The chance of standing above a sea of cloud on Tal y Fan each morning this week, from overnight temperature, humidity and low cloud below the 610m summit.
Dark sky · 7 days
How dark the sky gets over Tal y Fan each night this week, from cloud cover, moonlight and local light pollution.
Snow · 7 days
No snow is forecast at the summit in the next 7 days.
Sun today
Sunrise 07:06, sunset 16:52
9h 46m of daylight. Golden hour ends 07:57 and starts 16:00. From the summit you see the sun 07:01 to 16:56.
Tal y Fan sits at the northern edge of the Carneddau, overlooking the Conwy valley and the coast. It reaches 610m (2001ft) and is a Hewitt, a Nuttall and a Marilyn. Drum, the nearest higher hill, is 3.7km to the south-west.
The standard route starts at Bwlch y Ddeufaen, at the end of the road from Rowen, where standing stones mark the old pass. A path follows a wall up the ridge to the summit.
The summit has a trig pillar beside the wall. You look over the Conwy estuary and along the north Wales coast. The ridge is short, with rocky outcrops and some boggy ground, and the walk along the wall makes route-finding easy even in cloud. The lane from Rowen to the bwlch is steep and narrow.
Tal y Fan is 610 m (2,001 ft) high with 190 m of prominence. It is in Snowdonia, Wales. It is the 132nd highest of the 152 summits Peakify lists in Snowdonia. The nearest summits are Foel Lwyd (1.0 km), Pen y Castell (3.8 km) and Carnedd y Ddelw (3.0 km).
Where do you start Tal y Fan?
Most walkers start from Bwlch y Ddeufaen at the end of the road from Rowen.
Is Tal y Fan suitable for beginners?
Yes. It is a short walk on a clear path.
Is Tal y Fan a Marilyn?
Yes. It is also a Hewitt and a Nuttall.
How high is Tal y Fan?
Tal y Fan is 610 metres high with 190 metres of prominence.
Where is Tal y Fan?
Tal y Fan is listed in Snowdonia, Wales.
Are there routes for Tal y Fan?
Peakify lists 4 routes for Tal y Fan, including available distance, ascent, start point, and difficulty details. The easiest is Bwlch y Ddeufaen (2.1 km one way, Easy).
Is it safe to climb Tal y Fan today?
Peakify rates each day on the summit 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. Today's and tomorrow's ratings are at the top of this page. The rating covers the weather only: also check your route, daylight, kit and experience, and in winter whether you need an ice axe and crampons.
What weather information is shown for Tal y Fan?
The page includes cached mountain forecast context, snow outlook, dark-sky signals, cloud-inversion information, sunrise, sunset, and summit planning details where available.
Tal y Fan sits at the northern edge of the Carneddau, overlooking the Conwy valley and the coast. It reaches 610m (2001ft) and is a Hewitt, a Nuttall and a Marilyn. Drum, the nearest higher hill, is 3.7km to the south-west.
The standard route starts at Bwlch y Ddeufaen, at the end of the road from Rowen, where standing stones mark the old pass. A path follows a wall up the ridge to the summit.
The summit has a trig pillar beside the wall. You look over the Conwy estuary and along the north Wales coast. The ridge is short, with rocky outcrops and some boggy ground, and the walk along the wall makes route-finding easy even in cloud. The lane from Rowen to the bwlch is steep and narrow.
Tal y Fan is 610 m (2,001 ft) high with 190 m of prominence. It is in Snowdonia, Wales. It is the 132nd highest of the 152 summits Peakify lists in Snowdonia. The nearest summits are Foel Lwyd (1.0 km), Pen y Castell (3.8 km) and Carnedd y Ddelw (3.0 km).
Where do you start Tal y Fan?
Most walkers start from Bwlch y Ddeufaen at the end of the road from Rowen.
Is Tal y Fan suitable for beginners?
Yes. It is a short walk on a clear path.
Is Tal y Fan a Marilyn?
Yes. It is also a Hewitt and a Nuttall.
How high is Tal y Fan?
Tal y Fan is 610 metres high with 190 metres of prominence.
Where is Tal y Fan?
Tal y Fan is listed in Snowdonia, Wales.
Are there routes for Tal y Fan?
Peakify lists 4 routes for Tal y Fan, including available distance, ascent, start point, and difficulty details. The easiest is Bwlch y Ddeufaen (2.1 km one way, Easy).
Is it safe to climb Tal y Fan today?
Peakify rates each day on the summit 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. Today's and tomorrow's ratings are at the top of this page. The rating covers the weather only: also check your route, daylight, kit and experience, and in winter whether you need an ice axe and crampons.
What weather information is shown for Tal y Fan?
The page includes cached mountain forecast context, snow outlook, dark-sky signals, cloud-inversion information, sunrise, sunset, and summit planning details where available.
