Pen yr Ole Wen weather tomorrow, this weekend and 14-day summit forecast
978 m · Snowdonia
Pen yr Ole Wen is the steep-sided Carneddau summit above Llyn Ogwen, one of the Welsh 3000s and the first step onto the Carneddau ridge.
Pen yr Ole Wen today (updated 19:10, 18 Oct): up to 4°C at the summit, feeling as cold as -4°C, summit wind 25 mph gusting 31 mph, 21% chance of rain. A marginal day for the hills.
Pen yr Ole Wen weather today, tomorrow and this weekend
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Marginal Today Sunday 18 October
Overcast, up to 4°C at the summit, feeling as cold as -4°C, summit wind 25 mph gusting 31 mph, 21% chance of rain. Rated Marginal. Sunrise 07:48, sunset 18:14.
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Marginal Tomorrow Monday 19 October
Dense drizzle, up to 5°C at the summit, feeling as cold as -3°C, summit wind 35 mph gusting 44 mph, 73% chance of rain. Rated Marginal. Sunrise 07:49, sunset 18:12.
Best day of the next seven: Sunday 18 October, with summit gusts around 31 mph and a 21% chance of rain. Peakify picks it as the day with the lightest gusts, after a penalty for any chance of rain over 40%.
Pen yr Ole Wen 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.
| Day | Verdict | Weather | High / low | Feels like | Wind / gust | Rain | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | Marginal | Overcast | 4° / 0° | -4° | 25 / 31 mph | 21% | — |
| Tomorrow | Marginal | Dense drizzle | 5° / 2° | -3° | 35 / 44 mph | 73% | — |
| Tue 20 Oct | Marginal | Moderate drizzle | 4° / -1° | -4° | 22 / 28 mph | 78% | — |
| Wed 21 Oct | Marginal | Moderate rain | 3° / -1° | -5° | 39 / 48 mph | 83% | — |
| Thu 22 Oct | Marginal | A dusting of snow | 5° / -1° | -5° | 24 / 30 mph | 78% | — |
| Fri 23 Oct | Poor | Thunderstorm | 3° / -1° | -5° | 44 / 55 mph | 90% | — |
| Sat 24 Oct | Poor | Moderate drizzle | 8° / 0° | -4° | 54 / 67 mph | 75% | — |
| Days 8 to 14: less certain | |||||||
| Sun 25 Oct | Poor (less certain) | Moderate drizzle | 7° / 1° | -5° | 55+ / 71+ mph | 72% | — |
| Mon 26 Oct | Poor (less certain) | Moderate rain showers | 8° / 0° | -5° | 55+ / 75+ mph | 67% | — |
| Tue 27 Oct | Poor (less certain) | Moderate rain showers | 8° / 0° | -4° | 55+ / 75+ mph | 65% | — |
| Wed 28 Oct | Poor (less certain) | Moderate drizzle | 5° / 0° | -5° | 42 / 52 mph | 54% | — |
| Thu 29 Oct | Poor (less certain) | Moderate rain showers | 7° / 1° | -2° | 55+ / 75+ mph | 47% | — |
| Fri 30 Oct | Poor (less certain) | Moderate rain showers | 8° / 1° | 0° | 55+ / 75+ mph | 45% | — |
| Sat 31 Oct | Poor (less certain) | Light drizzle | 5° / 0° | -3° | 42 / 52 mph | 45% | — |
The cached forecast has no freezing level; snow is the model's summit snowfall for the day.
How the Pen yr Ole Wen summit forecast is made
The numbers come from the Open-Meteo weather model for the summit's position at 978 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 Pen yr Ole Wen
What is the Pen yr Ole Wen weather tomorrow?
Monday 19 October: dense drizzle, up to 5°C at the summit, feeling as cold as -3°C, summit wind 35 mph gusting 44 mph, 73% chance of rain. Rated Marginal.
What is the Pen yr Ole Wen weather this weekend?
Sunday 18 October: overcast, up to 4°C at the summit, feeling as cold as -4°C, summit wind 25 mph gusting 31 mph, 21% chance of rain. Rated Marginal.
Is there a 14-day Pen yr Ole Wen weather forecast?
Yes. This page lists up to 14 days of summit weather for Pen yr Ole Wen, 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 Pen yr Ole Wen summit forecast come from?
From the Open-Meteo weather model for the summit's position at 978 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.