuesday 7			Wednesday 8			Thursday 9			Friday 10			Saturday 11			Sunday 12
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	rain shwrs	light rain	light snow	light snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	cloudy	cloudy	heavy snow	light snow	light snow	snow shwrs	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds
km/h	S	S	SW	SW	SW	SSW	W	WSW	W	S	SSE	SSE	S	S	SSW	SW	SW	S
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	3	5	2	2	—	—	11	5	2	1	—	—	—
mm	—	—	3	0.1	0.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	8	8	5	3	3	3	-4	-4	-5	-5	-4	-2	-4	-4	-4	-4	-3	-3
min °C	8	6	3	2	3	-1	-5	-4	-7	-6	-4	-3	-4	-4	-5	-4	-3	-4
chill °C	3	0	-3	-5	-4	-9	-15	-13	-15	-14	-15	-14	-12	-11	-14	-12	-10	-8

Freezing level m	2600	2750	2400	2400	2750	2150	850	850	500	650	850	950	650	800	450	700	950	750
Cloud base (m)	2750	2900	500	350	500	850	250	600	300	450	450	250	250	250	350	250	500	750

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Ben Nevis Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ben Nevis is: Mild at first with light rain (total 4mm) on Tue night followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Tue morning, min -7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Tue afternoon, moderate winds from the SSW by Thu night).

Ben Nevis Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri night, min -6°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSE on Fri night, light winds from the S by Sun night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Ben Nevis at the specific elevation of 1344 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. 59 minutes ago	11° C	-	Wind obs. (59 kph from 221 degs) was rejected.
T17- Nevis Range 4 km NNE 650m alt. 59 minutes ago		-	Calm (0 kph at 1).
SAIS Aonach Mor 4 km NE 1185m alt. 59 minutes ago	6° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Quad- Nevis Range 5 km NNE 900m alt. 59 minutes ago	13° C	-	Fresh winds from the S (37 kph at 173).
657 6 km NE 552m alt. 59 minutes ago	13° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
SAIS Beinn Eighe 39 km NE 900m alt. 59 minutes ago	9° C	-	Fresh winds from the SSE (33 kph at 158).
Oban Airport 44 km S 6m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Fresh winds from the SSE (30 kph at 150).	0.0 km
SAIS Drumochter 47 km E 700m alt. 59 minutes ago	10° C	-	Wind obs. (78 kph from 125 degs) was rejected.
SHIP2715 51 km S 3m alt. 3 hours ago	16° C
SHIP2283 51 km S 3m alt. 3 hours ago	16° 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.