Climbing Forecast North Wales — Llanberis Pass Carreg Wastad

NORTH WALES — LLANBERIS PASS · RHYOLITE

Carreg Wastad climbing conditions

Caution — drying out or marginal

Right now

Temp12°C
Wind19.4 km/h
Gusts23 km/h
Humidity92.95%
Rain 48h0mm
Last rainNone recent

Assessment

No recent rain
Humidity 95% — potential fog
Humidity 92.95% — potential fog/cloud, rock may be damp from condensation

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Thursday 23 July
Caution
Temp11°C
Rain0mm
Wind18 km/h
Gusts25 km/h
Humidity95%
No recent rainHumidity 95% — potential fog
  • Good temperature for mountain rhyolite
  • Damp mountain air — upper pitches may stay greasy
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 11° 0mm 21 24 98.69%
09:00 10° 0mm 18 23 98.68%
12:00 10° 0mm 18 24 95.66%
15:00 11° 0mm 18 25 93.93%
18:00 11° 0mm 15 20 92.62%
21:00 11° 0mm 15 23 92.86%
Fri Friday 24 July
Good
Temp11°C
Rain0mm
Wind22 km/h
Gusts33 km/h
Humidity84%
No recent rain
  • Good temperature for mountain rhyolite
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 10° 0mm 19 23 97.39%
09:00 10° 0mm 18 25 93.95%
12:00 11° 0mm 22 31 88.18%
15:00 11° 0mm 23 33 79.67%
18:00 11° 0mm 21 30 77.3%
21:00 10° 0mm 20 24 89.59%
Sat Saturday 25 July
Poor
Temp11°C
Rain1.6mm
Wind31 km/h
Gusts55 km/h
Humidity83%
1.6mm rain forecastWindy — 31 km/h, gusts 55 km/h
  • Good temperature for mountain rhyolite
  • Wet rhyolite is slippery; seepage from grass above can linger
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 0mm 21 31 95.48%
09:00 10° 0mm 26 46 81.71%
12:00 11° 0mm 31 55 78.15%
15:00 11° 0.33mm 32 53 87.98%
18:00 11° 0.78mm 28 45 95.2%
21:00 10° 0.52mm 24 37 97.99%
Sun Sunday 26 July
Poor
Temp10°C
Rain4.4mm
Wind26 km/h
Gusts48 km/h
Humidity86%
4.4mm rain forecastWindy — 26 km/h, gusts 48 km/h
  • Good temperature for mountain rhyolite
  • Wet rhyolite is slippery; seepage from grass above can linger
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 0.94mm 27 42 97.77%
09:00 0.65mm 25 43 94.45%
12:00 0.8mm 26 47 88.17%
15:00 11° 0.56mm 27 48 82.94%
18:00 10° 0mm 24 41 84.92%
21:00 0mm 23 34 94.48%
Mon Monday 27 July
Caution
Temp10°C
Rain0mm
Wind24 km/h
Gusts45 km/h
Humidity79%
Should be dryWindy — 24 km/h, gusts 45 km/h
  • Good temperature for mountain rhyolite
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 0mm 24 37 96.5%
09:00 0mm 22 39 89.24%
12:00 10° 0mm 23 44 78.38%
15:00 11° 0mm 25 45 79.31%
18:00 11° 0mm 25 44 87.54%
21:00 10° 0mm 26 41 96.65%
Tue Tuesday 28 July
Poor
Temp11°C
Rain5.1mm
Wind28 km/h
Gusts52 km/h
Humidity92%
5.1mm rain forecastWindy — 28 km/h, gusts 52 km/hHumidity 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 Gust Hum
06:00 10° 0.81mm 27 44 98%
09:00 10° 1.11mm 27 48 96.78%
12:00 11° 0.99mm 28 52 92.2%
15:00 12° 0.49mm 28 50 91.35%
18:00 11° 0.47mm 27 47 93.91%
21:00 11° 0.55mm 25 41 98.09%
Wed Wednesday 29 July
Poor
Temp11°C
Rain1.4mm
Wind19 km/h
Gusts38 km/h
Humidity86%
1.4mm rain forecast
  • Good temperature for mountain rhyolite
  • Wet rhyolite is slippery; seepage from grass above can linger
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 0mm 18 31 98.31%
09:00 0.53mm 18 34 93.03%
12:00 11° 0.51mm 19 38 87.35%
15:00 11° 0mm 19 37 85.16%
18:00 11° 0mm 18 34 87.04%
21:00 10° 0mm 17 28 95.6%
South-facing lower crag in the Pass — can be climbed on clear winter days. Dries faster than its north-facing neighbours. Crackstone Rib is the classic line. Excellent crag for sub-E1 climbers.

About Carreg Wastad

South-facing lower crag in the Pass — can be climbed on clear winter days. Dries faster than its north-facing neighbours. Crackstone Rib is the classic line. Excellent crag for sub-E1 climbers.

Region
North Wales — Llanberis Pass
Rock type
rhyolite
Aspect
south-facing
Altitude
380m
Exposure
medium
Seepage
low

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