– Lat/Long: 56.80° N 5.00° W

Ben Nevis
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom
Issued: 11 am Fri 27 Mar Local Time
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Issued: 11 am Fri 27 Mar 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 Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun morning, min -7°C on Fri afternoon). Mainly stormy winds.									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 4mm) on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue night, min -6°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Mon morning, calm by Wed morning).
	Friday 27			Saturday 28			Sunday 29			Monday 30			Tuesday 31			Wednesday 1
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	snow shwrs	light snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	mod. snow	heavy snow	light snow	mod. snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	rain shwrs	cloudy	light snow	snow shwrs
km/h	W	W	W	WNW	NW	WSW	WSW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	WSW	W	WNW	NE	ESE
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cm	2	3	7	2	1	8	13	4	6	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.2	—	—	4	—	—	—
max °C	-4	-6	-6	-7	-6	-3	-1	-6	-6	-5	-4	2	1	1	3	-3	-3	-4
min °C	-6	-7	-7	-7	-6	-6	-5	-6	-6	-6	-5	-1	1	0	-1	-3	-4	-5
chill °C	-18	-19	-20	-20	-18	-16	-17	-19	-18	-18	-17	-10	-7	-8	-6	-3	-11	-13

Freezing level m	850	650	400	450	600	450	1200	600	500	600	800	1950	1500	1400	1850	950	850	550
Cloud base (m)	550	450	550	400	500	500	250	450	300	300	450	350	300	600	300	700	700	300

	6:03	—	—	6:00	—	—	6:58	—	—	5:54	—	—	5:52	—	—	5:48	—	—
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Ben Nevis Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ben Nevis is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun morning, min -7°C on Fri afternoon). Mainly stormy winds.

Ben Nevis Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 4mm) on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue night, min -6°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Mon morning, calm 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	1° C	-	Wind obs. (50 kph from 345 degs) was rejected.
T17- Nevis Range 4 km NNE 650m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
SAIS Aonach Mor 4 km NE 1185m alt. 2 hours ago	-4° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Quad- Nevis Range 5 km NNE 900m alt. 2 hours ago	1° C	-	Stormy winds from the W (89 kph at 272).
657 6 km NE 552m alt. 2 hours ago	2° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
SAIS Beinn Eighe 39 km NE 900m alt. 2 hours ago	-2° C	-	Wind obs. (137 kph from 93 degs) was rejected.
Oban Airport 44 km S 6m alt. 2 hours ago	6° C	Shower - in the vicinity.	Fresh winds from the WSW (31 kph at 240).	10.0 km Low: scattered
SAIS Drumochter 47 km E 700m alt. 2 hours ago	1° C	-	Gales from the SW (63 kph at 219).
SHIP2052 51 km S 3m alt. 2 hours ago	8° C
SHIP1681 62 km SSW 3m alt. 3 hours ago	6° 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.