Climbing Forecast North Wales — Llanddulas Craig y Forwyn (Conwy)

NORTH WALES — LLANDDULAS · LIMESTONE

Craig y Forwyn (Conwy) climbing conditions

Poor — wet, too windy or closed

Right now

Temp14°C
Wind40 km/h
Gusts60 km/h
Humidity78.8%
Rain 48hdry
Last rainNone recent

Assessment

2.5mm rain forecast
Windy — 42 km/h, gusts 0 km/h

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Thursday 17 September
Poor
Temp15°C
Rain3mm
Wind42 km/h
Gusts60 km/h
Humidity72%
2.5mm rain forecastWindy — 42 km/h, gusts 0 km/h
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
  • Very windy — consider sheltered alternatives
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
09:00 14° dry 40 78.8%
10:00 15° 0.1mm 41 74.9%
11:00 15° 0.3mm 42 75.7%
12:00 15° 0.4mm 43 71.2%
13:00 16° 0.3mm 42 72.6%
14:00 16° 0.2mm 44 69.6%
15:00 16° 0.2mm 43 68.4%
16:00 15° 0.3mm 42 74.2%
17:00 15° 0.3mm 44 71.7%
18:00 15° 0.2mm 41 75%
19:00 15° 0.2mm 41 75.5%
20:00 14° dry 44 77%
21:00 15° dry 44 74.2%
Fri Friday 18 September
Poor
Temp15°C
Rain3mm
Wind35 km/h
Gusts
Humidity79%
2.9mm rain forecast
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 13° dry 39 84.1%
07:00 13° dry 35 84%
08:00 14° dry 29 83%
09:00 14° dry 30 81.2%
10:00 15° dry 30 76.4%
11:00 16° dry 35 73.3%
12:00 16° 0.2mm 30 76.3%
13:00 16° 0.5mm 27 76%
14:00 15° 0.8mm 36 80.1%
15:00 15° 1mm 41 84%
16:00 15° 0.2mm 48 86.2%
17:00 16° dry 45 86.7%
18:00 16° dry 44 86.3%
19:00 16° dry 43 86.6%
20:00 17° dry 40 86.1%
21:00 17° dry 39 86.3%
Sat Saturday 19 September
Good
Temp18°C
Rain0.2mm
Wind34 km/h
Gusts
Humidity77%
Should be dry
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 17° dry 35 86.9%
07:00 17° dry 40 87.7%
08:00 17° dry 39 84.4%
09:00 17° 0.1mm 35 83.2%
10:00 18° 0.1mm 36 82.2%
11:00 18° dry 37 83.2%
12:00 18° dry 36 79.3%
13:00 19° dry 34 74.8%
14:00 18° dry 35 73.7%
15:00 18° dry 34 72.5%
16:00 17° dry 30 75.6%
17:00 17° dry 30 77.8%
18:00 17° dry 34 78.9%
19:00 16° dry 34 76.8%
20:00 16° dry 35 74.3%
21:00 15° dry 40 80.7%
Sun Sunday 20 September
Good
Temp15°C
Raindry
Wind27 km/h
Gusts
Humidity73%
Should be dry
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 13° dry 31 78.3%
12:00 15° dry 27 73.4%
18:00 15° dry 18 74%
Mon Monday 21 September
Good
Temp17°C
Raindry
Wind5 km/h
Gusts
Humidity75%
Should be dry
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 11° dry 12 94.1%
12:00 17° dry 5 74.9%
18:00 17° dry 10 84.2%
Tue Tuesday 22 September
Poor
Temp19°C
Rain0.3mm
Wind5 km/h
Gusts
Humidity88%
0.3mm rain forecast
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 16° 0.1mm 8 91.3%
12:00 19° 0.2mm 5 88.2%
18:00 16° dry 6 95%
Wed Wednesday 23 September
Poor
Temp20°C
Rain0.3mm
Wind9 km/h
Gusts
Humidity77%
0.3mm rain forecast
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 14° dry 9 97.5%
12:00 20° 0.3mm 9 77.4%
18:00 18° dry 3 90.1%
Thu Thursday 24 September
Good
Temp20°C
Raindry
Wind19 km/h
Gusts
Humidity75%
Should be dry
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 15° dry 15 88.1%
12:00 20° dry 19 74.7%
18:00 19° dry 18 72.2%

About Craig y Forwyn (Conwy)

A 110m Carboniferous limestone cliff on the west bank of the Afon Dulas, less than a mile south of Llanddulas. Long-established as one of the finest trad limestone crags in North Wales — the name means 'Maiden Crag' in Welsh. Access has had a troubled past — climbing was totally banned for a period — check current status before visiting. Seasonal seabird nesting restrictions can apply to some sections during spring/summer — check BMC RAD before visiting.

Region
North Wales — Llanddulas
Rock type
Limestone
Aspect
west-facing
Altitude
190m
Exposure
low
Seepage
low