Climbing Forecast North Wales — Tremadog Tremadog (Craig Bwlch y Moch)

NORTH WALES — TREMADOG · DOLERITE · bird ban

Tremadog (Craig Bwlch y Moch) climbing conditions

Poor — wet, too windy or closed

Right now

Temp21°C
Wind27 km/h
Gusts40 km/h
Humidity68.4%
Rain 48h0.2mm
Last rain48h ago

Assessment

3.3mm rain forecast
Breezy — good for drying
One Step for Mankind (VS 4c), Merlin (E1 5b), Vulcan (E2 5c), Scratch (HVS 5a)

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Sunday 6 September
Poor
Temp21°C
Rain3mm
Wind27 km/h
Gusts40 km/h
Humidity71%
3.3mm rain forecast
  • Wet dolerite is slick — let it dry before leading
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 0.2mm null%
14:00 21° dry 27 68.4%
15:00 21° dry 26 69.4%
16:00 21° dry 27 74.6%
17:00 20° dry 26 81.2%
18:00 19° dry 26 81.1%
19:00 19° 0.2mm 25 84.1%
20:00 19° 0.1mm 27 88%
21:00 19° 0.3mm 28 91.3%
Mon Monday 7 September
Poor
Temp17°C
Rain17mm
Wind30 km/h
Gusts
Humidity77%
16.7mm rain forecast
  • Good friction range for dolerite
  • Wet dolerite is slick — let it dry before leading
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 15° 0.1mm 20 90.4%
07:00 15° dry 13 88.7%
08:00 16° dry 14 85.1%
09:00 16° dry 16 81.4%
10:00 16° dry 23 77.9%
11:00 17° dry 25 75.8%
12:00 17° dry 25 75.3%
13:00 17° dry 27 76.6%
14:00 17° 0.4mm 31 77.6%
15:00 17° 0.7mm 38 75%
16:00 16° 2mm 41 79.9%
17:00 15° 2mm 43 90.7%
18:00 15° 2mm 41 93.9%
19:00 15° 2mm 42 91.3%
20:00 15° 2mm 42 89.7%
21:00 14° 0.8mm 40 93.7%
Tue Tuesday 8 September
Poor
Temp15°C
Rain6mm
Wind37 km/h
Gusts
Humidity73%
5.5mm rain forecastWindy — 37 km/h, gusts 0 km/h
  • Good friction range for dolerite
  • Wet dolerite is slick — let it dry before leading
  • Very windy — consider sheltered alternatives
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 13° dry 33 86.8%
07:00 13° 0.1mm 34 86.3%
08:00 14° dry 34 82.9%
09:00 14° dry 36 81.2%
10:00 15° dry 37 77%
11:00 15° 0.2mm 36 73.8%
12:00 15° 0.3mm 36 66.5%
13:00 16° 0.4mm 38 67.7%
14:00 15° 0.2mm 38 71.5%
15:00 16° 0.7mm 37 70%
16:00 14° 0.7mm 34 81.5%
17:00 14° 0.2mm 37 85.5%
18:00 14° 0.3mm 32 85.7%
19:00 13° 0.3mm 35 87.5%
20:00 13° 0.4mm 32 88.2%
21:00 13° 0.5mm 36 88.4%
Wed Wednesday 9 September
Poor
Temp17°C
Rain0.8mm
Wind19 km/h
Gusts
Humidity64%
0.8mm rain forecast
  • Good friction range for dolerite
  • Wet dolerite is slick — let it dry before leading
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 12° dry 31 93.1%
12:00 17° dry 19 64.2%
18:00 15° dry 8 78%
Thu Thursday 10 September
Poor
Temp16°C
Rain1mm
Wind20 km/h
Gusts
Humidity75%
1.2mm rain forecast
  • Good friction range for dolerite
  • Wet dolerite is slick — let it dry before leading
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 13° 0.2mm 10 91.3%
12:00 16° 0.2mm 20 75.3%
18:00 16° 0.6mm 20 90.6%
Fri Friday 11 September
Poor
Temp17°C
Rain1mm
Wind17 km/h
Gusts
Humidity77%
1.3mm rain forecast
  • Good friction range for dolerite
  • Wet dolerite is slick — let it dry before leading
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 15° dry 12 96.2%
12:00 17° dry 17 76.8%
18:00 15° dry 10 77.6%
Sat Saturday 12 September
Poor
Temp16°C
Rain4mm
Wind30 km/h
Gusts
Humidity85%
3.6mm rain forecast
  • Good friction range for dolerite
  • Wet dolerite is slick — let it dry before leading
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 12° 0.2mm 9 88.2%
12:00 16° 2mm 30 85.3%
18:00 16° 2mm 30 95.4%
Sun Sunday 13 September
Poor
Temp15°C
Rain0.4mm
Wind20 km/h
Gusts
Humidity84%
0.4mm rain forecast
  • Good friction range for dolerite
  • Wet dolerite is slick — let it dry before leading
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 15° dry 22 93.9%
12:00 15° dry 20 83.9%
18:00 15° dry 10 77.4%
Bird ban (03-01 to 06-30)
Bird ban active on selected upper sectors for nesting peregrines; follow local notices.

About Tremadog (Craig Bwlch y Moch)

Famous 'rain-shadow' crag — often dry when the rest of Snowdonia is wet. Golden dolerite, south-facing, low altitude, quick drying. Owned by the BMC. Trad classics from Christmas Curry (S) through Vector (E2) to Strawberries (E7). Multi-pitch up to 76m. The rock is fine-grained, highly featured dolerite offering steep crack jamming, sharp flakes, and exposed corner grooves — sheltered from cold north winds by the woodland setting. Other Tremadog classics include One Step for Mankind (VS 4c), Merlin (E1 5b), Vulcan (E2 5c) and Scratch (HVS 5a). Approach is a short five to ten minute woodland walk from roadside parking laybys near the Eric Jones cafe. Peregrine nesting closures apply on upper walls from March to end of June — check local notices before racking up.

Region
North Wales — Tremadog
Rock type
Dolerite
Aspect
south-facing
Altitude
80m
Exposure
medium
Seepage
very-low