Climbing Forecast North Wales — Llŷn Peninsula Trwyn y Gorlech (Yr Eifl)

NORTH WALES — LLŶN PENINSULA · GRANITE · bird ban

Trwyn y Gorlech (Yr Eifl) climbing conditions

Poor — wet, too windy or closed

Right now

Temp12°C
Wind35 km/h
Gusts52 km/h
Humidity75.6%
Rain 48hdry
Last rainNone recent

Assessment

1.4mm rain forecast
Windy — 36 km/h, gusts 0 km/h
Good friction temperature range for granite
Windy — 35 km/h, gusts 52 km/h. Take care on exposed routes

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Thursday 17 September
Poor
Temp13°C
Rain1mm
Wind36 km/h
Gusts52 km/h
Humidity72%
1.4mm rain forecastWindy — 36 km/h, gusts 0 km/h
  • Good conditions for granite
  • Very windy — exposed routes will be unpleasant
  • Very windy — consider sheltered alternatives
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
09:00 12° dry 35 75.6%
10:00 12° dry 37 78.6%
11:00 13° 0.2mm 37 76.1%
12:00 13° 0.1mm 37 71.7%
13:00 13° dry 34 71.9%
14:00 14° 0.2mm 35 67.6%
15:00 14° 0.2mm 35 66.9%
16:00 13° dry 35 70.2%
17:00 13° dry 32 70.7%
18:00 13° 0.3mm 32 72.1%
19:00 13° 0.2mm 36 72.9%
20:00 13° dry 38 73.4%
21:00 13° 0.1mm 35 73.1%
Fri Friday 18 September
Poor
Temp13°C
Rain9mm
Wind44 km/h
Gusts
Humidity86%
9.3mm rain forecastWind 44 km/h, gusts 0 km/h — too windyHumidity 86% — potential fog
  • Good conditions for granite
  • Very windy — exposed routes will be unpleasant
  • Very windy — consider sheltered alternatives
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 11° dry 27 84.7%
07:00 12° dry 30 83.9%
08:00 12° dry 35 80.1%
09:00 13° dry 36 77.2%
10:00 13° 0.4mm 41 76.1%
11:00 13° 0.5mm 41 81.2%
12:00 13° 1mm 44 82.4%
13:00 13° 2mm 47 88%
14:00 12° 1mm 47 89.5%
15:00 13° 3mm 42 91%
16:00 13° 0.6mm 45 93.6%
17:00 14° dry 45 94%
18:00 14° dry 43 93.5%
19:00 14° dry 41 93.3%
20:00 14° dry 41 92.8%
21:00 14° dry 41 93.1%
Sat Saturday 19 September
Poor
Temp15°C
Rain1mm
Wind29 km/h
Gusts
Humidity87%
1.1mm rain forecastWindy — 29 km/h, gusts 0 km/hHumidity 87% — potential fog
  • Good conditions for granite
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 14° dry 39 94%
07:00 14° dry 39 93.5%
08:00 14° 0.3mm 34 92.4%
09:00 15° 0.3mm 36 91.7%
10:00 15° 0.3mm 35 91.9%
11:00 15° 0.2mm 30 90.3%
12:00 15° dry 30 86.1%
13:00 15° dry 32 83.6%
14:00 15° dry 30 85.3%
15:00 15° dry 24 85.8%
16:00 15° dry 23 88.2%
17:00 14° dry 26 86.5%
18:00 14° dry 30 77.6%
19:00 14° dry 30 75.3%
20:00 14° dry 31 78.9%
21:00 14° dry 30 78.9%
Sun Sunday 20 September
Good
Temp13°C
Raindry
Wind19 km/h
Gusts
Humidity74%
Should be dry
  • Good conditions for granite
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 11° dry 23 77.3%
12:00 13° dry 19 73.9%
18:00 12° dry 8 77.1%
Mon Monday 21 September
Good
Temp14°C
Raindry
Wind18 km/h
Gusts
Humidity81%
Should be dry
  • Good conditions for granite
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 12° dry 11 86.9%
12:00 14° dry 18 80.7%
18:00 15° dry 14 91.4%
Tue Tuesday 22 September
Poor
Temp16°C
Rain0.3mm
Wind12 km/h
Gusts
Humidity83%
0.3mm rain forecast
  • Good conditions for granite
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 14° dry 9 95.4%
12:00 16° 0.1mm 12 83%
18:00 14° dry 5 91.7%
Wed Wednesday 23 September
Good
Temp17°C
Raindry
Wind11 km/h
Gusts
Humidity78%
Should be dry
  • Good conditions for granite
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 12° dry 8 93.6%
12:00 17° dry 11 77.6%
18:00 16° dry 1 85.2%
Thu Thursday 24 September
Good
Temp17°C
Raindry
Wind24 km/h
Gusts
Humidity73%
Should be dry
  • Good conditions for granite
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 13° dry 15 86.3%
12:00 17° dry 24 72.7%
18:00 17° dry 25 75.5%
Bird ban (1 February to 31 July)
Rock Pipits and Choughs nest on Avernus, Lord of the Spiders, and near the top of Tan Y Llyn — avoid or use variants.

About Trwyn y Gorlech (Yr Eifl)

A cluster of buttresses, gullies and crags along the coast south-west of Trefor on the north-western flank of Yr Eifl on the Llŷn Peninsula. Big multi-pitch adventure climbing on the microgranite/granophyre of the Yr Eifl massif. No. 5 Buttress is the largest and holds Avernus, one of the most highly regarded Welsh sea-cliff routes. Access is either directly from the beach or by long abseils from above.

Region
North Wales — Llŷn Peninsula
Rock type
Granite
Aspect
north-facing
Altitude
150m
Exposure
high
Seepage
medium

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