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Ben Nevis
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom
Issued: 6 pm Fri 10 Apr Local Time
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Issued: 6 pm Fri 10 Apr Local Time

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2 Ben Nevis Elevations: 2 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun afternoon, min -6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SSE on Fri night, moderate winds from the S by Mon morning).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary Mild at first with light rain (total 3mm) on Tue night followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue night, min -4°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Mon night, gales from the SW by Wed morning).
	Fri 10		Saturday 11			Sunday 12			Monday 13			Tuesday 14			Wednesday 15
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	cloudy	mod. snow	some clouds	snow shwrs	mod. snow	heavy snow	light snow	snow shwrs	light snow	cloudy	clear	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	light snow	snow shwrs	mod. snow
km/h	SSE	SSE	S	S	SSW	S	WSW	SW	S	S	SW	SSE	S	SSE	S	SW	SSW
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cm	—	7	—	1	9	15	4	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	3	1	7
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	1.3	—	—
max °C	-3	-3	-5	-5	-4	-3	-2	-4	-4	-3	-3	-2	-1	3	2	-1	-1
min °C	-4	-6	-6	-5	-5	-3	-3	-5	-4	-4	-3	-2	-2	0	0	-1	-2
chill °C	-15	-14	-15	-14	-16	-14	-14	-14	-12	-9	-6	-6	-8	-8	-9	-10	-10

Freezing level m	1000	800	600	600	700	700	950	500	700	800	800	1000	1100	1900	1750	1250	1150
Cloud base (m)	750	300	200	200	250	200	250	300	300	250	300	450	700	650	200	250	250

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Ben Nevis Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ben Nevis is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun afternoon, min -6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SSE on Fri night, moderate winds from the S by Mon morning).

Ben Nevis Weather (Days 3-6):

Mild at first with light rain (total 3mm) on Tue night followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue night, min -4°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Mon night, gales from the SW by Wed morning).

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. 1 hour ago	-1° C	-	Near gales from the SSE (56 kph at 163).
T17- Nevis Range 4 km NNE 650m alt. 1 hour ago		-	Calm (0 kph at 1).
SAIS Aonach Mor 4 km NE 1185m alt. 1 hour ago	-3° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Quad- Nevis Range 5 km NNE 900m alt. 1 hour ago	0° C	-	Fresh winds from the SSE (37 kph at 147).
657 6 km NE 552m alt. 1 hour ago	1° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
SAIS Beinn Eighe 39 km NE 900m alt. 1 hour ago	-1° C	-	Wind obs. (113 kph from 245 degs) was rejected.
SAIS Drumochter 47 km E 700m alt. 1 hour ago	1° C	-	Wind obs. (111 kph from 138 degs) was rejected.
SHIP2912 51 km S 15m alt. 3 hours ago				- km
SHIP1475 51 km S 3m alt. 3 hours ago	6° C
SHIP1612 51 km S 3m alt. 1 hour ago	5° 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.