Mountain weather
Eryri / Snowdonia
Confidence
High for dry and settled weather on Saturday then generally cloudy with rain at times for Sunday and Monday. Low for details from Tuesday onwards.
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Sat 3 OctSunrise:Sunset:
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Sun 4 OctSunrise: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
Dry with long sunny spells and light winds.
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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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10%
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10%
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10%
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10%
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Wind direction and speed
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900m
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900m | NW 13mph knots
NW
13mph |
W 7mph knots
W
7mph |
W 7mph knots
W
7mph |
W 6mph knots
W
6mph |
S 6mph knots
S
6mph |
SE 11mph knots
SE
11mph |
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600m
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600m | W 7mph knots
W
7mph |
E 4mph knots
E
4mph |
NW 6mph knots
NW
6mph |
W 5mph knots
W
5mph |
S 4mph knots
S
4mph |
S 7mph knots
S
7mph |
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300m
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300m | W 2mph knots
W
2mph |
E 2mph knots
E
2mph |
NW 5mph knots
NW
5mph |
W 3mph knots
W
3mph |
SW 2mph knots
SW
2mph |
SE 3mph knots
SE
3mph |
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Valley
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Valley | W 2mph knots
W
2mph |
E 2mph knots
E
2mph |
NW 5mph knots
NW
5mph |
W 3mph knots
W
3mph |
SW 2mph knots
SW
2mph |
S 3mph knots
S
3mph |
Wind gust
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900m
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900m | 15mph | 8mph | 10mph | 8mph | 8mph | 13mph |
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600m
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600m | 9mph | 6mph | 8mph | 7mph | 5mph | 9mph |
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300m
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300m | 6mph | 2mph | 6mph | 4mph | 2mph | 5mph |
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Valley
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Valley | 6mph | 2mph | 7mph | 5mph | 2mph | 5mph |
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900m
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900m | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C |
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600m
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600m | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C |
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300m
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300m | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C |
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Valley
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Valley | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C |
| Freezing Level | Freezing Level |
1300m
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1200m
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1600m
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1800m
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1800m
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1700m
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900m
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900m | 1 degrees Celsius 1°C | 3 degrees Celsius 3°C | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C |
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600m
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600m | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C |
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300m
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300m | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C |
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Valley
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Valley | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C |
| Freezing Level | Freezing Level |
1300m
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1200m
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1600m
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1800m
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1800m
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1700m
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Additional weather information
Meteorologist's view
A fine day for hillwalking but note that it will feel quite chilly on the tops. Long sunny spells lead to high UV levels so sunscreen is advisable.
Weather
A clear and dry start, cloud develops turning the sun hazy for a time during the morning but remaining dry with long periods of crisp autumn sunshine expected.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
>95%.
Low cloud and visibility
Patchy areas of high cloud but nearly all above summits. Excellent visibility during the day.
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Weather
Skies clouding over by morning. Sunday will be cloudy with outbreaks of rain or drizzle, these mostly light and patchy. Strong south-westerly winds.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
60% in morning, greatest in the east, 20% across the park during the afternoon.
Maximum wind speed expected
Southwest 15mph at first, increasing to 25-30mph gusts 45mph.
Temperature
- At 800m Plus 5C rising to 10C.
- Valley Plus 8C rising to 16C.
- Freezing level Above summits.
Low cloud and visibility
Scattered cloud bases around 500-600m in the west initially, lifting to the east. Bases lower to 300m on the windward hills in the west and more widely 500m by afternoon. Visibility good to start below cloud but becoming moderate to poor in rain, drizzle and hill fog later.
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Mon 5 Oct
Similar to Sunday. Low cloud on the hills with outbreaks of rain or drizzle. Strong south-westerly winds with summit gales.
Tue 6 Oct
Outbreaks of rain expected to continue but winds easing. Drier and brighter weather may arrive in the afternoon.
Wed 7 Oct
Mainly dry and bright with scattered showers and light winds.
Mountain weather information
Mon 5 Oct
Similar to Sunday. Low cloud on the hills with outbreaks of rain or drizzle. Strong south-westerly winds with summit gales.
Tue 6 Oct
Outbreaks of rain expected to continue but winds easing. Drier and brighter weather may arrive in the afternoon.
Wed 7 Oct
Mainly dry and bright with scattered showers and light winds.
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.