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Ben Nevis
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom
Issued: 12 pm Mon 06 Apr Local Time
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Issued: 12 pm Mon 06 Apr Local Time

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2 Ben Nevis Elevations: 2 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Light rain (total 4mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Tue morning, min -3°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Mon morning, near gales from the S by Tue afternoon).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri afternoon, min -6°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat morning).
	Monday 6			Tuesday 7			Wednesday 8			Thursday 9			Friday 10			Saturday 11
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	cloudy	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	light rain	light rain	light snow	mod. snow	snow shwrs	light snow	light snow	mod. snow	snow shwrs	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds
km/h	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	S	SSW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	W	WSW	S	SSW	WSW	NNW	WNW	WSW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	7	6	2	3	7	4	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	4	0.1	0.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-2	1	5	8	8	5	5	3	3	-3	-6	-5	-3	-2	-4	-5	-4	-5
min °C	-3	0	2	8	7	5	4	3	-1	-3	-6	-6	-4	-2	-5	-5	-5	-6
chill °C	-10	-7	-5	3	1	-1	-2	-4	-9	-12	-17	-16	-14	-11	-13	-5	-11	-12

Freezing level m	800	1400	2500	2550	2750	2500	2500	2400	2000	850	700	500	650	900	550	600	800	300
Cloud base (m)	500	500	8100	2600	4650	600	400	300	400	300	350	550	250	250	350	350	350	500

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	—	8:07	—	—	8:09	—	—	8:12	—	—	8:14	—	—	8:16	—	—	8:19	—

Ben Nevis Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ben Nevis is: Light rain (total 4mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Tue morning, min -3°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Mon morning, near gales from the S by Tue afternoon).

Ben Nevis Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri afternoon, min -6°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat 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	5° C	-	Wind obs. (30 kph from 195 degs) was rejected.
T17- Nevis Range 4 km NNE 650m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Calm (0 kph at 1).
SAIS Aonach Mor 4 km NE 1185m alt. 1 hour ago	0° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Quad- Nevis Range 5 km NNE 900m alt. 1 hour ago	7° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 359).
657 6 km NE 552m alt. 1 hour ago	6° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
SAIS Beinn Eighe 39 km NE 900m alt. 1 hour ago	2° C	-	Light winds from the SSE (19 kph at 155).
Oban Airport 44 km S 6m alt. 2 hours ago	11° C	-	Fresh winds from the SSE (30 kph at 160).	10.0 km Low: few
SAIS Drumochter 47 km E 700m alt. 1 hour ago	5° C	-	Wind obs. (41 kph from 148 degs) was rejected.
SHIP4085 54 km SSW 15m alt. 3 hours ago				- km
SHIP7398 54 km SSW 3m alt. 3 hours ago	10° 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.