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Ben Nevis
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom
Issued: 12 pm Wed 08 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 Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed afternoon, min -7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri morning, stormy winds from the SSE by Fri night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun afternoon, min -7°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSE on Sat night, light winds from the WSW by Mon night).
	Wednesday 8			Thursday 9			Friday 10			Saturday 11			Sunday 12			Monday 13
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	rain shwrs	some clouds	light snow	snow shwrs	light snow	snow shwrs	cloudy	some clouds	mod. snow	light snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	light snow	light snow	snow shwrs	light snow	light snow	cloudy
km/h	SW	SW	SW	WSW	SW	W	SW	SSE	SSE	SSW	S	SSE	W	WSW	WNW	S	SSE	NNW
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cm	—	—	2	6	3	2	—	—	7	5	1	2	4	1	2	1	2	—
mm	0.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	3	4	4	-3	-4	-5	-5	-4	-4	-5	-4	-5	-4	-3	-4	-4	-4	-3
min °C	3	4	-1	-5	-5	-7	-6	-5	-6	-7	-5	-5	-5	-4	-5	-4	-4	-4
chill °C	-4	-2	-9	-15	-16	-18	-12	-17	-16	-17	-15	-17	-13	-14	-15	-11	-10	-7

Freezing level m	2350	2500	2150	900	800	500	650	850	650	550	600	650	550	850	550	700	750	700
Cloud base (m)	350	550	700	250	600	300	500	650	400	200	300	350	200	250	300	250	250	300

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Ben Nevis Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ben Nevis is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed afternoon, min -7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri morning, stormy winds from the SSE by Fri night).

Ben Nevis Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun afternoon, min -7°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSE on Sat night, light winds from the WSW by Mon 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. 49 minutes ago	9° C	-	Near gales from the WSW (54 kph at 248).
T17- Nevis Range 4 km NNE 650m alt. 49 minutes ago		-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
SAIS Aonach Mor 4 km NE 1185m alt. 49 minutes ago	4° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Quad- Nevis Range 5 km NNE 900m alt. 49 minutes ago	6° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 353).
657 6 km NE 552m alt. 49 minutes ago	8° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
SAIS Beinn Eighe 39 km NE 900m alt. 49 minutes ago	4° C	-	Gales from the SW (74 kph at 230).
Oban Airport 44 km S 6m alt. 1 hour ago	11° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the W (17 kph at 260).	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: broken
SAIS Drumochter 47 km E 700m alt. 49 minutes ago	9° C	-	Strong winds from the S (43 kph at 179).
SHIP7103 51 km S 3m alt. 3 hours ago	11° C
SHIP8602 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.