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Ben Nevis
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom
Issued: 5 am Wed 18 Feb Local Time
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Issued: 5 am Wed 18 Feb 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 Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri morning, min -8°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SE on Wed morning, moderate winds from the S by Thu afternoon).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night will be washed away by heavy rain (total 37mm) on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon night, min -3°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat morning, gales from the SSW by Mon night).
	Wednesday 18			Thursday 19			Friday 20			Saturday 21			Sunday 22			Monday 23
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	light snow	light snow	mod. snow	mod. snow	light snow	cloudy	light rain	snow shwrs	cloudy	light snow	light snow	cloudy	light snow	heavy rain
km/h	SE	SE	SE	SSE	S	WSW	WSW	SW	W	WNW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	SSW	SSW
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cm	—	—	—	—	1	4	7	7	2	—	—	1	—	2	1	—	1	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.4	3	—	—	—	—	7	27
max °C	-7	-6	-6	-5	-4	-3	-1	-1	-2	0	2	3	0	-1	-3	0	3	5
min °C	-8	-7	-6	-5	-4	-3	-1	-2	-2	-1	2	-1	-1	-2	-3	-2	1	3
chill °C	-20	-19	-18	-15	-11	-12	-10	-11	-12	-9	-6	-10	-10	-12	-13	-11	-7	-5

Freezing level m	100	400	50	350	600	650	1200	1050	1000	1100	1800	1550	1300	1150	900	1050	1550	2050
Cloud base (m)	1550	350	400	1500	300	250	250	250	350	300	250	250	250	300	350	400	300	200

	7:39	—	—	7:37	—	—	7:35	—	—	7:33	—	—	7:30	—	—	7:28	—	—
	—	5:28	—	—	5:30	—	—	5:31	—	—	5:34	—	—	5:37	—	—	5:38	—

Ben Nevis Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ben Nevis is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri morning, min -8°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SE on Wed morning, moderate winds from the S by Thu afternoon).

Ben Nevis Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night will be washed away by heavy rain (total 37mm) on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon night, min -3°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat morning, gales from the SSW 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. 42 minutes ago	-3° C	-	Gales from the SE (63 kph at 136).
Aonach Mor 3 km ENE 955m alt. 42 minutes ago	-7° C	-	Severe gales from the SSE (81 kph at 150).
SAIS Aonach Mor 4 km NE 1185m alt. 42 minutes ago	-7° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Quad- Nevis Range 5 km NNE 900m alt. 42 minutes ago	-2° C	-	Wind obs. (113 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
657 6 km NE 552m alt. 42 minutes ago	-2° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
TullochBridge 20 km ENE 249m alt. 42 minutes ago	2° C	-	Moderate winds from the SSE (28 kph at 150).	35 km Mid: few
SAIS Beinn Eighe 39 km NE 900m alt. 42 minutes ago	-4° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Oban Airport 44 km S 6m alt. 1 hour ago		-	Fresh winds from the SE (31 kph at 130).	0.0 km
SAIS Drumochter 47 km E 700m alt. 42 minutes ago	-3° C	-	Wind obs. (109 kph from 134 degs) was rejected.
SHIP3417 51 km S 3m alt. 3 hours ago	3° 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.