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NORTH WALES — OGWEN · RHYOLITE

Idwal East Wall (Suicide Wall) weather & climbing conditions

Good — dry and climbable

Right now

Temp10°C
Wind18 km/h
Gusts22 km/h
Humidity83.78%
Rain 48hdry
Last rainNone recent

Assessment

No recent rain
Good friction temperature range for rhyolite

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Saturday 31 October
Good
Temp10°C
Raindry
Wind18 km/h
Gusts22 km/h
Humidity84%
No recent rain
  • Good temperature for mountain rhyolite
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
15:00 10° dry 18 22 83.78%
18:00 9° dry 7 15 88.19%
21:00 8° dry 4 9 86.43%
Sun Sunday 1 November
Poor
Temp9°C
Rain1mm
Wind14 km/h
Gusts26 km/h
Humidity91%
1mm rain forecastHumidity 91% — potential fog
  • Good temperature for mountain rhyolite
  • Wet rhyolite is slippery; seepage from grass above can linger
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 8° 0.7mm 10 22 99.59%
09:00 8° 0.3mm 11 23 97.5%
12:00 9° dry 15 26 89.48%
15:00 9° dry 13 24 91.58%
18:00 8° dry 6 17 95.8%
21:00 8° dry 8 22 91.69%
Mon Monday 2 November
Good
Temp7°C
Raindry
Wind13 km/h
Gusts27 km/h
Humidity78%
Should be dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 4° dry 7 20 89.73%
09:00 5° dry 7 19 88.95%
12:00 7° dry 13 27 76.97%
15:00 8° dry 13 27 78.72%
18:00 7° dry 11 24 91.9%
21:00 5° dry 12 26 91.66%
Tue Tuesday 3 November
Good
Temp8°C
Raindry
Wind18 km/h
Gusts38 km/h
Humidity83%
Should be dry
  • Good temperature for mountain rhyolite
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 5° dry 12 26 96.51%
09:00 5° dry 13 29 93.49%
12:00 7° dry 18 38 83.34%
15:00 8° dry 17 35 83.37%
18:00 7° dry 14 30 89.96%
21:00 6° dry 15 32 89.31%
Wed Wednesday 4 November
Caution
Temp8°C
Raindry
Wind21 km/h
Gusts45 km/h
Humidity79%
Should be dryWindy — 21 km/h, gusts 45 km/h
  • Good temperature for mountain rhyolite
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 5° dry 15 33 92.81%
09:00 6° dry 17 37 89.58%
12:00 7° dry 22 45 80.91%
15:00 8° dry 20 41 77.5%
18:00 7° dry 17 37 83.49%
21:00 6° dry 18 39 86.33%
Thu Thursday 5 November
Good
Temp7°C
Raindry
Wind20 km/h
Gusts44 km/h
Humidity81%
Should be dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 5° dry 16 34 92.62%
09:00 5° dry 18 39 88.84%
12:00 7° dry 22 44 80.5%
15:00 7° dry 19 37 80.65%
18:00 7° dry 14 30 87.45%
21:00 6° dry 14 30 89.71%
Fri Friday 6 November
Caution
Temp6°C
Raindry
Wind13 km/h
Gusts29 km/h
Humidity87%
Should be dryHumidity 87% — potential fog
  • Damp mountain air — upper pitches may stay greasy
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 5° dry 11 24 94.71%
09:00 5° dry 12 26 90.77%
12:00 6° dry 14 29 85.42%
15:00 7° dry 12 25 87.73%
18:00 6° dry 8 18 93.42%
21:00 5° dry 7 16 95.32%
Sat Saturday 7 November
Caution
Temp7°C
Raindry
Wind10 km/h
Gusts22 km/h
Humidity86%
Should be dryHumidity 86% — potential fog
  • Damp mountain air — upper pitches may stay greasy
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 4° dry 6 13 97.48%
09:00 4° dry 7 16 93.49%
12:00 6° dry 10 22 85.72%
15:00 7° dry 10 19 86.83%

About Idwal East Wall (Suicide Wall)

The steep, historic east-facing wall immediately right of the Idwal Slabs in Cwm Idwal. Same 20-minute Idwal approach as the Slabs. Steeper and darker than its neighbour, so stays damp longer after weather.

Region
North Wales — Ogwen
Rock type
Rhyolite
Aspect
east-facing
Altitude
500m
Exposure
high
Seepage
medium

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Clogwyn Bochlwyd (Bochlwyd Buttress)Idwal SlabsMilestone ButtressRAC & Sheep Pen BouldersTryfan East Face