Aran Fawddwy weather tomorrow, this weekend and 14-day summit forecast

906 m · Snowdonia

Aran Fawddwy is the highest point of the Aran ridge in southern Snowdonia, a rocky summit above the lake of Creiglyn Dyfi.

Aran Fawddwy today (updated 19:10, 18 Oct): up to 6°C at the summit, feeling as cold as -4°C, summit wind 34 mph gusting 42 mph, 0% chance of rain. A marginal day for the hills.

Aran Fawddwy weather today, tomorrow and this weekend

  • Marginal Today Sunday 18 October

    Overcast, up to 6°C at the summit, feeling as cold as -4°C, summit wind 34 mph gusting 42 mph, 0% chance of rain. Rated Marginal. Sunrise 07:46, sunset 18:13.

  • Marginal Tomorrow Monday 19 October

    Moderate drizzle, up to 6°C at the summit, feeling as cold as -3°C, summit wind 39 mph gusting 49 mph, 98% chance of rain. Rated Marginal. Sunrise 07:48, sunset 18:11.

Best day of the next seven: Sunday 18 October, with summit gusts around 42 mph and a 0% chance of rain. Peakify picks it as the day with the lightest gusts, after a penalty for any chance of rain over 40%.

Aran Fawddwy 14-day summit weather forecast

Every day the cache holds from today, at summit height. Temperatures in °C, wind and gusts in mph, rain as the day's highest chance. Days 8 to 14 are marked less certain: forecasts lose skill quickly beyond a week, so read them as a trend.

DayVerdictWeatherHigh / lowFeels likeWind / gustRainSnow
Today Marginal Overcast 6° / 1° -4° 34 / 42 mph 0% —
Tomorrow Marginal Moderate drizzle 6° / 2° -3° 39 / 49 mph 98% —
Tue 20 Oct Marginal Moderate drizzle 5° / -1° -4° 23 / 28 mph 84% —
Wed 21 Oct Marginal Moderate rain 3° / -3° -5° 36 / 45 mph 81% —
Thu 22 Oct Marginal A dusting of snow 5° / -3° -7° 22 / 27 mph 84% —
Fri 23 Oct Poor Moderate rain 2° / 0° -8° 56 / 69 mph 96% —
Sat 24 Oct Poor Dense drizzle 9° / 1° -4° 40 / 50 mph 81% —
Days 8 to 14: less certain
Sun 25 Oct Poor (less certain) Moderate drizzle 8° / 1° -5° 48 / 60 mph 85% —
Mon 26 Oct Poor (less certain) Moderate rain showers 9° / 0° -5° 55+ / 75+ mph 76% —
Tue 27 Oct Poor (less certain) Moderate rain showers 9° / 1° -4° 55+ / 75+ mph 86% —
Wed 28 Oct Marginal (less certain) Light drizzle 5° / 1° -4° 38 / 48 mph 80% —
Thu 29 Oct Poor (less certain) Dense drizzle 7° / 1° -2° 55+ / 73+ mph 58% —
Fri 30 Oct Poor (less certain) Moderate rain showers 9° / 4° 2° 55+ / 74+ mph 53% —
Sat 31 Oct Marginal (less certain) Moderate drizzle 6° / 0° -3° 37 / 46 mph 53% —

The cached forecast has no freezing level; snow is the model's summit snowfall for the day.

How the Aran Fawddwy summit forecast is made

The numbers come from the Open-Meteo weather model for the summit's position at 906 m, in the mountain's local time. A valley forecast would understate the summit badly, so the wind is worked out at summit height from the model's upper-air winds: the standard 10 m wind sits over the model's smoothed ground and is roughly half what an exposed top gets.

Peakify rates each day Good, Marginal or Poor from the forecast summit wind, gusts, chance of rain and wind chill. Wind of 40 mph or gusts of 65 mph make it Poor; wind of 25 mph, gusts of 45 mph, a 60% chance of rain or a feels-like temperature of -8°C or below make it Marginal. The verdict is the same one shown on the main peak page and in the Peakify app.

"Feels like" is the coldest apparent temperature of the day, which combines air temperature, wind and humidity. On a windy summit it can be well below the air temperature, so pack for that figure, not the high.

For a second opinion before a big day, read the Met Office mountain forecast or MWIS for the area. They are written by forecasters and cover hazards such as cloud on the tops and visibility that a model table can't.

Questions about Aran Fawddwy

What is the Aran Fawddwy weather tomorrow?

Monday 19 October: moderate drizzle, up to 6°C at the summit, feeling as cold as -3°C, summit wind 39 mph gusting 49 mph, 98% chance of rain. Rated Marginal.

What is the Aran Fawddwy weather this weekend?

Sunday 18 October: overcast, up to 6°C at the summit, feeling as cold as -4°C, summit wind 34 mph gusting 42 mph, 0% chance of rain. Rated Marginal.

Is there a 14-day Aran Fawddwy weather forecast?

Yes. This page lists up to 14 days of summit weather for Aran Fawddwy, each with a Good, Marginal or Poor verdict. Days 8 to 14 are less certain: use them to spot a settled or stormy spell, not to plan a day.

Where does the Aran Fawddwy summit forecast come from?

From the Open-Meteo weather model for the summit's position at 906 m, refreshed every few hours. Wind is worked out at summit height from the model's upper-air winds, because the standard 10 m wind is roughly half what a summit gets.