Climbing Forecast Mid Wales — Cader Idris Area Craig Cywarch

MID WALES — CADER IDRIS AREA · DOLERITE · bird ban

Craig Cywarch climbing conditions

Poor — wet, too windy or closed

Right now

Temp14°C
Wind19.5 km/h
Gusts23 km/h
Humidity99.62%
Rain 48h0mm
Last rainNone recent

Assessment

0.4mm rain forecast
Humidity 94% — potential fog
Will-o'-the-Wisp (VS 4c), Arian (E1 5b), Blue Scar (VS 4b), Doom (E1 5b)

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Friday 14 August
Poor
Temp16°C
Rain0.4mm
Wind14 km/h
Gusts22 km/h
Humidity94%
0.4mm rain forecastHumidity 94% — potential fog
  • Good friction range for dolerite
  • Wet dolerite is slick — let it dry before leading
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 14° 0mm 20 23 99.62%
09:00 15° 0mm 14 18 99.1%
12:00 16° 0mm 16 22 95.5%
15:00 16° 0.15mm 13 19 93.2%
18:00 15° 0.26mm 20 28 89.26%
21:00 12° 0mm 29 39 92.38%
Sat Saturday 15 August
Good
Temp12°C
Rain0mm
Wind17 km/h
Gusts27 km/h
Humidity71%
Should be dry
  • Good friction range for dolerite
  • Dolerite climbs well when dry
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 0mm 30 38 97.12%
09:00 10° 0mm 23 33 85.54%
12:00 11° 0mm 18 27 72.5%
15:00 12° 0mm 17 26 68.64%
18:00 12° 0mm 18 27 70.79%
21:00 0mm 23 31 86.36%
Sun Sunday 16 August
Good
Temp12°C
Rain0mm
Wind11 km/h
Gusts26 km/h
Humidity69%
Should be dry
  • Good friction range for dolerite
  • Dolerite climbs well when dry
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 0mm 15 20 94.83%
09:00 0mm 10 20 79.96%
12:00 11° 0mm 10 22 70.17%
15:00 13° 0mm 12 26 68.49%
18:00 13° 0mm 11 21 74.19%
21:00 10° 0mm 11 16 94.06%
Mon Monday 17 August
Good
Temp14°C
Rain0mm
Wind20 km/h
Gusts37 km/h
Humidity80%
Should be dry
  • Good friction range for dolerite
  • Dolerite climbs well when dry
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 0mm 17 25 95.99%
09:00 11° 0mm 18 31 88.04%
12:00 13° 0mm 20 36 79.73%
15:00 14° 0mm 21 37 80.05%
18:00 13° 0mm 24 40 86.36%
21:00 12° 0mm 33 50 95.95%
Tue Tuesday 18 August
Poor
Temp13°C
Rain4.8mm
Wind29 km/h
Gusts50 km/h
Humidity87%
4.8mm rain forecastWindy — 29 km/h, gusts 50 km/hHumidity 87% — potential fog
  • Good friction range for dolerite
  • Wet dolerite is slick — let it dry before leading
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 12° 0.83mm 32 50 96.64%
09:00 12° 0.63mm 29 49 92.41%
12:00 13° 0.86mm 29 50 88.16%
15:00 13° 0.75mm 29 49 85.48%
18:00 13° 0.53mm 28 44 85.16%
21:00 11° 0.47mm 29 43 93.22%
Wed Wednesday 19 August
Poor
Temp11°C
Rain0.7mm
Wind28 km/h
Gusts48 km/h
Humidity74%
0.7mm rain forecastWindy — 28 km/h, gusts 48 km/h
  • Good friction range for dolerite
  • Wet dolerite is slick — let it dry before leading
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 0mm 28 42 94.8%
09:00 0.34mm 26 44 87.37%
12:00 10° 0.38mm 27 48 76.07%
15:00 11° 0mm 28 48 71.67%
18:00 11° 0mm 26 43 76.72%
21:00 0mm 27 39 90.68%
Thu Thursday 20 August
Poor
Temp11°C
Rain1.5mm
Wind24 km/h
Gusts44 km/h
Humidity76%
1.5mm rain forecast
  • Good friction range for dolerite
  • Wet dolerite is slick — let it dry before leading
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 0mm 26 38 95.65%
09:00 0mm 24 41 84.55%
12:00 10° 0.53mm 24 44 75.99%
15:00 11° 0.58mm 24 42 75.32%
18:00 10° 0.44mm 22 37 78.88%
21:00 0mm 23 32 91.84%
Fri Friday 21 August
Good
Temp7°C
Rain0mm
Wind22 km/h
Gusts
Humidity
Should be dry
  • Dolerite climbs well when dry
  • Breezy — helps drying
Bird ban (03-01 to 06-30)
Bird ban applies to selected buttresses for nesting peregrines; follow local signs.

About Craig Cywarch

Region
Mid Wales — Cader Idris Area
Rock type
dolerite
Aspect
south-facing
Altitude
450m
Exposure
high
Seepage
high

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