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Ben Nevis
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom
Issued: 11 pm Fri 20 Mar Local Time
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Issued: 11 pm Fri 20 Mar Local Time

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2 Ben Nevis Elevations: 2 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri night, min -7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Sat morning, gales from the SW by Mon afternoon).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon night, min -9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Tue afternoon, moderate winds from the WNW by Thu morning).
		Saturday 21			Sunday 22			Monday 23			Tuesday 24			Wednesday 25			Thursday 26
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	light snow	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	mod. snow	heavy snow	light snow	light snow	mod. snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy
km/h	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	WSW	W	WNW	WSW	SSW	SW	WSW	W	WNW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	W	W
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cm	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	6	16	3	4	10	2	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	3	0	1	1	0	-5	-7	-5	-1	2	-4	-5	-6	-7	-7	-9	-7	-4	1
min °C	0	0	0	0	-3	-6	-7	-6	-4	-2	-6	-6	-8	-7	-8	-9	-8	-6	-1
chill °C	-6	-7	-7	-9	-11	-18	-19	-15	-14	-12	-19	-20	-22	-18	-20	-22	-17	-14	-10

Freezing level m	2200	1350	1450	1700	1300	850	500	600	700	1750	800	700	350	450	550	0	400	600	1550
Cloud base (m)	700	300	300	700	300	450	350	350	300	200	250	300	300	250	500	400	550	650	300

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Ben Nevis Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ben Nevis is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri night, min -7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Sat morning, gales from the SW by Mon afternoon).

Ben Nevis Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon night, min -9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Tue afternoon, moderate winds from the WNW by Thu 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. 1 hour ago	5° C	-	Wind obs. (22 kph from 253 degs) was rejected.
Aonach Mor 3 km ENE 955m alt. 1 hour ago	1° C	-	Fresh winds from the SW (30 kph at 220).
SAIS Aonach Mor 4 km NE 1185m alt. 1 hour ago	0° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Quad- Nevis Range 5 km NNE 900m alt. 1 hour ago	5° C	-	Strong winds from the W (39 kph at 260).
657 6 km NE 552m alt. 1 hour ago	6° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
TullochBridge 20 km ENE 249m alt. 1 hour ago	6° C	-	Light winds from the SSW (7 kph at 210).	38 km Mid: overcast
SAIS Beinn Eighe 39 km NE 900m alt. 1 hour ago	2° C	-	Gales from the W (74 kph at 271).
SAIS Drumochter 47 km E 700m alt. 1 hour ago	3° C	-	Wind obs. (17 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
SHIP5716 51 km S 3m alt. 3 hours ago	9° C
SHIP2215 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.