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Ben Nevis
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom
Issued: 12 pm Sat 16 May Local Time
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Issued: 12 pm Sat 16 May Local Time

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2 Ben Nevis Elevations: 2 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon afternoon, min -4°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, near gales from the SE by Mon night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 10mm) heaviest on Tue night, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Thu afternoon, min 0°C on Tue morning). Mainly near gales.
	Saturday 16			Sunday 17			Monday 18			Tuesday 19			Wednesday 20			Thursday 21
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	cloudy	light snow	snow shwrs	light snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	light snow	light snow	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs
km/h	SSW	SSW	WSW	SW	SW	S	S	SSE	SSE	SE	S	SW	SW	WSW	W	SW	SW	SW
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cm	—	1	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	3	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	4	—	1.6	0.7	0.1	0.3	2
max °C	-1	-1	-1	-2	-1	-1	0	1	1	2	3	2	2	2	4	7	8	7
min °C	-4	-1	-2	-2	-2	-2	-1	1	0	0	3	2	2	2	2	6	7	6
chill °C	-6	-4	-9	-8	-9	-5	-4	-3	-7	-8	-2	-4	-5	-5	-5	2	2	0

Freezing level m	900	1250	1050	1050	1150	1150	1200	1500	1400	1450	1950	1700	1600	1700	1850	2750	2700	2550
Cloud base (m)	400	2250	250	500	450	800	700	750	800	300	250	300	250	600	400	600	350	650

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Ben Nevis Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ben Nevis is: A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon afternoon, min -4°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, near gales from the SE by Mon night).

Ben Nevis Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 10mm) heaviest on Tue night, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Thu afternoon, min 0°C on Tue morning). Mainly near gales.

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	8° C	-	Light winds from the SSW (15 kph at 197).
SAIS Aonach Mor 4 km NE 1185m alt. 1 hour ago	1° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Quad- Nevis Range 5 km NNE 900m alt. 1 hour ago	5° C	-	Moderate winds from the WNW (22 kph at 291).
657 6 km NE 552m alt. 1 hour ago	8° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
SAIS Beinn Eighe 39 km NE 900m alt. 1 hour ago	7° C	-	Light winds from the W (17 kph at 267).
Oban Airport 44 km S 6m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Light winds from the WNW (13 kph at 300).	0.0 km
SHIP5716 51 km S 3m alt. 2 hours ago	12° C
SHIP7428 51 km S 3m alt. 3 hours ago	8° C
SHIP6079 51 km S 3m alt. 3 hours ago	8° C
SHIP3624 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.