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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Further outlook
This evening forecast
Spells of heavy rain and strong southwesterly winds with severe gales at height giving drenching conditions. Winds easing later in the evening.
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 |
70%
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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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10%
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10%
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Wind direction and speed
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06:00
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900m
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900m | W 19mph knots
W
19mph |
W 14mph knots
W
14mph |
NW 10mph knots
NW
10mph |
N 6mph knots
N
6mph |
W 6mph knots
W
6mph |
W 7mph knots
W
7mph |
S 6mph knots
S
6mph |
SE 12mph knots
SE
12mph |
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600m
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600m | W 12mph knots
W
12mph |
W 8mph knots
W
8mph |
W 6mph knots
W
6mph |
N 4mph knots
N
4mph |
W 5mph knots
W
5mph |
W 6mph knots
W
6mph |
S 4mph knots
S
4mph |
S 9mph knots
S
9mph |
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300m
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300m | NW 6mph knots
NW
6mph |
W 4mph knots
W
4mph |
W 2mph knots
W
2mph |
N 2mph knots
N
2mph |
W 4mph knots
W
4mph |
W 4mph knots
W
4mph |
SW 2mph knots
SW
2mph |
SE 4mph knots
SE
4mph |
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Valley
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Valley | W 6mph knots
W
6mph |
W 4mph knots
W
4mph |
W 2mph knots
W
2mph |
N 2mph knots
N
2mph |
W 4mph knots
W
4mph |
W 4mph knots
W
4mph |
SW 2mph knots
SW
2mph |
S 4mph knots
S
4mph |
Wind gust
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900m
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900m | 24mph | 17mph | 13mph | 8mph | 9mph | 10mph | 8mph | 14mph |
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600m
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600m | 16mph | 11mph | 7mph | 6mph | 7mph | 8mph | 6mph | 12mph |
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300m
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300m | 14mph | 9mph | 5mph | 3mph | 6mph | 6mph | 3mph | 7mph |
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Valley
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Valley | 14mph | 9mph | 5mph | 4mph | 6mph | 6mph | 3mph | 8mph |
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Time
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Time |
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09:00
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900m
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900m | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C |
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600m
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600m | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 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 | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C |
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Valley
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Valley | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C |
| Freezing Level | Freezing Level |
1900m
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1500m
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1300m
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1300m
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1500m
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1800m
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1800m
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1900m
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Time
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Time |
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03:00
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06:00
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09:00
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12:00
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15:00
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18:00
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21:00
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900m
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900m | 3 degrees Celsius 3°C | 2 degrees Celsius 2°C | 2 degrees Celsius 2°C | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C |
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600m
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600m | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°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 | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 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 | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C |
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Valley
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Valley | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C |
| Freezing Level | Freezing Level |
1900m
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1500m
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1300m
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1300m
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1500m
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1800m
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1800m
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1900m
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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.
Weather
Heavy rain clearing southeast soon after midnight, then dry and mostly clear. Saturday will remain dry with long periods of crisp autumn sunshine but sun turning hazy for a time around the middle of the day.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
30% at midnight, quickly becoming 100%.
Low cloud and visibility
Areas of cloud down to 500m at midnight, quickly clearing. Excellent visibility with any cloud well above the summits 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 southwesterly winds.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
60% in morning, little chance afternoon onwards.
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
Visibility often poor in rain or drizzle. Cloud mainly above summits in the morning then becoming extensive in afternoon with bases 400 to 600m, down to lower slopes at times in the west.
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. Stong southwesterly 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.