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Wind gusting to 42 mph
Gale, SW

12°C on the summit

0 Hazards , Today, Thu

Sunset: 18:25 Today, Thu

Summit Cafe: Open

896hPa @1080m, 1018hPa @0m
Humidity: 94.0% Dew point: 11.0

12°C on the summit

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Wind Speed

20 mph
gusting to

42 mph

Gale, SW

Steady

Recent Wind Summary
The chart below shows the amount and direction of wind over the last 6 hours. Each section represents part of the directions on a compass. A section gets bigger when the wind is stronger or blows more often from that direction.

This page at the Mountaineering Scotland website describes the effect of the wind on walkers, at different speeds

Temperature

12 °C
Feels Like

Steady

Ambient

11.8 °C

Wind speed affects the air temperature and strong winds on a chilly day can bring the temperature below freezing.

Forecast

0 Hazards
Today, Thu

No specific weather hazards identified, but hill walking is always hazardous to some degree

Hazards supplied by U.K. MetOffice

These are the weather hazards identified by the MetOffice. There is always the risk of many other hazards from the weather or the terrain that are not explicitly identified here.

For more detailed forecasts visit:
MetOffice - Mountain Forecast - Snowdonia
MWIS - Mountain Forecast - Snowdonia

Issued by the MetOffice: Wed 17 Sept 2025 at 03:40 am

Sunset

18:25
Today, Thu

Dark in 2 hours and 15 mins

Ensure you can complete your walk before dark, or carry torches, spare batteries and have the skills to navigate in the dark.

Today - Sunrise: 05:55 - Sunset: 18:25
Tomorrow - Sunrise: 05:56 - Sunset: 18:23

Summit Cafe

Open

The Snowdon Mountain Railway usually operates between April and October (see website for info).

During peak periods the service is usually fully booked and there is little chance of buying a ticket at the summit.

Book in advance, or plan to walk down, as well as up Yr Wyddfa.
Call for bookings: 01286 870223
Or visit: www.snowdonrailway.co.uk

Temperature

Summit: 11.8^°C

Llanberis: 18^°C

Temperature decreases the higher you climb. It will be colder on the summit than it is in the Valley. Wind chill makes it feel colder still. For example, if it is 7°C in Llanberis, then a breeze of 15mph can make it feel like -6°C on the summit.