Mountain weather

Mountain weather

Eryri / Snowdonia

Confidence

High for the general conditions. Some uncertainty on the level to which snow may fall on Monday and Tuesday.

Sunrise: Sunset:
Sunrise: Sunset:
Mountain hazards

Mountain weather hazards

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

Severe Chill Effect
Wind significantly lowers the ‘feels-like’ temperature relative to the actual temperature, with even moderate winds significantly adding to the chilling effect. Strong winds can result in a severe and debilitating wind chill many degrees below the actual temperature. This effect will be enhanced in rain or wet snow. Without protection, prolonged exposure could result in frost nip or frostbite on exposed parts of the body and/or hypothermia.

Gales
Gale force winds (gusts over 50mph) make walking difficult and strenuous with a potential to be blown over by gusts. There is often a marked increase in winds through cols or on exposed ridges and summits. Distances can take longer to cover and compass bearings become harder to follow accurately.
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

Mainly dry but largely cloudy in a moderate breeze, freshening through the day. Feeling cold.

Time
Time
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
Weather
(at 800m)
Weather symbols Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy (night) Cloudy
Chance of
precipitation
(at 800m)
Chance of precipitation
10%
10%
20%
20%
10%
10%

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 S 30mph knots
S
30mph
S 33mph knots
S
33mph
S 35mph knots
S
35mph
S 40mph knots
S
40mph
S 41mph knots
S
41mph
S 41mph knots
S
41mph
600m
600m S 21mph knots
S
21mph
S 20mph knots
S
20mph
S 25mph knots
S
25mph
S 25mph knots
S
25mph
S 25mph knots
S
25mph
S 26mph knots
S
26mph
300m
300m S 13mph knots
S
13mph
S 14mph knots
S
14mph
S 16mph knots
S
16mph
S 17mph knots
S
17mph
S 17mph knots
S
17mph
S 17mph knots
S
17mph
Valley
Valley S 13mph knots
S
13mph
S 14mph knots
S
14mph
S 16mph knots
S
16mph
S 17mph knots
S
17mph
S 16mph knots
S
16mph
S 16mph knots
S
16mph

Wind gust

Altitude above mean sea level
Time
Time
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
900m
900m 37mph 42mph 41mph 47mph 47mph 48mph
600m
600m 28mph 29mph 31mph 32mph 32mph 35mph
300m
300m 26mph 27mph 28mph 30mph 31mph 33mph
Valley
Valley 26mph 28mph 28mph 30mph 30mph 32mph

Altitude above mean sea level
Time
Time
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
900m
900m -7 degrees Celsius -7 degrees Celsius -6 degrees Celsius -7 degrees Celsius -7 degrees Celsius -8 degrees Celsius
600m
600m -3 degrees Celsius -2 degrees Celsius -2 degrees Celsius -2 degrees Celsius -2 degrees Celsius -3 degrees Celsius
300m
300m 0 degrees Celsius 1 degrees Celsius 3 degrees Celsius 3 degrees Celsius 2 degrees Celsius 1 degrees Celsius
Valley
Valley 2 degrees Celsius 2 degrees Celsius 5 degrees Celsius 5 degrees Celsius 4 degrees Celsius 3 degrees Celsius
Freezing Level Freezing Level
1000m
1100m
1200m
1200m
1200m
1000m

Additional weather information

Meteorologist's view

Any showers over the summits are likely to be wintry in nature, but such showers should be very short lived. Strengthening winds from early afternoon onwards, particularly towards summits, will bring more difficult walking conditions with a risk of being blown off balance. Energy output significantly increased when walking into the wind. The combination of the strong winds and cold temperatures towards the summits will bring a significant wind chill.

Weather

Mostly cloudy with glimpses of sunshine through the day. Generally dry but a quickly moving isolated shower, falling as snow above 700 M, remains a small risk. Windy.

Chance of cloud-free hill tops

80%

Low cloud and visibility

Some patchy cloud above 800m in the afternoon. Poor visibility within cloud and any showers near summits, otherwise good or excellent visibility in general.

Ground conditions

No recent ground conditions report available.

Summit specific forecast