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Ben Nevis
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom
Issued: 5 pm Mon 08 Dec Local Time
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Issued: 5 pm Mon 08 Dec Local Time

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2 Ben Nevis Elevations: 2 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 18mm) on Tue morning. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Tue afternoon, min -2°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Mon night, extremely windy from the WSW by Wed afternoon).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A light fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Turning milder with light rain (total 2mm) on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun morning, min -3°C on Fri night). Mainly gales.
	Mon 8		Tuesday 9			Wednesday 10			Thursday 11			Friday 12			Saturday 13
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	light snow	cloudy	heavy rain	light snow	light snow	light snow	light snow	snow shwrs	clear	cloudy	light snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	light snow	light snow	light snow
km/h	SW	SSW	SSE	S	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	SSW	S	S	S	S	S	SSW	SW	SSW
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cm	2	—	—	3	5	4	2	6	—	—	1	1	—	—	1	3	5
mm	—	—	17	0.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.1
max°C	0	2	5	6	-1	-1	0	2	1	0	1	-1	-2	-3	-2	-2	2
min°C	-1	0	3	1	-1	-2	-1	1	0	0	0	-2	-2	-3	-3	-3	-1
chill°C	-9	-8	-5	-9	-11	-13	-12	-8	-8	-8	-9	-9	-10	-12	-12	-12	-9

Freezing level (m)	1200	1400	2500	2350	1150	1100	1150	1950	1650	1300	1400	1200	1000	850	800	850	1600
Cloud base (m)	250	350	150	150	400	450	500	250	9200	600	550	250	700	600	550	250	300

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Ben Nevis Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ben Nevis is: Moderate rain (total 18mm) on Tue morning. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Tue afternoon, min -2°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Mon night, extremely windy from the WSW by Wed afternoon).

Ben Nevis Weather (Days 3-6):

A light fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Turning milder with light rain (total 2mm) on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun morning, min -3°C on Fri night). Mainly 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. 50 minutes ago	5° C	-	Wind obs. (22 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
Aonach Mor 3 km ENE 955m alt. 50 minutes ago	0° C	-	Wind obs. (54 kph from 220 degs) was rejected.
SAIS Aonach Mor 4 km NE 1185m alt. 50 minutes ago	1° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Quad- Nevis Range 4 km NNE 900m alt. 50 minutes ago		-	Calm (0 kph at 114).
657 6 km NE 552m alt. 50 minutes ago	5° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
TullochBridge 20 km ENE 249m alt. 50 minutes ago	7° C	Moderate to heavy freezing drizzle.	Calm (4 kph at 80).	49 km Mid: overcast
SHIP1789 51 km S 3m alt. 2 hours ago	9° C
SHIP9184 51 km S 3m alt. 3 hours ago	6° C
SHIP1790 51 km S 3m alt. 2 hours ago	8° C
SHIP3229 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.