Mountain weather
Eryri / Snowdonia
Confidence
High for generally dry and settled weather on Tuesday. Moderate for cloud/sunshine amounts. Low for details about timing and intensity of rain on Wednesday.
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Tue 22 SepSunrise:Sunset:
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Wed 23 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
Cloudy initially but brightening by the afternoon. Mostly dry.
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Weather
(at 800m)
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Chance of
precipitation (at 800m)
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Chance of precipitation |
30%
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30%
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20%
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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 | S 13mph knots
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13mph |
SW 11mph knots
SW
11mph |
SW 10mph knots
SW
10mph |
SW 10mph knots
SW
10mph |
S 10mph knots
S
10mph |
SW 9mph knots
SW
9mph |
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600m
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600m | S 12mph knots
S
12mph |
S 11mph knots
S
11mph |
SW 11mph knots
SW
11mph |
SW 9mph knots
SW
9mph |
S 9mph knots
S
9mph |
S 8mph knots
S
8mph |
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300m
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300m | S 8mph knots
S
8mph |
S 7mph knots
S
7mph |
SW 8mph knots
SW
8mph |
SW 6mph knots
SW
6mph |
S 5mph knots
S
5mph |
S 3mph knots
S
3mph |
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Valley
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Valley | S 8mph knots
S
8mph |
S 7mph knots
S
7mph |
SW 7mph knots
SW
7mph |
SW 6mph knots
SW
6mph |
SE 5mph knots
SE
5mph |
S 3mph knots
S
3mph |
Wind gust
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900m
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900m | 16mph | 13mph | 14mph | 13mph | 13mph | 11mph |
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600m
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600m | 17mph | 14mph | 14mph | 12mph | 11mph | 11mph |
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300m
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300m | 16mph | 11mph | 11mph | 9mph | 9mph | 7mph |
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Valley
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Valley | 16mph | 10mph | 11mph | 9mph | 9mph | 7mph |
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900m
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900m | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C |
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600m
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600m | 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 | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C |
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300m
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300m | 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 | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C |
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Valley
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Valley | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C | 17 degrees Celsius 17°C | 17 degrees Celsius 17°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C |
| Freezing Level | Freezing Level |
2600m
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2500m
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2500m
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2400m
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2500m
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2400m
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900m
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900m | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C |
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600m
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600m | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°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 | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°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 | 17 degrees Celsius 17°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C |
| Freezing Level | Freezing Level |
2600m
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2500m
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2500m
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2400m
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2500m
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2400m
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Additional weather information
Meteorologist's view
Good navigation skills required at first. Although largely cloudy, some breaks will develop, allowing a few bright or sunny spells.
Weather
A cloudy start, with extensive low cloud leading to patchy drizzle and hill fog. Cloud lifts and breaks through the morning, lifting above all but the highest summits by midday and sunny spells and dry conditions developing into the late afternoon/early evening.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
5-10% in the west and 20-30% in the east becoming 90% everywhere through the afternoon.
Low cloud and visibility
Extensive cloud between 200-300m through the morning. Cloud lifting to give periods above 600-900m by the afternoon, with a chance that the highest summits could temporarily poke through the top of the cloud sheet. Poor or very poor visibility in the cloud but good at lower levels.
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Weather
Cloud builds overnight with a few showers, mostly light, and widespread hill fog developing. The showers soon give way to a band of heavy rain in the morning, briefly accompanied by strong winds and perhaps the odd rumble of thunder. The rain clears to the southeast by the late-morning to leave a partly cloudy, fine and dry end to the day.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
10% initially becoming 90% by mid-afternoon.
Maximum wind speed expected
Northwest 15-20 mph with gusts of 25-30 mph.
Temperature
- At 800m Plus 10 Celsius.
- Valley Plus 11 Celsius rising to plus 16 Celsius.
- Freezing level Above all summits.
Low cloud and visibility
Broken cloud bases to 300m initially becoming scattered above 1000m. Visibilities poor to very poor in hill fog and rain initially becoming excellent post rain.
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Thu 24 Sep
After a cold start with a chance of a valley frost, a fine day is likely with some sunshine. Moderate to fresh southerly winds.
Fri 25 Sep
Turning more unsettled with rain at times. Moderate to fresh southwesterly winds
Sat 26 Sep
Patchy light rain with variable cloud.
Mountain weather information
Thu 24 Sep
After a cold start with a chance of a valley frost, a fine day is likely with some sunshine. Moderate to fresh southerly winds.
Fri 25 Sep
Turning more unsettled with rain at times. Moderate to fresh southwesterly winds
Sat 26 Sep
Patchy light rain with variable cloud.
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.