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Ben Nevis
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom
Issued: 11 am Sat 21 Dec Local Time
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Issued: 11 am Sat 21 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 Sat night. Becoming milder with light rain (total 2mm) on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon afternoon, min -8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Sat morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Mon morning).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Tue morning, min 2°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Tue morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu night).
	Saturday 21			Sunday 22			Monday 23			Tuesday 24			Wednesday 25			Thursday 26
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	light snow	light snow	heavy snow	light snow	light snow	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	heavy rain	mod. rain	light rain	mod. rain
km/h	W	W	WNW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	W	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	WSW	SW	SW	WSW
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cm	3	3	12	3	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.5	1.7	1.8	3	1.4	—	—	11	8	2	9
max°C	-4	-5	-6	-4	-5	-5	-1	5	5	6	5	5	3	2	4	3	3	3
min°C	-4	-5	-8	-5	-5	-6	-5	4	4	6	5	3	2	2	3	3	3	2
chill°C	-16	-18	-22	-18	-18	-17	-13	-3	-3	-1	-2	-5	-6	-6	-5	-4	-4	-4

Freezing level (m)	850	650	350	600	600	500	200	2250	2550	2550	2650	3150	3150	2200	2200	1950	1950	2000
Cloud base (m)	350	250	200	350	250	300	550	300	300	300	350	300	300	400	350	300	300	300

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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. Becoming milder with light rain (total 2mm) on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon afternoon, min -8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Sat morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Mon morning).

Ben Nevis Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Tue morning, min 2°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Tue morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu 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	1° C	-	Gales from the NNW (70 kph at 348).
SAIS Aonach Mor 4 km NE 1185m alt. 1 hour ago	-2° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
T17- Nevis Range 5 km NNE 650m alt. 1 hour ago	2° C	-	Wind obs. (128 kph from 283 degs) was rejected.
657 6 km NE 552m alt. 1 hour ago	3° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
lightning 33km WSW of Kingussie 33 km ENE 449m alt. 22 minutes ago		Thunderstorm
lightning 38km NNE of Fort William 36 km NNE 314m alt. 22 minutes ago		Thunderstorm
SAIS C Meagaidh area 39 km NE 903m alt. 1 hour ago	0° C	-	Wind obs. (0 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
Oban Airport 44 km S 6m alt. 2 hours ago	9° C	Shower - in the vicinity.	Near gales from the W (57 kph at 270).	8.0 km Low: broken
SAIS Drumochter 47 km E 700m alt. 1 hour ago	2° C	-	Extremely windy from the SW (120 kph at 224).
SHIP3665 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.