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Ben Nevis
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom
Issued: 5 am Wed 17 Dec Local Time
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Issued: 5 am Wed 17 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 Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed morning, min -4°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu morning, severe gales from the WSW by Fri morning).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat morning, min -3°C on Sat night). Mainly near gales.
	Wednesday 17			Thursday 18			Friday 19			Saturday 20			Sunday 21			Monday 22
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	light snow	light snow	mod. snow	light snow	light snow	heavy snow	light snow	light snow	light snow	light snow	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	light snow	cloudy	cloudy
km/h	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SSE	SSW	WSW	WSW	SSW	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E
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cm	1	1	10	1	4	23	3	1	4	1	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max°C	1	0	-2	-3	-2	-2	-3	-3	-1	0	-1	-1	-3	-2	0	0	0	-1
min°C	0	-1	-3	-4	-2	-4	-3	-3	-1	-1	-1	-3	-3	-2	-1	0	0	-1
chill°C	-8	-10	-12	-14	-12	-14	-14	-14	-10	-10	-9	-12	-13	-11	-10	-8	-8	-10

Freezing level (m)	1350	1350	950	850	1050	650	950	950	1150	1250	1150	1100	800	1000	1200	1300	1300	1150
Cloud base (m)	200	200	350	350	650	200	300	450	300	250	250	250	600	400	400	250	300	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 Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed morning, min -4°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu morning, severe gales from the WSW by Fri morning).

Ben Nevis Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat morning, min -3°C on Sat night). Mainly near gales.

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. 2 hours ago	5° C	-	Wind obs. (67 kph from 259 degs) was rejected.
Aonach Mor 3 km ENE 955m alt. 2 hours ago	1° C	-	Wind obs. (81 kph from 210 degs) was rejected.
SAIS Aonach Mor 4 km NE 1185m alt. 2 hours ago	2° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Quad- Nevis Range 4 km NNE 900m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Calm (0 kph at 340).
657 6 km NE 552m alt. 2 hours ago	6° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
TullochBridge 20 km ENE 249m alt. 2 hours ago	7° C	Continuous light rain.	Moderate winds from the S (28 kph at 190).	28 km Mid: overcast
Oban Airport 44 km S 6m alt. 3 hours ago	8° C	Drizzle	Moderate winds from the SSE (26 kph at 160).	6.0 km Low: few Mid: broken High: overcast
SHIP7024 51 km S 3m alt. 4 hours ago
SHIP2181 51 km S 3m alt. 4 hours ago
SHIP5044 51 km S 3m alt. 4 hours ago

* 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.