Mountain weather

Mountain weather

Eryri / Snowdonia

Confidence

High for the continued theme of unsettled weather, but moderate for details regarding low cloud and rainfall.

Mountain hazards

Mountain weather hazards

Hazards apply at or above 300m, reflecting the more severe conditions which can occur at altitude.

Poor Visibility
Poor visibility presents challenging route finding conditions. Visibility could be significantly less than 50 metres in all directions with few or no visual references, especially on featureless moors or plateaux. Distances become hard to judge and cliff or cornice edges can be difficult to recognise. These conditions require good navigational skills. There is a risk of white-out conditions when mist or fog is combined with extensive snow cover.

Mountain weather forecast

A drier and brighter day ahead. Rain later.

Time
Time
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
Weather
(at 800m)
Weather symbols Fog Mist Cloudy Cloudy Heavy Rain Heavy Rain
Chance of
precipitation
(at 800m)
Chance of precipitation
10%
10%
20%
40%
60%
80%

Wind direction and speed

Altitude above mean sea level
Time
Time
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
900m
900m W 29mph knots
W
29mph
W 31mph knots
W
31mph
SW 25mph knots
SW
25mph
SW 32mph knots
SW
32mph
SW 33mph knots
SW
33mph
SW 33mph knots
SW
33mph
600m
600m SW 20mph knots
SW
20mph
W 21mph knots
W
21mph
SW 20mph knots
SW
20mph
SW 23mph knots
SW
23mph
SW 21mph knots
SW
21mph
SW 22mph knots
SW
22mph
300m
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
Valley
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

Altitude above mean sea level
Time
Time
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
900m
900m 35mph 37mph 33mph 41mph 41mph 41mph
600m
600m 25mph 27mph 27mph 31mph 30mph 31mph
300m
300m 22mph 24mph 24mph 28mph 26mph 26mph
Valley
Valley 22mph 23mph 23mph 27mph 25mph 24mph

Altitude above mean sea level
Time
Time
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
900m
900m 6 degrees Celsius 6 degrees Celsius 8 degrees Celsius 7 degrees Celsius 6 degrees Celsius 6 degrees Celsius
600m
600m 9 degrees Celsius 9 degrees Celsius 11 degrees Celsius 10 degrees Celsius 10 degrees Celsius 9 degrees Celsius
300m
300m 13 degrees Celsius 13 degrees Celsius 14 degrees Celsius 14 degrees Celsius 13 degrees Celsius 12 degrees Celsius
Valley
Valley 14 degrees Celsius 15 degrees Celsius 16 degrees Celsius 16 degrees Celsius 15 degrees Celsius 14 degrees Celsius
Freezing Level Freezing Level
2400m
2400m
2400m
2400m
3600m
3400m

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

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Summit specific forecast