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Ben Nevis
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom
Issued: 6 pm Fri 03 Apr Local Time
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2 Ben Nevis Elevations: 2 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat afternoon, min -8°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NW on Sat night, moderate winds from the SW by Sun night).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary Mild with moderate rain (total 16mm) on Wed morning, Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Tue morning, min -3°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSE on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Thu morning).
	Fri 3		Saturday 4			Sunday 5			Monday 6			Tuesday 7			Wednesday 8
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	light snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	light snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	mod. rain	mod. rain	light snow
km/h	W	W	SSW	SSE	NW	W	WNW	W	SSW	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	SSW
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cm	6	2	1	13	25	4	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.1	0.2	2	7	6	1.5
max °C	-5	-7	-6	-1	-3	-7	-7	-6	-3	0	5	6	6	6	5	4	2
min °C	-6	-8	-7	-5	-7	-7	-7	-7	-5	-3	1	6	5	5	4	3	-3
chill °C	-17	-19	-15	-14	-20	-17	-19	-18	-13	-11	-6	1	-2	-1	-2	-4	-9

Freezing level m	600	250	400	450	300	450	500	0	500	800	2300	2500	2500	2500	2450	2200	1450
Cloud base (m)	250	400	450	200	200	650	500	700	450	400	350	300	300	450	300	250	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 Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat afternoon, min -8°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NW on Sat night, moderate winds from the SW by Sun night).

Ben Nevis Weather (Days 3-6):

Mild with moderate rain (total 16mm) on Wed morning, Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Tue morning, min -3°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSE on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WSW 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	-2° C	-	Wind obs. (33 kph from 340 degs) was rejected.
T17- Nevis Range 4 km NNE 650m alt. 1 hour ago	13° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 1).
SAIS Aonach Mor 4 km NE 1185m alt. 1 hour ago	-5° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Quad- Nevis Range 5 km NNE 900m alt. 1 hour ago	-2° C	-	Near gales from the WNW (54 kph at 299).
657 6 km NE 552m alt. 1 hour ago	-1° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
SAIS Beinn Eighe 39 km NE 900m alt. 1 hour ago	-4° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
SAIS Drumochter 47 km E 700m alt. 1 hour ago	-2° C	-	Near gales from the SW (57 kph at 225).
SHIP2391 51 km S 3m alt. 1 hour ago	4° C
SHIP1510 51 km S 3m alt. 2 hours ago	4° C
SHIP5162 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.