Mountain weather
Eryri / Snowdonia
Confidence
High for the continued theme of unsettled weather, but moderate for details regarding low cloud and rainfall.
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Thu 3 SepSunrise:Sunset:
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Fri 4 SepSunrise:Sunset:
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Further outlook
Mountain weather hazards
Hazards apply at or above 300m, reflecting the more severe conditions which can occur at altitude.
Poor Visibility
Mountain weather forecast
A drier and brighter day ahead. Rain later.
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Weather
(at 800m)
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Chance of
precipitation (at 800m)
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Chance of precipitation |
10%
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10%
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20%
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40%
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60%
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80%
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Wind direction and speed
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900m
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900m | W 29mph knots
W
29mph |
W 31mph knots
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31mph |
SW 25mph knots
SW
25mph |
SW 32mph knots
SW
32mph |
SW 33mph knots
SW
33mph |
SW 33mph knots
SW
33mph |
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600m
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600m | SW 20mph knots
SW
20mph |
W 21mph knots
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21mph |
SW 20mph knots
SW
20mph |
SW 23mph knots
SW
23mph |
SW 21mph knots
SW
21mph |
SW 22mph knots
SW
22mph |
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300m
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300m | SW 12mph knots
SW
12mph |
W 14mph knots
W
14mph |
SW 14mph knots
SW
14mph |
SW 16mph knots
SW
16mph |
SW 14mph knots
SW
14mph |
SW 14mph knots
SW
14mph |
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Valley
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Valley | SW 12mph knots
SW
12mph |
W 14mph knots
W
14mph |
SW 14mph knots
SW
14mph |
SW 15mph knots
SW
15mph |
SW 13mph knots
SW
13mph |
SW 13mph knots
SW
13mph |
Wind gust
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900m
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900m | 35mph | 37mph | 33mph | 41mph | 41mph | 41mph |
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600m
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600m | 25mph | 27mph | 27mph | 31mph | 30mph | 31mph |
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300m
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300m | 22mph | 24mph | 24mph | 28mph | 26mph | 26mph |
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Valley
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Valley | 22mph | 23mph | 23mph | 27mph | 25mph | 24mph |
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900m
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900m | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C |
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600m
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600m | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C |
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300m
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300m | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 17 degrees Celsius 17°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C |
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Valley
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Valley | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C | 17 degrees Celsius 17°C | 18 degrees Celsius 18°C | 18 degrees Celsius 18°C | 17 degrees Celsius 17°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C |
| Freezing Level | Freezing Level |
2400m
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2400m
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2400m
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2400m
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3600m
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3400m
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900m
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900m | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C |
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600m
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600m | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C |
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300m
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300m | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C |
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Valley
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Valley | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C |
| Freezing Level | Freezing Level |
2400m
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2400m
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2400m
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2400m
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3600m
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3400m
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Additional weather information
Meteorologist's view
A potentially challenging day over the highest peaks in the park where low cloud and hill fog may make navigation challenging. Navigation improving through the day as cloud bases rise.
Weather
A drier day ahead although remaining generally cloudy throughout. Risk of the odd light shower through the afternoon, turning to heavier and more persistent rain into the evening. A brisk, or locally strong, southwesterly wind throughout.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
10% rising to 30% throughout at 60% to the east, throughout the afternoon.
Low cloud and visibility
Periods of cloud, persistent and extensive in the west, above 400-600m. Lifting to patches above 700-800m by the afternoon. Often good or very good visibility at lower levels but widely poor or very poor in cloud with mist or fog and occasionally moderate in showers and evening rain.
Ground conditions
Please see - https://yrwyddfa.live/
Mountain weather information
Weather
Overnight rain gradually clearing through the morning. Staying cloudy for a time but gradually brightening up later. Moderate to fresh westerly winds and turning cooler.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
20% gradually rising to 90% through the morning.
Maximum wind speed expected
Westerly 30 mph.
Temperature
- At 800m plus 4 Celsius rising to plus 8 Celsius.
- Valley plus 9 Celsius rising to plus 17 Celsius.
- Freezing level above summits.
Low cloud and visibility
Extensive low cloud with bases above 500-600 M. This is expected to clear southward through the morning. Often good or very good visibility at lower levels but widely poor or very poor in cloud with mist or fog and occasionally moderate in showers and rain initially, and once again through evening rain.
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Sat 5 Sep
Largely dry with a mixture of cloud and sunny intervals. Moderate westerly winds.
Sun 6 Sep
A dry and bright start to the day but turning cloudier from the west as a band of showery rain makes it approach.
Mon 7 Sep
A generally dry day with variable cloud and some bright or sunny spells, although the odd shower cannot be ruled out.
Mountain weather information
Sat 5 Sep
Largely dry with a mixture of cloud and sunny intervals. Moderate westerly winds.
Sun 6 Sep
A dry and bright start to the day but turning cloudier from the west as a band of showery rain makes it approach.
Mon 7 Sep
A generally dry day with variable cloud and some bright or sunny spells, although the odd shower cannot be ruled out.
Summit specific forecast
The Eryri (Snowdonia) mountains are made up of 90 mountain peaks including the tallest mountain in Wales, Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon), standing at 1,085 metres.