Mountain weather

Mountain weather

Eryri / Snowdonia

Confidence

High confidence for a lot of dry, bright and settled weather today (Saturday). Some uncertainty in the cloud detail and timing of a band of cloud and light rain moving southeast during Sunday.

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Sunrise: Sunset:
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

Dry with plenty of sunshine and light winds.

Time
Time
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
Weather
(at 800m)
Weather symbols Clear night Sunny Sunny Sunny Clear night Clear night
Chance of
precipitation
(at 800m)
Chance of precipitation
10%
10%
10%
10%
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 SE 9mph knots
SE
9mph
SE 13mph knots
SE
13mph
S 9mph knots
S
9mph
SW 9mph knots
SW
9mph
SW 9mph knots
SW
9mph
W 8mph knots
W
8mph
600m
600m SE 7mph knots
SE
7mph
SE 8mph knots
SE
8mph
S 8mph knots
S
8mph
SW 8mph knots
SW
8mph
SW 6mph knots
SW
6mph
S 4mph knots
S
4mph
300m
300m SE 4mph knots
SE
4mph
SE 4mph knots
SE
4mph
S 5mph knots
S
5mph
SW 4mph knots
SW
4mph
S 3mph knots
S
3mph
SE 2mph knots
SE
2mph
Valley
Valley SE 4mph knots
SE
4mph
SE 4mph knots
SE
4mph
S 5mph knots
S
5mph
SW 4mph knots
SW
4mph
S 3mph knots
S
3mph
S 2mph knots
S
2mph

Wind gust

Altitude above mean sea level
Time
Time
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
900m
900m 10mph 16mph 12mph 11mph 11mph 10mph
600m
600m 9mph 13mph 11mph 10mph 8mph 5mph
300m
300m 5mph 9mph 8mph 7mph 5mph 3mph
Valley
Valley 5mph 9mph 8mph 8mph 5mph 3mph

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 6 degrees Celsius 6 degrees Celsius 3 degrees Celsius 3 degrees Celsius
600m
600m 8 degrees Celsius 8 degrees Celsius 8 degrees Celsius 8 degrees Celsius 6 degrees Celsius 5 degrees Celsius
300m
300m 10 degrees Celsius 11 degrees Celsius 12 degrees Celsius 12 degrees Celsius 8 degrees Celsius 8 degrees Celsius
Valley
Valley 11 degrees Celsius 11 degrees Celsius 13 degrees Celsius 13 degrees Celsius 9 degrees Celsius 9 degrees Celsius
Freezing Level Freezing Level
2000m
2000m
2000m
2000m
2000m
1900m

Additional weather information

Meteorologist's view

Low cloud will be slow to clear from the valleys and lowest summits. A chance of good views of a cloud inversion from the clear tops above the cloud. Navigating to the highest summits may be difficult due to poor visibility in fog.

Weather

Patchy mist and fog in the valleys, which will be slow to clear during the morning. Hills and certain summits across eastern parts of the National Park may be affected by low cloud and hill fog. Otherwise, a dry day with long spells of autumn sunshine, sunshine perhaps turning hazy in places by the evening.

Chance of cloud-free hill tops

90% across central and western parts of the National Park, 60% across eastern parts.

Low cloud and visibility

Mainly good visibility with clear summits above the cloud. Patchy low cloud and fog in the valleys and on low slopes, with poor or very poor visibility, slowly clearing during the morning. Visibility may remain poor or very poor all day across eastern parts of the National Park where the cloud and hill fog do not clear.

Ground conditions

No recent ground conditions report available.

Summit specific forecast