Mountain weather
Eryri / Snowdonia
Confidence
High confidence for a good deal of fine and dry and occasionally very warm weather. Low for shower detail on Saturday or any light rain on Sunday.
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Sat 8 AugSunrise:Sunset:
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Sun 9 AugSunrise: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.
Strong Sunlight
Mountain weather forecast
Largely dry and cloudy, just a small chance of a shower.
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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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20%
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20%
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20%
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<5%
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<5%
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Wind direction and speed
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900m
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900m | S 16mph knots
S
16mph |
SW 17mph knots
SW
17mph |
SW 17mph knots
SW
17mph |
SW 17mph knots
SW
17mph |
SW 16mph knots
SW
16mph |
SW 18mph knots
SW
18mph |
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600m
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600m | S 12mph knots
S
12mph |
S 15mph knots
S
15mph |
SW 16mph knots
SW
16mph |
SW 16mph knots
SW
16mph |
SW 13mph knots
SW
13mph |
S 12mph knots
S
12mph |
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300m
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300m | SE 4mph knots
SE
4mph |
S 9mph knots
S
9mph |
SW 11mph knots
SW
11mph |
SW 11mph knots
SW
11mph |
SW 8mph knots
SW
8mph |
S 7mph knots
S
7mph |
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Valley
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Valley | SE 4mph knots
SE
4mph |
S 9mph knots
S
9mph |
SW 11mph knots
SW
11mph |
SW 11mph knots
SW
11mph |
SW 8mph knots
SW
8mph |
S 7mph knots
S
7mph |
Wind gust
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900m
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900m | 19mph | 21mph | 23mph | 23mph | 21mph | 21mph |
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600m
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600m | 16mph | 20mph | 22mph | 22mph | 18mph | 16mph |
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300m
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300m | 11mph | 15mph | 18mph | 18mph | 14mph | 14mph |
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Valley
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Valley | 12mph | 15mph | 17mph | 18mph | 14mph | 14mph |
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900m
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900m | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°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 | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C |
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300m
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300m | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C | 17 degrees Celsius 17°C | 18 degrees Celsius 18°C | 17 degrees Celsius 17°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C |
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Valley
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Valley | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 17 degrees Celsius 17°C | 19 degrees Celsius 19°C | 20 degrees Celsius 20°C | 19 degrees Celsius 19°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C |
| Freezing Level | Freezing Level |
2800m
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2300m
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2300m
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3200m
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3100m
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3300m
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900m
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900m | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C |
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600m
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600m | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C |
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300m
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300m | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C |
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Valley
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Valley | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C | 17 degrees Celsius 17°C | 18 degrees Celsius 18°C | 18 degrees Celsius 18°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C |
| Freezing Level | Freezing Level |
2800m
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2300m
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2300m
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3200m
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3100m
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3300m
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Additional weather information
Meteorologist's view
A fine day, and despite some cloud cover, UV-levels will remain high. Appropriate sun-protection recommended.
Weather
Largely dry and cloudy, with some late afternoon sunshine. A small chance of a light shower thought the morning and afternoon but most.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
100%
Low cloud and visibility
Good visibility with cloud bases well above tops.
Ground conditions
Please see - https://yrwyddfa.live/
Mountain weather information
Weather
Perhaps the odd spot of rain during the morning, but this soon clearing. Then dry and warm with prolonged sunny spells and light winds. Cloud likely thickening into the evening, perhaps bringing a further spot of rain.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
Greater than 95% until late afternoon, then 70%
Maximum wind speed expected
Variable 5-10mph.
Temperature
- At 800m Plus 10 Celsius rising to Plus 16 Celsius.
- Valley Plus 5 Celsius rising to Plus 22 Celsius
- Freezing level Above the summits.
Low cloud and visibility
Cloud above the summits for much of the day, but patchy cloud potentially forming and lowering to obscure hills above 600m during the evening. Good to very good visibilities outside of cloud, with only minimal reductions in any rain.
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Mon 10 Aug
Dry, with early cloud breaking to sunny spells, these becoming prolonged later in the day. Feeling warm with only light winds and high UV levels.
Tue 11 Aug
A fine, sunny and very warm day. Sunshine could turn hazy at times with the odd patch of higher cloud, but UV levels will remain high. Light southerly winds.
Wed 12 Aug
A very similar day to Tuesday, with very warm, potentially hot temperatures and light winds. Staying dry with high UV, although some higher cloud could lead to sunshine turning hazy at times.
Mountain weather information
Mon 10 Aug
Dry, with early cloud breaking to sunny spells, these becoming prolonged later in the day. Feeling warm with only light winds and high UV levels.
Tue 11 Aug
A fine, sunny and very warm day. Sunshine could turn hazy at times with the odd patch of higher cloud, but UV levels will remain high. Light southerly winds.
Wed 12 Aug
A very similar day to Tuesday, with very warm, potentially hot temperatures and light winds. Staying dry with high UV, although some higher cloud could lead to sunshine turning hazy at times.
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.