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Ben Nevis
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom
Issued: 6 am Mon 06 Apr Local Time
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Issued: 6 am Mon 06 Apr Local Time

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2 Ben Nevis Elevations: 2 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Light rain (total 5mm) 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 SW on Wed morning, near gales from the SW by Wed night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri afternoon, min -5°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Thu morning, light winds from the SE by Fri night).
	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	light rain	light rain	light rain	light snow	light snow	snow shwrs	light snow	light snow	cloudy	snow shwrs	cloudy	light snow	snow shwrs
km/h	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	S	SSW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	S	S	WSW	SSE	SSW	W
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	2	2	3	—	1	—	3	2
mm	—	—	—	—	—	5	0.1	0.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-2	1	6	8	8	5	5	3	3	-3	-4	-4	-3	0	-3	-3	-1	-1
min °C	-3	0	2	8	7	5	5	2	-1	-4	-5	-5	-4	-1	-5	-3	-1	-3
chill °C	-11	-7	-5	3	1	-1	0	-5	-10	-14	-15	-15	-11	-10	-9	-9	-5	-8

Freezing level m	750	1450	2500	2600	2750	2450	2500	2400	2000	950	850	650	650	1100	750	950	1150	1000
Cloud base (m)	500	400	8200	2750	5100	750	350	300	350	350	650	500	300	250	350	500	450	250

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Ben Nevis Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ben Nevis is: Light rain (total 5mm) 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 SW on Wed morning, near gales from the SW by Wed night).

Ben Nevis Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri afternoon, min -5°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Thu morning, light winds from the SE by Fri 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. (48 kph from 243 degs) was rejected.
T17- Nevis Range 4 km NNE 650m alt. 1 hour ago		-	Calm (0 kph at 1).
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	2° C	-	Wind obs. (35 kph from 206 degs) was rejected.
657 6 km NE 552m alt. 1 hour ago	4° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
SAIS Beinn Eighe 39 km NE 900m alt. 1 hour ago	0° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Oban Airport 44 km S 6m alt. 2 hours ago	8° C	-	Moderate winds from the SE (22 kph at 130).	10.0 km Low: few
SAIS Drumochter 47 km E 700m alt. 1 hour ago	2° C	-	Wind obs. (52 kph from 156 degs) was rejected.
SHIP2557 51 km S 15m alt. 2 hours ago				- km
SHIP1226 51 km S 3m alt. 2 hours ago	6° 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.