Yr Elen today (updated 12:10, 28 Oct): up to 7°C at the summit, feeling as cold as -3°C, summit wind 44 mph gusting 55 mph, 100% chance of rain. A poor day for the hills. Best day this week: Tuesday, summit gusts 17 mph.
Yr Elen weather today
Slight rain, up to 7°C at the summit, feeling as cold as -3°C, summit wind 44 mph gusting 55 mph, 100% chance of rain. Rated Poor.
Yr Elen weather tomorrow
Thursday 29 October: mostly dry, up to 7°C at the summit, feeling as cold as -2°C, summit wind 40 mph gusting 50 mph, 2% chance of rain. Rated Poor.
Yr Elen weather this weekend
Saturday 31 October: overcast, up to 9°C at the summit, feeling as cold as -4°C, summit wind 15 mph gusting 19 mph, 2% chance of rain. Rated Good.
Sunday 1 November: mostly dry, up to 5°C at the summit, feeling as cold as -6°C, summit wind 19 mph gusting 24 mph, 10% chance of rain. Rated Good.
Yr Elen summit forecast, next 7 days
Day
Verdict
High/low
Feels like
Wind/gust mph
Rain or snow
TodaySlight rain
Poor
7°/3°
-3°
44/55
100%
TomorrowModerate drizzle
Poor
7°/4°
-2°
40/50
2%
Fri 30Overcast
Poor
9°/0°
-2°
41/51
0%
Sat 31Overcast
Good
9°/-1°
-4°
15/19
2%
Sun 1Light drizzle
Good
5°/-4°
-6°
19/24
10%
Mon 2Overcast
Marginal
5°/-5°
-9°
19/24
4%
Tue 3Partly cloudy
Marginal
4°/-5°
-8°
14/17
0%
Yr Elen 14-day weather forecast: days 8 to 14, less certain
Day
Verdict
High/low
Feels like
Wind/gust mph
Rain or snow
Wed 4Fog
Marginal
6°/0°
-3°
25/31
2%
Thu 5Overcast
Marginal
6°/0°
-3°
30/37
4%
Fri 6Overcast
Marginal
5°/-2°
-5°
27/34
6%
Sat 7Fog
Marginal
5°/-4°
-8°
16/20
14%
Sun 8Light drizzle
Marginal
8°/-1°
-4°
33/41
21%
Mon 9Light drizzle
Poor
8°/6°
3°
54/68
33%
Tue 10Slight rain
Poor
9°/3°
-1°
55+/72+
29%
Cloud inversion · 7 days
The chance of standing above a sea of cloud on Yr Elen each morning this week, from overnight temperature, humidity and low cloud below the 962m summit.
Dark sky · 7 days
How dark the sky gets over Yr Elen 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 16:01. From the summit you see the sun 07:00 to 16:58.
Yr Elen sits on a spur north-west of Carnedd Llewelyn, above Cwm Llafar. It reaches 962m (3156ft) and is a Furth, a Hewitt, a Nuttall and one of the Welsh 3000s. Carnedd Llewelyn (1064m), the nearest higher hill, is 1.2km to the south-east, and Foel Grach (975m) 1.7km north-east.
Most walkers reach Yr Elen as a detour from Carnedd Llewelyn. A direct route starts at Gerlan, above Bethesda, and follows Cwm Llafar before climbing the north-west ridge.
The summit has a cairn. You look into Cwm Llafar and across to the Glyderau. The ridge from Carnedd Llewelyn to Yr Elen is short and narrow, and the slopes on its south side fall into Cwm Llafar. Walkers on a Welsh 3000s round make an out-and-back detour to reach it.
Yr Elen is 962 m (3,156 ft) high with 54 m of prominence. It is in Snowdonia, Wales. It is the 10th highest of the 152 summits Peakify lists in Snowdonia. The nearest summits are Carnedd Llewelyn (1.2 km), Foel Grach (1.7 km) and Bera Bach (2.7 km).
Can you combine Yr Elen and Carnedd Llewelyn?
Yes. Carnedd Llewelyn is 1.2km to the south-east.
Is Yr Elen one of the Welsh 3000s?
Yes. It is one of the 15 Welsh 3000s.
Where do you start Yr Elen?
Most walkers start from Gerlan or reach it from Carnedd Llewelyn.
How high is Yr Elen?
Yr Elen is 962 metres high with 54 metres of prominence.
Where is Yr Elen?
Yr Elen is listed in Snowdonia, Wales.
Are there routes for Yr Elen?
Peakify lists 3 routes for Yr Elen, including available distance, ascent, start point, and difficulty details. The easiest is Gerlan via Cwm Llafar (10.5 km one way, Moderate).
Is it safe to climb Yr Elen 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 Yr Elen tomorrow?
Thursday 29 October: mostly dry, up to 7°C at the summit, feeling as cold as -2°C, summit wind 40 mph gusting 50 mph, 2% chance of rain. Rated Poor.
What is the weather on Yr Elen this weekend?
Saturday 31 October: overcast, up to 9°C at the summit, feeling as cold as -4°C, summit wind 15 mph gusting 19 mph, 2% chance of rain. Rated Good. Sunday 1 November: mostly dry, up to 5°C at the summit, feeling as cold as -6°C, summit wind 19 mph gusting 24 mph, 10% chance of rain. Rated Good.
What weather information is shown for Yr Elen?
The page includes cached mountain forecast context, snow outlook, dark-sky signals, cloud-inversion information, sunrise, sunset, and summit planning details where available.
Yr Elen sits on a spur north-west of Carnedd Llewelyn, above Cwm Llafar. It reaches 962m (3156ft) and is a Furth, a Hewitt, a Nuttall and one of the Welsh 3000s. Carnedd Llewelyn (1064m), the nearest higher hill, is 1.2km to the south-east, and Foel Grach (975m) 1.7km north-east.
Most walkers reach Yr Elen as a detour from Carnedd Llewelyn. A direct route starts at Gerlan, above Bethesda, and follows Cwm Llafar before climbing the north-west ridge.
The summit has a cairn. You look into Cwm Llafar and across to the Glyderau. The ridge from Carnedd Llewelyn to Yr Elen is short and narrow, and the slopes on its south side fall into Cwm Llafar. Walkers on a Welsh 3000s round make an out-and-back detour to reach it.
Yr Elen is 962 m (3,156 ft) high with 54 m of prominence. It is in Snowdonia, Wales. It is the 10th highest of the 152 summits Peakify lists in Snowdonia. The nearest summits are Carnedd Llewelyn (1.2 km), Foel Grach (1.7 km) and Bera Bach (2.7 km).
Can you combine Yr Elen and Carnedd Llewelyn?
Yes. Carnedd Llewelyn is 1.2km to the south-east.
Is Yr Elen one of the Welsh 3000s?
Yes. It is one of the 15 Welsh 3000s.
Where do you start Yr Elen?
Most walkers start from Gerlan or reach it from Carnedd Llewelyn.
How high is Yr Elen?
Yr Elen is 962 metres high with 54 metres of prominence.
Where is Yr Elen?
Yr Elen is listed in Snowdonia, Wales.
Are there routes for Yr Elen?
Peakify lists 3 routes for Yr Elen, including available distance, ascent, start point, and difficulty details. The easiest is Gerlan via Cwm Llafar (10.5 km one way, Moderate).
Is it safe to climb Yr Elen 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 Yr Elen tomorrow?
Thursday 29 October: mostly dry, up to 7°C at the summit, feeling as cold as -2°C, summit wind 40 mph gusting 50 mph, 2% chance of rain. Rated Poor.
What is the weather on Yr Elen this weekend?
Saturday 31 October: overcast, up to 9°C at the summit, feeling as cold as -4°C, summit wind 15 mph gusting 19 mph, 2% chance of rain. Rated Good. Sunday 1 November: mostly dry, up to 5°C at the summit, feeling as cold as -6°C, summit wind 19 mph gusting 24 mph, 10% chance of rain. Rated Good.
What weather information is shown for Yr Elen?
The page includes cached mountain forecast context, snow outlook, dark-sky signals, cloud-inversion information, sunrise, sunset, and summit planning details where available.
