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Ben Nevis
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom
Issued: 11 am Sat 06 Dec 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 afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat afternoon, min -2°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sat morning, gales from the W by Sun night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon giving way to a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue morning, min -2°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Wed morning, strong winds from the SW by Wed night).
	Saturday 6			Sunday 7			Monday 8			Tuesday 9			Wednesday 10			Thursday 11
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	light snow	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	mod. snow	light snow	light snow	light snow	light snow	mod. rain	light snow	light snow	light snow	snow shwrs	light snow	cloudy	light rain	light rain
km/h	SSE	SSW	SW	SSE	SE	WSW	SW	SW	SSW	SE	SW	WSW	WSW	W	WSW	SSW	SSW	S
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cm	2	—	—	—	10	1	4	2	1	—	1	2	4	3	4	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8	9	—	—	—	—	—	0.1	0.4
max°C	0	1	1	1	0	-1	-2	0	1	3	3	0	-1	-1	1	2	2	2
min°C	0	1	1	1	-1	-1	-2	-1	-1	2	1	-1	-1	-2	-1	1	2	1
chill°C	-4	-3	-4	-4	-8	-10	-11	-10	-9	-6	-8	-10	-11	-12	-10	-7	-6	-7

Freezing level (m)	1400	1450	1550	1600	1250	1150	1100	1200	1400	1950	2000	1200	1150	1250	1300	1700	1850	1600
Cloud base (m)	200	200	450	400	300	350	200	250	400	200	200	350	400	250	450	500	350	250

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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 afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat afternoon, min -2°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sat morning, gales from the W by Sun night).

Ben Nevis Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon giving way to a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue morning, min -2°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Wed morning, strong winds from the SW by Wed 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station	Temp.	Weather	Wind	Cloud Visibility Cloud / Visibility
CIC Hut Ben Nevis 1 km N 680m alt. 1 hour ago	4° C	-	Wind obs. (26 kph from 240 degs) was rejected.
Aonach Mor 3 km ENE 955m alt. 1 hour ago	0° C	-	Wind obs. (30 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
SAIS Aonach Mor 4 km NE 1185m alt. 1 hour ago	1° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Quad- Nevis Range 4 km NNE 900m alt. 1 hour ago		-	Calm (0 kph at 351).
657 6 km NE 552m alt. 1 hour ago	5° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
TullochBridge 20 km ENE 249m alt. 1 hour ago	7° C	Rain and snow or hail.	Calm (4 kph at 110).	50 km Mid: overcast
Oban Airport 44 km S 6m alt. 2 hours ago	9° C	Shower - in the vicinity.	Light winds from the ESE (11 kph at 120).	10.0 km Low: few Mid: overcast
SHIP1921 51 km S 3m alt. 2 hours ago	9° C
SHIP4707 51 km S 3m alt. 3 hours ago	9° C
SHIP5401 51 km S 3m alt. 3 hours ago	9° 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.