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Ben Nevis
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom
Issued: 12 am Sun 12 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 Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue afternoon, min -5°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the S by Mon night).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary Mild with light rain (total 8mm) on Tue night Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue night, min -2°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSE on Tue night, moderate winds from the S by Thu night).
		Sunday 12			Monday 13			Tuesday 14			Wednesday 15			Thursday 16			Friday 17
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	snow shwrs	mod. snow	light snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	light snow	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	light rain	light snow	snow shwrs	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy
km/h	S	SSW	SW	SW	SSW	S	SSW	S	SSE	SSE	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	S	SSE	SSE	SSE
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cm	8	7	2	4	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	4	2	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-3	-3	-4	-4	-4	-2	-3	-1	1	4	4	2	1	-1	0	2	1	1	2
min °C	-4	-4	-5	-5	-4	-3	-3	-2	0	1	3	1	-2	-2	0	1	1	1	1
chill °C	-15	-15	-17	-14	-11	-9	-8	-8	-7	-7	-4	-6	-11	-11	-8	-6	-6	-6	-7

Freezing level m	850	700	750	750	800	1050	800	1100	1300	2000	2100	1600	1350	1100	1350	1550	1450	1500	1600
Cloud base (m)	300	250	300	250	500	700	700	700	800	700	250	250	300	250	650	600	350	250	300

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Ben Nevis Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ben Nevis is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue afternoon, min -5°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the S by Mon night).

Ben Nevis Weather (Days 3-6):

Mild with light rain (total 8mm) on Tue night Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue night, min -2°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSE on Tue night, moderate winds from the S by Thu 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. 1 hour ago	1° C	-	Wind obs. (37 kph from 254 degs) was rejected.
T17- Nevis Range 4 km NNE 650m alt. 1 hour ago		-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
SAIS Aonach Mor 4 km NE 1185m alt. 1 hour ago	-2° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Quad- Nevis Range 5 km NNE 900m alt. 1 hour ago	3° C	-	Wind obs. (35 kph from 268 degs) was rejected.
657 6 km NE 552m alt. 1 hour ago	2° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
SAIS Beinn Eighe 39 km NE 900m alt. 1 hour ago	-1° C	-	Moderate winds from the SSW (22 kph at 196).
SAIS Drumochter 47 km E 700m alt. 1 hour ago		-	Wind obs. (67 kph from 148 degs) was rejected.
SHIP8641 51 km S 15m alt. 2 hours ago				- km
SHIP2494 51 km S 15m alt. 2 hours ago				- km
SHIP5094 51 km S 3m alt. 3 hours ago	7° 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.