Climbing Forecast Snowdonia — Moelwynion Carreg Alltrem

SNOWDONIA — MOELWYNION · RHYOLITE

Carreg Alltrem climbing conditions

Poor — wet, too windy or closed

Right now

Temp13°C
Wind21 km/h
Gusts31 km/h
Humidity77.9%
Rain 48hdry
Last rainNone recent

Assessment

0.9mm rain forecast
Good friction temperature range for rhyolite
Breezy — good for drying

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Wednesday 16 September
Poor
Temp13°C
Rain0.9mm
Wind20 km/h
Gusts31 km/h
Humidity77%
0.9mm rain forecast
  • Good temperature for mountain rhyolite
  • Wet rhyolite is slippery; seepage from grass above can linger
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
14:00 13° dry 21 77.9%
15:00 13° dry 20 75.5%
16:00 12° dry 18 76.5%
17:00 12° 0.1mm 20 82.5%
18:00 11° 0.3mm 21 91.4%
19:00 11° 0.3mm 22 96.7%
20:00 11° dry 23 98.9%
21:00 11° dry 23 96.4%
Thu Thursday 17 September
Poor
Temp13°C
Rain9mm
Wind25 km/h
Gusts
Humidity78%
9mm rain forecast
  • Good temperature for mountain rhyolite
  • Wet rhyolite is slippery; seepage from grass above can linger
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 11° dry 21 98.2%
07:00 10° 0.3mm 17 98.3%
08:00 10° dry 19 96.3%
09:00 11° dry 21 92%
10:00 12° dry 22 86.9%
11:00 12° 0.2mm 24 81.6%
12:00 13° 0.1mm 25 77%
13:00 13° 0.2mm 25 73.3%
14:00 13° 0.4mm 25 72.6%
15:00 13° 0.3mm 25 75.4%
16:00 12° 0.3mm 26 77.2%
17:00 11° 0.2mm 22 84.9%
18:00 11° dry 19 89.3%
19:00 10° dry 17 90.6%
20:00 10° dry 19 90.4%
21:00 10° dry 19 88.2%
Fri Friday 18 September
Poor
Temp12°C
Rain13mm
Wind31 km/h
Gusts
Humidity92%
13.2mm rain forecastHumidity 92% — potential fog
  • Good temperature for mountain rhyolite
  • Wet rhyolite is slippery; seepage from grass above can linger
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 10° 0.1mm 19 98.9%
07:00 10° dry 18 99.1%
08:00 11° 0.2mm 20 96.5%
09:00 12° 0.3mm 25 88.5%
10:00 12° 0.3mm 26 87.3%
11:00 12° 0.2mm 29 85.9%
12:00 12° 0.5mm 28 91.3%
13:00 12° 0.9mm 33 89.9%
14:00 12° 2mm 34 96.2%
15:00 12° 3mm 33 97.5%
16:00 12° 2mm 33 99%
17:00 13° 1mm 34 99.6%
18:00 14° 0.5mm 32 99.6%
19:00 14° 0.3mm 32 99.8%
20:00 14° 0.1mm 30 99.8%
21:00 14° 0.2mm 29 99.8%
Sat Saturday 19 September
Poor
Temp14°C
Rain4mm
Wind26 km/h
Gusts
Humidity99%
3.6mm rain forecastHumidity 99% — likely fog/cloud
  • Good temperature for mountain rhyolite
  • Wet rhyolite is slippery; seepage from grass above can linger
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 14° 0.8mm 27 99.6%
12:00 14° 0.7mm 26 99.3%
18:00 13° dry 22 97.9%
Sun Sunday 20 September
Good
Temp13°C
Rain0.2mm
Wind23 km/h
Gusts
Humidity73%
Should be dry
  • Good temperature for mountain rhyolite
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 0.1mm 21 90.5%
12:00 13° dry 23 72.5%
18:00 11° dry 13 79.7%
Mon Monday 21 September
Good
Temp14°C
Raindry
Wind12 km/h
Gusts
Humidity72%
Should be dry
  • Good temperature for mountain rhyolite
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 dry 3 92.7%
12:00 14° dry 12 72.4%
18:00 11° dry 4 89.5%
Tue Tuesday 22 September
Good
Temp16°C
Raindry
Wind8 km/h
Gusts
Humidity87%
Should be dry
  • Good temperature for mountain rhyolite
  • Damp mountain air — upper pitches may stay greasy
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 11° dry 4 99.5%
12:00 16° dry 8 87.3%
18:00 13° dry 3 97.1%
Wed Wednesday 23 September
Good
Temp18°C
Raindry
Wind13 km/h
Gusts
Humidity71%
Should be dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 11° dry 3 99.8%
12:00 18° dry 13 70.9%
18:00 14° dry 4 93.2%

About Carreg Alltrem

A hidden gem tucked into the Lledr Valley between Blaenau Ffestiniog and Dolwyddelan — regularly listed among the top VS venues in North Wales. Volcanic rock, quick-drying, with a clean south-facing wall of steep grooves and crack lines up to 180ft (55m). Multi-pitch and single-pitch routes across a compact but concentrated crag; Lightning Visit and Lavaredo (both VS 4c) are the classic pair, Nimbus (HVS 5a) and Sunset Boulevard (E1 5b) up the challenge. Short walk from a layby on the Dolwyddelan road. Because it's off the main Ogwen/Llanberis routes it stays quiet even at peak season, making it a great choice on busy weekends.

Region
Snowdonia — Moelwynion
Rock type
Rhyolite
Aspect
south-facing
Altitude
200m
Exposure
medium
Seepage
low