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Ben Nevis
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom
Issued: 12 pm Fri 15 May Local Time
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Issued: 12 pm Fri 15 May Local Time

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2 Ben Nevis Elevations: 2 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat afternoon, min -5°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the WSW by Sat night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed night, min -2°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon morning, strong winds from the WSW by Wed morning).
	Friday 15			Saturday 16			Sunday 17			Monday 18			Tuesday 19			Wednesday 20
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	light snow	light snow	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	light rain	heavy rain	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs
km/h	NNW	NNW	NW	SSW	SSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	SSW	SSE	SSE	SSW	SW	SW	WSW	W
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	4	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.5	1.2	11	1.9	1.3	0.1
max °C	-3	-3	-4	-2	-1	-1	-2	-1	-2	0	2	1	2	3	4	3	3	5
min °C	-4	-3	-5	-4	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	1	-1	1	3	2	2	3	4
chill °C	-11	-9	-5	-4	-5	-9	-10	-8	-7	-6	-3	-9	-6	-2	-5	-5	-4	-2

Freezing level m	900	1050	700	900	1150	1100	1050	1200	1050	1150	1550	1400	1550	2000	2050	1750	2000	2850
Cloud base (m)	450	700	700	400	1850	250	250	450	650	800	1500	750	250	250	350	400	450	600

	5:03	—	—	5:01	—	—	5:00	—	—	4:58	—	—	4:56	—	—	4:54	—	—
	—	9:30	—	—	9:31	—	—	9:34	—	—	9:35	—	—	9:37	—	—	9:38	—

Ben Nevis Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ben Nevis is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat afternoon, min -5°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the WSW by Sat night).

Ben Nevis Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed night, min -2°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon morning, strong winds from the WSW by Wed 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. 2 hours ago	5° C	-	Light winds from the N (13 kph at 355).
SAIS Aonach Mor 4 km NE 1185m alt. 2 hours ago	0° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Quad- Nevis Range 5 km NNE 900m alt. 2 hours ago	4° C	-	Light winds from the NW (15 kph at 311).
657 6 km NE 552m alt. 2 hours ago	8° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
SAIS Beinn Eighe 39 km NE 900m alt. 2 hours ago	3° C	-	Wind obs. (83 kph from 326 degs) was rejected.
Oban Airport 44 km S 6m alt. 3 hours ago	10° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Fresh winds from the NW (33 kph at 320).	10.0 km Low: scattered
SHIP6924 51 km S 15m alt. 2 hours ago				- km
SHIP6593 51 km S 3m alt. 3 hours ago	9° C
SHIP5773 51 km S 3m alt. 2 hours ago	9° C
SHIP11299 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.