Climbing Forecast › North Wales — Ogwen › Tryfan East Face

NORTH WALES — OGWEN · RHYOLITE

Tryfan East Face weather & climbing conditions

Poor — wet, too windy or closed

Right now

Temp5°C
Wind17 km/h
Gusts35 km/h
Humidity98.68%
Rain 48h0.9mm
Last rain0h ago

Assessment

12.3mm rain forecast
Windy — 26 km/h, gusts 54 km/h
Humidity 89% — potential fog
High humidity (98.68%) — rhyolite friction compromised, particularly for bouldering

Drying Time

3% dry · 6-11h to dry

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Wednesday 21 October
Poor
Temp6°C
Rain12mm
Wind26 km/h
Gusts54 km/h
Humidity89%
12.3mm rain forecastWindy — 26 km/h, gusts 54 km/hHumidity 89% — potential fog
  • Wet rhyolite is slippery; seepage from grass above can linger
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
07:00 8° 0.9mm 16 32 94.52%
10:00 7° 3mm 22 43 97.35%
13:00 6° 6mm 29 54 90.92%
16:00 6° 2mm 28 54 78.08%
19:00 6° 0.2mm 19 42 76.17%
Thu Thursday 22 October
Poor
Temp7°C
Rain7mm
Wind13 km/h
Gusts29 km/h
Humidity79%
6.7mm rain forecast
  • Wet rhyolite is slippery; seepage from grass above can linger
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
07:00 5° 1mm 10 22 92.14%
10:00 6° 0.4mm 10 22 89.2%
13:00 8° dry 16 29 74.93%
16:00 9° dry 14 27 71.37%
19:00 8° dry 13 30 80.35%
Fri Friday 23 October
Poor
Temp6°C
Rain17mm
Wind33 km/h
Gusts70 km/h
Humidity88%
17.1mm rain forecastWind 33 km/h, gusts 70 km/h — too windyHumidity 88% — potential fog
  • Wet rhyolite is slippery; seepage from grass above can linger
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
07:00 8° 1mm 13 26 97.18%
10:00 7° 4mm 30 60 95.87%
13:00 6° 4mm 35 70 89.79%
16:00 6° 2mm 33 65 78.35%
19:00 6° 0.3mm 28 54 76.52%
Sat Saturday 24 October
Poor
Temp8°C
Rain24mm
Wind30 km/h
Gusts64 km/h
Humidity94%
24.2mm rain forecastWind 30 km/h, gusts 64 km/h — too windyHumidity 94% — potential fog
  • Good temperature for mountain rhyolite
  • Wet rhyolite is slippery; seepage from grass above can linger
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
07:00 6° 0.4mm 18 35 93.1%
10:00 7° 2mm 26 51 93.73%
13:00 8° 6mm 33 64 94.06%
16:00 10° 8mm 31 60 94.99%
19:00 10° 5mm 31 59 92.92%
Sun Sunday 25 October
Poor
Temp7°C
Rain7mm
Wind31 km/h
Gusts64 km/h
Humidity75%
7.1mm rain forecastWind 31 km/h, gusts 64 km/h — too windy
  • Wet rhyolite is slippery; seepage from grass above can linger
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 6° 1mm 33 62 84.79%
09:00 6° 0.8mm 32 61 81.96%
12:00 7° 0.9mm 33 64 75.75%
15:00 8° 0.7mm 29 55 74.95%
18:00 7° 0.4mm 22 42 79.35%
21:00 7° dry 20 38 82.77%
Mon Monday 26 October
Poor
Temp10°C
Rain20mm
Wind34 km/h
Gusts66 km/h
Humidity93%
20.1mm rain forecastWind 34 km/h, gusts 66 km/h — too windyHumidity 93% — potential fog
  • Good temperature for mountain rhyolite
  • Wet rhyolite is slippery; seepage from grass above can linger
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 8° 2mm 26 48 93.24%
09:00 9° 3mm 29 54 94.34%
12:00 10° 4mm 33 62 93.52%
15:00 11° 3mm 35 66 91.65%
18:00 10° 3mm 33 63 91.04%
21:00 9° 3mm 31 59 89.24%
Tue Tuesday 27 October
Poor
Temp8°C
Rain9mm
Wind27 km/h
Gusts53 km/h
Humidity79%
9.3mm rain forecastWindy — 27 km/h, gusts 53 km/h
  • Good temperature for mountain rhyolite
  • Wet rhyolite is slippery; seepage from grass above can linger
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 7° 1mm 25 46 88.27%
09:00 7° 1mm 25 47 85.3%
12:00 7° 0.8mm 28 53 78.45%
15:00 8° 0.6mm 25 47 78.87%
18:00 7° 0.5mm 21 39 84.8%
21:00 7° 0.5mm 21 39 87.12%
Wed Wednesday 28 October
Poor
Temp7°C
Rain0.7mm
Wind21 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity—
0.7mm rain forecast
  • Wet rhyolite is slippery; seepage from grass above can linger
  • Breezy — helps drying

About Tryfan East Face

Spectacular E-facing mountain face — most prominent feature of the Ogwen Valley. Routes start from Heather Terrace (long diagonal ramp). Clean rock that's almost always climbable, even slightly wet. Morning/midday sun.

Region
North Wales — Ogwen
Rock type
Rhyolite
Aspect
east-facing
Altitude
700m
Exposure
high
Seepage
low

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