Climbing Forecast North Wales — Llanberis Pass Carreg Wastad

NORTH WALES — LLANBERIS PASS · RHYOLITE

Carreg Wastad climbing conditions

Caution — drying out or marginal

Right now

Temp8°C
Wind7.8 km/h
Gusts17 km/h
Humidity100%
Rain 48h0mm
Last rainNone recent

Assessment

No recent rain
Humidity 96% — potential fog

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Thursday 23 July
Caution
Temp10°C
Rain0mm
Wind18 km/h
Gusts25 km/h
Humidity96%
No recent rainHumidity 96% — potential fog
  • Good temperature for mountain rhyolite
  • Damp mountain air — upper pitches may stay greasy
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 0mm 8 17 100%
09:00 0mm 20 25 99.32%
12:00 0mm 18 24 96.97%
15:00 10° 0mm 18 25 94.11%
18:00 11° 0mm 14 21 88.17%
21:00 10° 0mm 15 23 96.11%
Fri Friday 24 July
Good
Temp11°C
Rain0mm
Wind20 km/h
Gusts34 km/h
Humidity79%
No recent rain
  • Good temperature for mountain rhyolite
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 0mm 16 21 98.62%
09:00 0mm 16 26 90.27%
12:00 11° 0mm 20 33 81.83%
15:00 11° 0mm 20 34 75.58%
18:00 11° 0mm 20 30 76.41%
21:00 10° 0mm 21 25 90.87%
Sat Saturday 25 July
Poor
Temp11°C
Rain2.6mm
Wind35 km/h
Gusts59 km/h
Humidity83%
2.6mm rain forecastWindy — 35 km/h, gusts 59 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 25 34 95.15%
09:00 10° 0mm 29 49 75.89%
12:00 11° 0mm 35 59 77.42%
15:00 11° 0.64mm 35 56 89.25%
18:00 10° 0.97mm 32 48 95.58%
21:00 10° 0.95mm 28 40 98.16%
Sun Sunday 26 July
Poor
Temp10°C
Rain4.5mm
Wind29 km/h
Gusts51 km/h
Humidity85%
4.5mm rain forecastWindy — 29 km/h, gusts 51 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 0.75mm 29 42 97.58%
09:00 0.89mm 27 45 94.51%
12:00 0.77mm 28 49 86.69%
15:00 10° 0.41mm 30 51 82.93%
18:00 10° 0.39mm 29 47 85.22%
21:00 0.26mm 29 41 93.87%
Mon Monday 27 July
Caution
Temp10°C
Rain0mm
Wind28 km/h
Gusts49 km/h
Humidity77%
Should be dryWindy — 28 km/h, gusts 49 km/h
  • Good temperature for mountain rhyolite
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 0mm 27 39 95.24%
09:00 0mm 24 41 86.44%
12:00 0mm 27 46 76.72%
15:00 10° 0mm 29 49 76.45%
18:00 10° 0mm 32 49 86.03%
21:00 10° 0mm 37 51 95.56%
Tue Tuesday 28 July
Poor
Temp11°C
Rain5.3mm
Wind37 km/h
Gusts58 km/h
Humidity86%
5.3mm rain forecastWindy — 37 km/h, gusts 58 km/h
  • Good temperature for mountain rhyolite
  • Wet rhyolite is slippery; seepage from grass above can linger
  • Very windy — consider sheltered alternatives
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 0.68mm 38 54 96.54%
09:00 10° 0.91mm 36 55 93.14%
12:00 11° 0.97mm 37 58 86.12%
15:00 11° 0.9mm 37 57 85.28%
18:00 11° 0mm 35 53 88.29%
21:00 10° 0.54mm 35 48 95.6%
Wed Wednesday 29 July
Poor
Temp11°C
Rain2.1mm
Wind28 km/h
Gusts47 km/h
Humidity78%
2.1mm rain forecastWindy — 28 km/h, gusts 47 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 0.61mm 29 42 96.03%
09:00 0.44mm 27 44 89.28%
12:00 11° 0mm 28 47 79.8%
15:00 12° 0mm 28 46 76.12%
18:00 12° 0mm 26 41 80.72%
21:00 10° 0mm 27 36 93.92%
Thu Thursday 30 July
Good
Temp8°C
Rain0mm
Wind25 km/h
Gusts
Humidity
Should be dry
  • Good temperature for mountain rhyolite
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 0mm 22 31 95.13%
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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