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Ben Nevis
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom
Issued: 6 pm Sat 11 Apr Local Time
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Issued: 6 pm Sat 11 Apr Local Time

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2 Ben Nevis Elevations: 2 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue morning, min -5°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Mon night).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary Mild at first with light rain (total 8mm) on Tue night followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue night, min -2°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSE on Tue night, moderate winds from the SSW by Thu night).
	Sat 11		Sunday 12			Monday 13			Tuesday 14			Wednesday 15			Thursday 16
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	mod. snow	mod. snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	light snow	some clouds	clear	cloudy	rain shwrs	light rain	light snow	mod. snow	light snow	some clouds	cloudy
km/h	S	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	SSW	S	SSW	S	SSE	SSE	S	SSW	S	SSW	SW	SSW
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cm	—	6	8	3	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	2	7	1	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	3	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-3	-3	-3	-4	-4	-4	-3	-3	-1	0	3	3	1	0	-1	0	1
min °C	-4	-4	-4	-5	-5	-4	-3	-3	-2	0	1	3	1	-2	-1	0	0
chill °C	-13	-15	-15	-17	-16	-11	-9	-8	-7	-7	-8	-4	-6	-10	-10	-7	-7

Freezing level m	800	750	700	750	700	750	1000	750	1100	1350	1800	2050	1550	1300	1150	1300	1450
Cloud base (m)	200	300	200	250	450	400	700	650	650	900	1600	250	250	250	250	650	500

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	8:19	—	—	8:21	—	—	8:22	—	—	8:24	—	—	8:27	—	—	8:29	—

Ben Nevis Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ben Nevis is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue morning, min -5°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Mon night).

Ben Nevis Weather (Days 3-6):

Mild at first with light rain (total 8mm) on Tue night followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue night, min -2°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSE on Tue night, moderate 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather Station	Temp.	Weather	Wind
CIC Hut Ben Nevis 1 km N 680m alt. 1 hour ago	3° C	-	Wind obs. (30 kph from 12 degs) was rejected.
T17- Nevis Range 4 km NNE 650m alt. 1 hour ago		-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
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	4° C	-	Strong winds from the SSW (44 kph at 211).
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	-	Wind obs. (87 kph from 82 degs) was rejected.
SAIS Drumochter 47 km E 700m alt. 1 hour ago	3° C	-	Wind obs. (74 kph from 159 degs) was rejected.
SHIP4017 51 km S 3m alt. 3 hours ago	10° C
SHIP3418 51 km S 3m alt. 3 hours ago	10° C
SHIP3782 51 km S 3m alt. 2 hours ago	8° 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.