Climbing Forecast North Wales — Snowdon Clogwyn Du'r Arddu (Cloggy)

NORTH WALES — SNOWDON · RHYOLITE

Clogwyn Du'r Arddu (Cloggy) climbing conditions

Poor — wet, too windy or closed

Right now

Temp8°C
Wind54 km/h
Gusts65 km/h
Humidity95.54%
Rain 48h1mm
Last rain0h ago

Assessment

2.3mm rain forecast
Wind 68 km/h, gusts 87 km/h — too windy
Good friction temperature range for rhyolite
High humidity (95.54%) — rhyolite friction compromised, particularly for bouldering

Drying Time

4% dry · 9-18h to dry

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Sunday 6 September
Poor
Temp12°C
Rain2mm
Wind68 km/h
Gusts87 km/h
Humidity79%
2.3mm rain forecastWind 68 km/h, gusts 87 km/h — too windy
  • Good temperature for mountain rhyolite
  • Wet rhyolite is slippery; seepage from grass above can linger
  • Very windy — consider sheltered alternatives
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 1mm 54 65 95.54%
09:00 10° 0.7mm 66 76 92.41%
12:00 11° dry 72 87 79.77%
15:00 12° dry 64 81 78.3%
18:00 12° dry 55 68 94.17%
21:00 11° 0.5mm 55 67 99.58%
Mon Monday 7 September
Poor
Temp8°C
Rain6mm
Wind43 km/h
Gusts66 km/h
Humidity84%
6.4mm rain forecastWind 43 km/h, gusts 66 km/h — too windy
  • Good temperature for mountain rhyolite
  • Wet rhyolite is slippery; seepage from grass above can linger
  • Very windy — consider sheltered alternatives
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 dry 32 42 97.14%
09:00 dry 31 42 95.75%
12:00 dry 38 52 82.75%
15:00 dry 49 66 85.64%
18:00 1mm 61 78 94.59%
21:00 3mm 55 70 96.63%
Tue Tuesday 8 September
Poor
Temp6°C
Rain20mm
Wind41 km/h
Gusts66 km/h
Humidity80%
20.4mm rain forecastWind 41 km/h, gusts 66 km/h — too windy
  • Wet rhyolite is slippery; seepage from grass above can linger
  • Very windy — consider sheltered alternatives
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 dry 44 61 94.2%
09:00 0.5mm 41 63 91.11%
12:00 0.5mm 41 66 80.46%
15:00 0.5mm 41 65 79.24%
18:00 0.6mm 42 61 87.89%
21:00 0.5mm 44 62 92.57%
Wed Wednesday 9 September
Poor
Temp6°C
Rain0.7mm
Wind25 km/h
Gusts44 km/h
Humidity79%
0.7mm rain forecastWindy — 25 km/h, gusts 44 km/h
  • Wet rhyolite is slippery; seepage from grass above can linger
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 dry 36 51 95.69%
09:00 0.3mm 29 46 91.4%
12:00 0.3mm 26 44 81.19%
15:00 dry 24 41 76.99%
18:00 dry 22 32 85.38%
21:00 dry 24 32 92.01%
Thu Thursday 10 September
Poor
Temp8°C
Rain8mm
Wind42 km/h
Gusts67 km/h
Humidity92%
7.6mm rain forecastWind 42 km/h, gusts 67 km/h — too windyHumidity 92% — potential fog
  • Good temperature for mountain rhyolite
  • Wet rhyolite is slippery; seepage from grass above can linger
  • Very windy — consider sheltered alternatives
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 0.8mm 36 50 96.6%
09:00 1mm 43 63 93.94%
12:00 1mm 45 67 91.95%
15:00 2mm 39 59 92.58%
18:00 1mm 41 57 95.39%
21:00 1mm 40 55 96.73%
Fri Friday 11 September
Poor
Temp8°C
Rain5mm
Wind29 km/h
Gusts49 km/h
Humidity87%
5.4mm rain forecastWindy — 29 km/h, gusts 49 km/hHumidity 87% — 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 1mm 37 51 96.95%
09:00 0.9mm 34 50 94.72%
12:00 0.8mm 30 49 87.82%
15:00 dry 28 44 85.54%
18:00 dry 26 38 89.35%
21:00 dry 26 35 95.13%
Sat Saturday 12 September
Poor
Temp8°C
Rain5mm
Wind32 km/h
Gusts50 km/h
Humidity88%
4.8mm rain forecastWindy — 32 km/h, gusts 50 km/hHumidity 88% — 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 dry 31 42 96.46%
09:00 1mm 31 45 92.4%
12:00 0.9mm 32 50 87.79%
15:00 1mm 32 50 87.43%
18:00 0.8mm 30 44 91.44%
21:00 1.0mm 28 39 96.11%
Sun Sunday 13 September
Poor
Temp6°C
Rain0.6mm
Wind26 km/h
Gusts
Humidity
0.6mm rain forecastWindy — 26 km/h, gusts null km/h
  • Wet rhyolite is slippery; seepage from grass above can linger
  • Breezy — helps drying

About Clogwyn Du'r Arddu (Cloggy)

"The shrine of British climbing". Huge N-facing rhyolite cliff on the north flank of Snowdon, 300m tall. Long walk-in from Llanberis (~2 hr). Slow to come into condition — needs a long dry spell. Worth the wait. Alpine atmosphere.

Region
North Wales — Snowdon
Rock type
Rhyolite
Aspect
north-facing
Altitude
700m
Exposure
high
Seepage
high