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Ben Nevis
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom
Issued: 12 pm Fri 03 Apr Local Time
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Issued: 12 pm Fri 03 Apr Local Time

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2 Ben Nevis Elevations: 2 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat afternoon, min -7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Sat morning, severe gales from the NW by Sat night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Mild with light rain (total 2mm) on Tue night Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Tue morning, min -5°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Mon morning, near gales from the SSE by Tue afternoon).
	Friday 3			Saturday 4			Sunday 5			Monday 6			Tuesday 7			Wednesday 8
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	light snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	light snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	light snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	light rain	cloudy	light snow
km/h	W	W	W	SSW	ESE	WNW	W	W	W	SSW	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	S	S	S
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cm	2	5	2	1	17	22	4	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.1	0.1	1.8	0.3	—	—
max °C	-4	-5	-7	-5	-2	-2	-7	-7	-6	-3	-2	4	5	4	4	3	3	2
min °C	-4	-6	-7	-6	-5	-7	-7	-7	-7	-5	-3	0	5	4	3	3	2	-2
chill °C	-11	-17	-18	-14	-15	-19	-18	-19	-18	-13	-12	-8	-1	-2	-4	-3	-5	-9

Freezing level m	750	600	200	450	500	450	450	500	0	550	850	1900	2450	2400	2300	2200	2050	1650
Cloud base (m)	250	250	400	300	200	200	600	500	700	550	450	400	300	250	500	300	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 Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat afternoon, min -7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Sat morning, severe gales from the NW by Sat night).

Ben Nevis Weather (Days 3-6):

Mild with light rain (total 2mm) on Tue night Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Tue morning, min -5°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Mon morning, near gales from the SSE by Tue afternoon).

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	0° C	-	Wind obs. (35 kph from 345 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	-4° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Quad- Nevis Range 5 km NNE 900m alt. 59 minutes ago	-1° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
657 6 km NE 552m alt. 59 minutes ago	0° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
SAIS Beinn Eighe 39 km NE 900m alt. 59 minutes ago	-2° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Oban Airport 44 km S 6m alt. 2 hours ago	6° C	Shower light hail.	Light winds from the WSW (19 kph at 250).	9.0 km Low: broken
SAIS Drumochter 47 km E 700m alt. 59 minutes ago	0° C	-	Moderate winds from the SW (28 kph at 236).
SHIP4957 51 km S 3m alt. 3 hours ago	6° C
SHIP5164 51 km S 3m alt. 2 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.