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Ben Nevis
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom
Issued: 5 pm Tue 24 Feb Local Time
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Issued: 5 pm Tue 24 Feb Local Time

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2 Ben Nevis Elevations: 2 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Mild at first with light rain (total 6mm) on Wed morning followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed morning, min -3°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Thu morning, calm by Fri morning).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun morning, min -6°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Fri night, gales from the SSW by Sun morning).
	Tue 24		Wednesday 25			Thursday 26			Friday 27			Saturday 28			Sunday 1
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	cloudy	light snow	light rain	light rain	light snow	mod. snow	light snow	snow shwrs	cloudy	light snow	mod. snow	some clouds	cloudy	mod. snow	light snow	mod. snow	mod. snow
km/h	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	W	NNE	NNE	NNW	WSW	S	SSW	SSW	SSW
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cm	—	1	—	—	1	6	5	1	—	1	7	—	—	6	2	6	10
mm	—	1.1	3	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	2	2	3	3	2	-1	0	-2	-2	-3	-3	-6	-5	0	2	1	0
min °C	1	1	3	2	1	-2	0	-2	-3	-3	-6	-6	-6	-5	2	1	-1
chill °C	-7	-6	-3	-5	-7	-12	-9	-12	-3	-9	-12	-12	-13	-14	-6	-7	-8

Freezing level m	2150	2050	1950	1850	1650	1100	1250	1000	950	1000	600	400	700	600	1750	1600	1450
Cloud base (m)	250	250	250	250	250	350	250	550	550	400	250	300	650	450	250	250	250

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	5:40	—	—	5:43	—	—	5:45	—	—	5:47	—	—	5:50	—	—	5:52	—

Ben Nevis Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ben Nevis is: Mild at first with light rain (total 6mm) on Wed morning followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed morning, min -3°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Thu morning, calm by Fri morning).

Ben Nevis Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun morning, min -6°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Fri night, gales from the SSW by Sun 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	6° C	-	Wind obs. (26 kph from 255 degs) was rejected.
Aonach Mor 3 km ENE 955m alt. 1 hour ago	2° C	-	Wind obs. (61 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
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	6° C	-	Wind obs. (57 kph from 214 degs) was rejected.
657 6 km NE 552m alt. 1 hour ago	6° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
TullochBridge 20 km ENE 249m alt. 1 hour ago	8° C	Intermittent light drizzle.	Light winds from the WSW (11 kph at 250).	4.5 km Mid: overcast
SAIS Beinn Eighe 39 km NE 900m alt. 1 hour ago	3° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
SAIS Drumochter 47 km E 700m alt. 1 hour ago	4° C	-	Strong winds from the S (48 kph at 169).
SHIP3071 51 km S 15m alt. 3 hours ago				- km
SHIP8296 51 km S 15m alt. 3 hours ago				- km

* 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.