Snowdonia National Park Forecast
The Snowdonia National Park.
Viewing Weather Forecast for Wednesday 4th March 2015
Forecast last updated on Tuesday 3rd March 2015 at 12:38pm
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As a weak ridge of high pressure approaches from the west, strong to gale force winds on the mountains will ease, and snow showers become less frequent and mostly brief. Freezing level will rise slowly during the day.
Headline for Snowdonia National Park
Wind easing slowly. Occasional snow showers or flurries.
How windy? (On the summits)
Northwesterly 35 to 45mph at dawn, easing only slowly through day toward 25-30mph by afternoon.
Effect of wind on you?
Considerable buffeting and severe wind chill on higher areas morning. Conditions will then ease.
How Wet?
Snow and hail showers or flurries
Snow and hail showers or flurries; brief and particularly afternoon, very few.
Cloud on the hills?
Intermittently covering higher summits
Rarely below 600m near showers. Otherwise, cloud base mostly 900m or above, with summits, particularly away from the Snowdon range substantially cloud free.
Chance of cloud free summits?
70%
Sunshine and air clarity?
Bursts of bright sunshine, mainly well inland. Excellent visibility.
How Cold? (at 900m)
Typically -2C, but rising slowly through the day. Will feel as cold as minus 16 Celsius directly in the wind.
Freezing Level
500 rising through daylight to 800m.
Planning Outlook
All mountain areas of Britain from Thursday 5th March 2015
A change in weather pattern will bring extensive thaw to all mountain areas - although the higher Scottish Highlands will intermittently be below freezing point again early next week. Until this weekend, often strong winds, extensive low cloud focussed on western mountains, and also areas of rain and drizzle. A front may well drift slowly and erratically south across the W & NW Highlands this weekend, bringing considerable rainfall. Although there are differences between different model forecasts, next week is likely to be substantially dry, although it may be later in the week before these conditions extend to N Scotland.
