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Ben Nevis
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom
Issued: 5 pm Sun 14 Dec Local Time
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Issued: 5 pm Sun 14 Dec Local Time

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2 Ben Nevis Elevations: 2 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon giving way to a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sun afternoon, min -4°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Mon night, gales from the SSW by Wed morning).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed afternoon, min -4°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Thu night).
	Sun 14		Monday 15			Tuesday 16			Wednesday 17			Thursday 18			Friday 19
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	heavy rain	mod. snow	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	light snow	light snow	snow shwrs	cloudy	light snow	snow shwrs	light snow	snow shwrs	mod. snow
km/h	SSW	WSW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	SW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	S	SE	W	WSW	SW	SSW
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cm	—	9	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	2	2	—	4	8	1	2	8
mm	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max°C	5	1	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	0	1	-1	1	-1	-1	-3	-3	0
min°C	5	-3	-3	-3	-3	-4	-4	-4	-1	-1	-2	-2	-2	-4	-4	-3	-3
chill°C	-2	-12	-12	-10	-10	-12	-13	-13	-10	-10	-11	-11	-10	-14	-15	-13	-13

Freezing level (m)	2600	1000	950	950	900	800	850	800	950	1550	1100	1450	900	800	750	850	1050
Cloud base (m)	200	250	600	550	600	650	500	500	250	250	250	600	350	200	550	250	250

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Ben Nevis Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ben Nevis is: Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon giving way to a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sun afternoon, min -4°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Mon night, gales from the SSW by Wed morning).

Ben Nevis Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed afternoon, min -4°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Thu 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station	Temp.	Weather	Wind	Cloud Visibility Cloud / Visibility
CIC Hut Ben Nevis 1 km N 680m alt. 40 minutes ago	10° C	-	Wind obs. (91 kph from 251 degs) was rejected.
Aonach Mor 3 km ENE 955m alt. 40 minutes ago	6° C	-	Wind obs. (93 kph from 210 degs) was rejected.
SAIS Aonach Mor 4 km NE 1185m alt. 40 minutes ago	6° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Quad- Nevis Range 4 km NNE 900m alt. 40 minutes ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 303).
657 6 km NE 552m alt. 40 minutes ago	11° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
TullochBridge 20 km ENE 249m alt. 40 minutes ago	12° C	Intermittent light rain.	Moderate winds from the S (24 kph at 190).	2.6 km Mid: overcast
SHIP6803 51 km S 3m alt. 3 hours ago	-13° C
SHIP8454 51 km S 15m alt. 3 hours ago				- km
SHIP7528 51 km S 15m alt. 2 hours ago				- km
SHIP2599 51 km S 3m alt. 3 hours ago	-13° 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.