Three Peaks Challenge weather forecast

Compare Ben Nevis, Scafell Pike and Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon) before choosing a start date for the 24-hour National Three Peaks Challenge.

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The bars compare all three summits on that day. For the 24-hour planning view below, your selected day is the start date.

Forecast comparison

Every summit is shown side by side. The combined grade gives extra weight to the weakest forecast.

SummitGradeForecast summaryWindRainSummit viewsDetails
Ben Nevis1,345 m
38/100Poor

A grey, cloudy day on Ben Nevis: summit wind broadly 10-25 mph, with gusts 25-35 mph early in the morning (strong winds).

Wind22 mph NWGusts 31 mph
Rain1.3 mm
Summit views14%
Scafell Pike978 mLimiting summit
30/100Poor

A grey, cloudy day on Scafell Pike: summit wind broadly 15-35 mph, with gusts 35-45 mph early in the morning (strong winds).

Wind28 mph WGusts 39 mph
Rain4.9 mm
Summit views20%
Snowdon - Yr Wyddfa1,085 m
33/100Poor

A grey, cloudy day on Snowdon - Yr Wyddfa: summit wind broadly 15-30 mph, with gusts 35-45 mph early in the morning (strong winds).

Wind27 mph WGusts 38 mph
Rain2.1 mm
Summit views22%

Weather data: Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0). Adapted by Mountain Weather.

24-hour challenge planning

The next day is not yet available in the forecast, so a two-day comparison cannot be shown for this start date.

Planning the National Three Peaks

The National Three Peaks Challenge links the highest mountains in Scotland, England and Wales. Conditions can differ sharply between the three summits, so this page keeps each forecast visible rather than reducing the route to one national weather symbol.

For this challenge, the selected date is treated as the start date. The sequence comparison uses the first summit in the afternoon or evening, the middle summit the following morning and the final summit the following afternoon or evening. It is a broad weather comparison, not a route schedule.

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