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Ben Nevis
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom
Issued: 12 pm Thu 02 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 -1°C on Thu night, min -7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu morning, severe gales from the NW by Sat night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A light fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Turning milder with light rain (total 3mm) on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon night, min -7°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Sun morning, calm by Tue night).
	Thursday 2			Friday 3			Saturday 4			Sunday 5			Monday 6			Tuesday 7
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	some clouds	heavy snow	light snow	light snow	snow shwrs	cloudy	light snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	clear	some clouds	light rain	mod. snow
km/h	SW	S	SSW	WSW	W	W	SSW	SE	NW	WNW	WNW	WSW	S	S	S	S	SSE	S
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cm	—	—	12	3	3	2	—	5	17	7	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	8
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	—
max °C	-5	-3	-1	-4	-5	-6	-6	-2	-2	-7	-7	-6	-2	1	4	2	3	2
min °C	-5	-4	-3	-5	-6	-7	-7	-5	-7	-7	-7	-7	-5	-1	0	2	3	-3
chill °C	-10	-12	-11	-14	-16	-18	-15	-15	-20	-20	-19	-17	-14	-9	-8	-5	-4	-10

Freezing level m	650	900	900	750	650	100	450	500	350	450	550	0	500	1150	2150	1900	1850	1400
Cloud base (m)	300	650	200	250	450	300	350	200	200	250	550	700	2050	300	400		350	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 -1°C on Thu night, min -7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu morning, severe gales from the NW by Sat night).

Ben Nevis Weather (Days 3-6):

A light fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Turning milder with light rain (total 3mm) on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon night, min -7°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Sun morning, calm by Tue 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	2° C	-	Fresh winds from the SSW (30 kph at 213).
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	3° C	-	Light winds from the SSE (15 kph at 160).
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	0° C	-	Wind obs. (46 kph from 213 degs) was rejected.
Oban Airport 44 km S 6m alt. 2 hours ago	8° C	-	Moderate winds from the SSW.(Wind varies from 170 to 230 degs) (20 kph at 200).	10.0 km Low: few
SAIS Drumochter 47 km E 700m alt. 1 hour ago	3° C	-	Near gales from the S (54 kph at 173).
Arrochar wx 69 km SSE 126m alt. 49 minutes ago	8° C	Dry	Light winds from the S (11 kph at 191).
Blairlusk 90 km SSE 100m alt. 1 hour ago	7° C	-	Strong winds from the S (41 kph at 177).
Meikle Obney 94 km ESE 145m alt. 36 minutes ago	7° C	Dry	Moderate winds from the WSW (21 kph at 248).

* 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.