Mountain weather
Eryri / Snowdonia
Confidence
High for overall story but lower for location of heaviest showers on Thursday and low cloud and rain detail through Friday.
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Fri 2 OctSunrise:Sunset:
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Further outlook
This evening forecast
Plenty of dry and bright weather around for the evening with a chance of showers.
Mountain weather hazards
Hazards apply at or above 300m, reflecting the more severe conditions which can occur at altitude.
Strong Sunlight
Mountain weather forecast
A generally dry and bright day ahead with a risk of showers, mainly in the morning.
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Weather
(at 800m)
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Chance of
precipitation (at 800m)
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Chance of precipitation |
20%
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40%
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40%
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40%
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30%
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30%
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30%
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20%
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Wind direction and speed
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900m
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900m | S 37mph knots
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37mph |
S 37mph knots
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37mph |
SW 37mph knots
SW
37mph |
SW 36mph knots
SW
36mph |
SW 36mph knots
SW
36mph |
SW 36mph knots
SW
36mph |
SW 31mph knots
SW
31mph |
SW 23mph knots
SW
23mph |
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600m
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600m | S 24mph knots
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24mph |
S 25mph knots
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25mph |
S 25mph knots
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25mph |
SW 26mph knots
SW
26mph |
SW 26mph knots
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26mph |
SW 25mph knots
SW
25mph |
SW 22mph knots
SW
22mph |
SW 16mph knots
SW
16mph |
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300m
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300m | S 15mph knots
S
15mph |
S 16mph knots
S
16mph |
S 16mph knots
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16mph |
S 17mph knots
S
17mph |
SW 18mph knots
SW
18mph |
SW 19mph knots
SW
19mph |
SW 17mph knots
SW
17mph |
SW 13mph knots
SW
13mph |
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Valley
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Valley | S 14mph knots
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14mph |
S 16mph knots
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16mph |
S 15mph knots
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15mph |
S 16mph knots
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16mph |
SW 17mph knots
SW
17mph |
SW 17mph knots
SW
17mph |
SW 15mph knots
SW
15mph |
SW 11mph knots
SW
11mph |
Wind gust
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900m
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900m | 45mph | 46mph | 46mph | 46mph | 47mph | 49mph | 43mph | 34mph |
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600m
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600m | 31mph | 33mph | 34mph | 35mph | 37mph | 38mph | 33mph | 28mph |
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300m
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300m | 28mph | 30mph | 30mph | 31mph | 32mph | 33mph | 29mph | 24mph |
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Valley
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Valley | 27mph | 29mph | 28mph | 29mph | 30mph | 31mph | 26mph | 21mph |
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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 | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°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 | 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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300m
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300m | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°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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Valley
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Valley | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 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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2500m
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2500m
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2500m
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2500m
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2400m
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Time
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06:00
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12:00
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900m
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900m | 2 degrees Celsius 2°C | 3 degrees Celsius 3°C | 3 degrees Celsius 3°C | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C |
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600m
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600m | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C |
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300m
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300m | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C |
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Valley
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Valley | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C |
| Freezing Level | Freezing Level |
2400m
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2400m
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2400m
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2500m
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2500m
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2500m
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2500m
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2400m
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Additional weather information
Meteorologist's view
A good day ahead to be in the national park with plenty of dry and bright weather around and views of distant peaks possible. Some showers are possible throughout the day so waterproofs are advised.
Weather
A generally fine day with sunshine and showers. These heaviest and most frequent during the morning before easing in the afternoon. Winds lighter than Wednesday.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
Over 80%.
Low cloud and visibility
Patchy cloud close to summits during the morning, otherwise cloud bases above with good views of distant hills.
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Weather
Spells or rain and showers, with a low risk of becoming thundery, mainly for the northwest throughout the day.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
<10%.
Maximum wind speed expected
Southwesterly 30-35 mph.
Temperature
- At 800m Plus 6 Celsius rising to plus 9 Celsius.
- Valley Plus 13 Celsius rising to plus 16 Celsius.
- Freezing level Above summits.
Low cloud and visibility
Extensive low cloud and hill fog throughout the day with bases between 500-600 metres and patches below 400 metres. Good visibility below the cloud bases but very poor within the low cloud and hill fog. Visibilities dropping in spells of heavy rain and showers.
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Sat 3 Oct
Cloud, hill fog and spells of rain, possibly heavy, are likely throughout. A moderate southwesterly breeze.
Sun 4 Oct
Cloud and hill fog in the morning, lifting later. A chance of an isolated light shower. A moderate southwesterly breeze, easing to light.
Mon 5 Oct
Cloud, hill fog, and patchy light rain to start. Becoming brighter later. Winds remaining light.
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.