Climbing Forecast Snowdonia — Rhinogydd Craig y Merched (Rhinogydd)

SNOWDONIA — RHINOGYDD · GRITSTONE

Craig y Merched (Rhinogydd) climbing conditions

Poor — wet, too windy or closed

Right now

Temp12°C
Wind27 km/h
Gusts41 km/h
Humidity82.7%
Rain 48h0.1mm
Last rainNone recent

Assessment

1.7mm rain forecast
Good friction temperature range
High humidity — grip may be affected
Breezy — good for drying

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Thursday 17 September
Poor
Temp13°C
Rain2mm
Wind30 km/h
Gusts41 km/h
Humidity75%
1.7mm rain forecast
  • Good friction range for gritstone
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
09:00 12° 0.1mm 27 82.7%
10:00 13° 0.1mm 29 78.1%
11:00 13° 0.2mm 31 80.5%
12:00 13° 0.1mm 31 73.8%
13:00 13° 0.3mm 31 74.1%
14:00 13° 0.2mm 30 71.5%
15:00 13° 0.3mm 31 72.3%
16:00 13° 0.3mm 31 72.5%
17:00 12° dry 28 79.3%
18:00 12° dry 24 78.7%
19:00 12° 0.1mm 26 81.7%
20:00 12° dry 27 83.8%
21:00 12° dry 25 83.8%
Fri Friday 18 September
Poor
Temp13°C
Rain23mm
Wind35 km/h
Gusts
Humidity89%
23mm rain forecastWindy — 35 km/h, gusts 0 km/h
  • Good friction range for gritstone
  • High humidity — grip may be affected
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 11° dry 22 88%
07:00 11° dry 23 87.4%
08:00 12° 0.1mm 25 84%
09:00 13° 0.2mm 27 79.8%
10:00 13° 0.6mm 30 78.1%
11:00 13° 0.5mm 34 85%
12:00 13° 1mm 36 85.3%
13:00 13° 2mm 37 91.9%
14:00 12° 4mm 36 93%
15:00 12° 4mm 36 93.6%
16:00 13° 4mm 38 95.7%
17:00 13° 2mm 39 97.4%
18:00 14° 0.5mm 36 97.3%
19:00 14° 0.4mm 37 97.7%
20:00 14° 0.4mm 35 97.9%
21:00 14° 0.4mm 36 97.9%
Sat Saturday 19 September
Poor
Temp15°C
Rain13mm
Wind31 km/h
Gusts
Humidity94%
12.8mm rain forecastHumidity 94% — potential fog
  • Good friction range for gritstone
  • High humidity — grip may be affected
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 14° 0.8mm 35 97.7%
07:00 14° 0.7mm 34 98.2%
08:00 14° 0.8mm 35 97.4%
09:00 15° 0.3mm 33 98%
10:00 15° 0.3mm 34 93.6%
11:00 15° 0.9mm 32 91.9%
12:00 15° 1mm 31 91.1%
13:00 15° 1mm 29 92.1%
14:00 14° 1mm 32 95.8%
15:00 14° 0.7mm 31 97.4%
16:00 14° 0.5mm 27 98.6%
17:00 14° 0.4mm 27 96.5%
18:00 14° 0.4mm 25 98.2%
19:00 14° dry 23 97.8%
20:00 13° dry 23 92.6%
21:00 13° dry 26 88.3%
Sun Sunday 20 September
Caution
Temp13°C
Rain0.1mm
Wind17 km/h
Gusts
Humidity68%
Drying — 18h since rain
  • Good friction range for gritstone
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 10° dry 17 84.2%
12:00 13° dry 17 68.1%
18:00 11° dry 6 81.3%
Mon Monday 21 September
Good
Temp15°C
Rain0.1mm
Wind11 km/h
Gusts
Humidity65%
Should be dry
  • Good friction range for gritstone
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 dry 8 94.6%
12:00 15° dry 11 65.2%
18:00 15° 0.1mm 7 88.8%
Tue Tuesday 22 September
Poor
Temp16°C
Rain0.3mm
Wind10 km/h
Gusts
Humidity86%
0.3mm rain forecast
  • High humidity — grip may be affected
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 14° 0.1mm 4 99.3%
12:00 16° dry 10 85.9%
18:00 14° dry 1 95%
Wed Wednesday 23 September
Poor
Temp18°C
Rain0.3mm
Wind10 km/h
Gusts
Humidity78%
0.3mm rain forecast
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 13° dry 5 95.4%
12:00 18° 0.2mm 10 78.4%
18:00 17° dry 2 84.4%
Thu Thursday 24 September
Good
Temp19°C
Raindry
Wind15 km/h
Gusts
Humidity70%
Should be dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 12° dry 10 90.8%
12:00 19° dry 15 70.2%
18:00 17° dry 12 76.1%

About Craig y Merched (Rhinogydd)

A collective name for a scattering of gritstone buttresses at the head of Cwm Mynach in the southern Rhinogydd. BMC Cymru has recently improved the waymarked approach path from the forestry to Rhino's Buttress; the older parking near Blaen Cwm Mynach is no longer permitted.

Region
Snowdonia — Rhinogydd
Rock type
Gritstone
Aspect
west-facing
Altitude
400m
Exposure
medium
Seepage
medium