Cribyn weather tomorrow, this weekend and 14-day summit forecast

795 m · Brecon Beacons

Cribyn is a pointed sandstone peak in the central Brecon Beacons, east of Pen y Fan, with a steep north face above Cwm Sere.

Cribyn today (updated 09:11, 28 Oct): up to 9°C at the summit, feeling as cold as 0°C, summit wind 40 mph gusting 50 mph, 75% chance of rain. A poor day for the hills. Best day this week: Saturday, summit gusts 16 mph.

Cribyn weather today, tomorrow and this weekend

  • Poor Today Wednesday 28 October

    Dense drizzle, up to 9°C at the summit, feeling as cold as 0°C, summit wind 40 mph gusting 50 mph, 75% chance of rain. Rated Poor. Sunrise 07:01, sunset 16:53.

  • Marginal Tomorrow Thursday 29 October

    Mostly dry, up to 8°C at the summit, feeling as cold as 2°C, summit wind 36 mph gusting 45 mph, 0% chance of rain. Rated Marginal. Sunrise 07:02, sunset 16:51.

  • Good Saturday 31 October

    Fog, up to 6°C at the summit, feeling as cold as -1°C, summit wind 13 mph gusting 16 mph, 0% chance of rain. Rated Good. Sunrise 07:06, sunset 16:48.

  • Marginal Sunday 1 November

    Mostly dry, up to 5°C at the summit, feeling as cold as -1°C, summit wind 25 mph gusting 31 mph, 0% chance of rain. Rated Marginal. Sunrise 07:08, sunset 16:46.

Best day of the next seven: Saturday 31 October, with summit gusts around 16 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%.

Cribyn 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 Poor Dense drizzle 9° / 5° 0° 40 / 50 mph 75% —
Tomorrow Marginal Light drizzle 8° / 6° 2° 36 / 45 mph 0% —
Fri 30 Oct Marginal Fog 10° / 1° -1° 36 / 45 mph 0% —
Sat 31 Oct Good Fog 6° / 1° -1° 13 / 16 mph 0% —
Sun 1 Nov Marginal Light drizzle 5° / 1° -1° 25 / 31 mph 0% —
Mon 2 Nov Good Light drizzle 5° / 1° -2° 22 / 27 mph 4% —
Tue 3 Nov Good Overcast 6° / 1° -2° 15 / 19 mph 2% —
Days 8 to 14: less certain
Wed 4 Nov Marginal (less certain) Light drizzle 7° / 4° -1° 31 / 39 mph 4% —
Thu 5 Nov Marginal (less certain) Fog 5° / 1° -3° 34 / 42 mph 2% —
Fri 6 Nov Marginal (less certain) Fog 5° / 0° -3° 30 / 37 mph 8% —
Sat 7 Nov Good (less certain) Fog 5° / -1° -4° 24 / 30 mph 9% —
Sun 8 Nov Marginal (less certain) Moderate drizzle 10° / 4° 1° 32 / 40 mph 13% —
Mon 9 Nov Poor (less certain) Slight rain showers 10° / 8° 4° 45 / 57 mph 18% —
Tue 10 Nov Poor (less certain) Slight rain showers 10° / 4° 0° 51 / 64 mph 25% —

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

How the Cribyn summit forecast is made

The numbers come from the Open-Meteo weather model for the summit's position at 795 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 Cribyn

What is the Cribyn weather tomorrow?

Thursday 29 October: mostly dry, up to 8°C at the summit, feeling as cold as 2°C, summit wind 36 mph gusting 45 mph, 0% chance of rain. Rated Marginal.

What is the Cribyn weather this weekend?

Saturday 31 October: fog, up to 6°C at the summit, feeling as cold as -1°C, summit wind 13 mph gusting 16 mph, 0% chance of rain. Rated Good. Sunday 1 November: mostly dry, up to 5°C at the summit, feeling as cold as -1°C, summit wind 25 mph gusting 31 mph, 0% chance of rain. Rated Marginal.

Is there a 14-day Cribyn weather forecast?

Yes. This page lists up to 14 days of summit weather for Cribyn, 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 Cribyn summit forecast come from?

From the Open-Meteo weather model for the summit's position at 795 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.