Y Garn today (updated 03:10, 28 Oct): up to 7°C at the summit, feeling as cold as -2°C, summit wind 45 mph gusting 57 mph, 100% chance of rain. A poor day for the hills. Best day this week: Saturday, summit gusts 13 mph.
Y Garn weather today
Slight rain, up to 7°C at the summit, feeling as cold as -2°C, summit wind 45 mph gusting 57 mph, 100% chance of rain. Rated Poor.
Y Garn weather tomorrow
Thursday 29 October: moderate drizzle, up to 7°C at the summit, feeling as cold as 0°C, summit wind 37 mph gusting 46 mph, 65% chance of rain. Rated Marginal.
Y Garn weather this weekend
Saturday 31 October: fog, up to 9°C at the summit, feeling as cold as -4°C, summit wind 11 mph gusting 13 mph, 2% chance of rain. Rated Good.
Sunday 1 November: mostly dry, up to 5°C at the summit, feeling as cold as -4°C, summit wind 27 mph gusting 33 mph, 2% chance of rain. Rated Marginal.
Y Garn summit forecast, next 7 days
Day
Verdict
High/low
Feels like
Wind/gust mph
Rain or snow
TodaySlight rain
Poor
7°/4°
-2°
45/57
100%
TomorrowModerate drizzle
Marginal
7°/5°
0°
37/46
65%
Fri 30Overcast
Marginal
9°/2°
-1°
37/46
2%
Sat 31Fog
Good
9°/-1°
-4°
11/13
2%
Sun 1Light drizzle
Marginal
5°/-1°
-4°
27/33
2%
Mon 2Light drizzle
Marginal
4°/-1°
-4°
27/34
2%
Tue 3Fog
Marginal
7°/-4°
-7°
26/33
0%
Y Garn 14-day weather forecast: days 8 to 14, less certain
Day
Verdict
High/low
Feels like
Wind/gust mph
Rain or snow
Wed 4Fog
Good
6°/-2°
-4°
11/13
2%
Thu 5Fog
Good
5°/-1°
-4°
11/14
2%
Fri 6Fog
Good
5°/-1°
-4°
14/18
6%
Sat 7Fog
Good
5°/-2°
-5°
17/21
17%
Sun 8Fog
Good
5°/-2°
-5°
14/18
26%
Mon 9Fog
Good
4°/-1°
-4°
7/9
30%
Tue 10Fog
Marginal
3°/-5°
-8°
21/27
33%
Cloud inversion · 7 days
The chance of standing above a sea of cloud on Y Garn each morning this week, from overnight temperature, humidity and low cloud below the 947m summit.
Dark sky · 7 days
How dark the sky gets over Y Garn 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 16:53
9h 46m of daylight. Golden hour ends 07:57 and starts 16:01. From the summit you see the sun 07:00 to 16:59.
Y Garn rises at the western side of Cwm Idwal, its pointed summit framing the view from Llyn Ogwen. It reaches 947m (3107ft) and is a Furth, a Hewitt, a Nuttall, a Marilyn and one of the Welsh 3000s. Foel-goch (831m) is 1.7km to the north, Glyder Fawr (1001m), the nearest higher hill, 2km south-east, and Elidir Fawr (924m) 2.6km north-west.
The standard route starts at Ogwen and follows the path towards Llyn Idwal before climbing the north-east ridge past Llyn Clyd. The ridge is steep and rocky.
The summit has a cairn. You look down on Llyn Idwal and across the Ogwen valley to Tryfan and the Carneddau. Many walkers continue south to the Devil's Kitchen and descend past Llyn Idwal, or north along the ridge towards Foel-goch and Elidir Fawr.
Y Garn is 947 m (3,107 ft) high with 235 m of prominence. It is in Snowdonia, Wales. It is the 11th highest of the 152 summits Peakify lists in Snowdonia. The nearest summits are Foel-goch (1.7 km), Glyder Fawr (2.0 km) and Mynydd Perfedd (2.4 km).
What is the easiest way up Y Garn?
The north-east ridge from Ogwen is the standard route, though it is steep.
Is Y Garn one of the Welsh 3000s?
Yes. It is one of the 15 Welsh 3000s.
Can you combine Y Garn and Glyder Fawr?
Yes. Glyder Fawr is 2km to the south-east.
How high is Y Garn?
Y Garn is 947 metres high with 235 metres of prominence.
Where is Y Garn?
Y Garn is listed in Snowdonia, Wales.
Are there routes for Y Garn?
Peakify lists 6 routes for Y Garn, including available distance, ascent, start point, and difficulty details. The easiest is Ogwen via Llyn Clyd (4.4 km one way, Hard).
Is it safe to climb Y Garn 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 is the weather on Y Garn tomorrow?
Thursday 29 October: moderate drizzle, up to 7°C at the summit, feeling as cold as 0°C, summit wind 37 mph gusting 46 mph, 65% chance of rain. Rated Marginal.
What is the weather on Y Garn this weekend?
Saturday 31 October: fog, up to 9°C at the summit, feeling as cold as -4°C, summit wind 11 mph gusting 13 mph, 2% chance of rain. Rated Good. Sunday 1 November: mostly dry, up to 5°C at the summit, feeling as cold as -4°C, summit wind 27 mph gusting 33 mph, 2% chance of rain. Rated Marginal.
What weather information is shown for Y Garn?
The page includes cached mountain forecast context, snow outlook, dark-sky signals, cloud-inversion information, sunrise, sunset, and summit planning details where available.
Y Garn rises at the western side of Cwm Idwal, its pointed summit framing the view from Llyn Ogwen. It reaches 947m (3107ft) and is a Furth, a Hewitt, a Nuttall, a Marilyn and one of the Welsh 3000s. Foel-goch (831m) is 1.7km to the north, Glyder Fawr (1001m), the nearest higher hill, 2km south-east, and Elidir Fawr (924m) 2.6km north-west.
The standard route starts at Ogwen and follows the path towards Llyn Idwal before climbing the north-east ridge past Llyn Clyd. The ridge is steep and rocky.
The summit has a cairn. You look down on Llyn Idwal and across the Ogwen valley to Tryfan and the Carneddau. Many walkers continue south to the Devil's Kitchen and descend past Llyn Idwal, or north along the ridge towards Foel-goch and Elidir Fawr.
Y Garn is 947 m (3,107 ft) high with 235 m of prominence. It is in Snowdonia, Wales. It is the 11th highest of the 152 summits Peakify lists in Snowdonia. The nearest summits are Foel-goch (1.7 km), Glyder Fawr (2.0 km) and Mynydd Perfedd (2.4 km).
What is the easiest way up Y Garn?
The north-east ridge from Ogwen is the standard route, though it is steep.
Is Y Garn one of the Welsh 3000s?
Yes. It is one of the 15 Welsh 3000s.
Can you combine Y Garn and Glyder Fawr?
Yes. Glyder Fawr is 2km to the south-east.
How high is Y Garn?
Y Garn is 947 metres high with 235 metres of prominence.
Where is Y Garn?
Y Garn is listed in Snowdonia, Wales.
Are there routes for Y Garn?
Peakify lists 6 routes for Y Garn, including available distance, ascent, start point, and difficulty details. The easiest is Ogwen via Llyn Clyd (4.4 km one way, Hard).
Is it safe to climb Y Garn 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 is the weather on Y Garn tomorrow?
Thursday 29 October: moderate drizzle, up to 7°C at the summit, feeling as cold as 0°C, summit wind 37 mph gusting 46 mph, 65% chance of rain. Rated Marginal.
What is the weather on Y Garn this weekend?
Saturday 31 October: fog, up to 9°C at the summit, feeling as cold as -4°C, summit wind 11 mph gusting 13 mph, 2% chance of rain. Rated Good. Sunday 1 November: mostly dry, up to 5°C at the summit, feeling as cold as -4°C, summit wind 27 mph gusting 33 mph, 2% chance of rain. Rated Marginal.
What weather information is shown for Y Garn?
The page includes cached mountain forecast context, snow outlook, dark-sky signals, cloud-inversion information, sunrise, sunset, and summit planning details where available.
