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SCOTLAND - CENTRAL & SOUTHERN — LOCH LOMOND · SCHIST

Ardvorlich (Loch Lomond) climbing conditions

Poor — wet, too windy or closed

Right now

Temp11°C
Wind19 km/h
Gusts29 km/h
Humidity77.3%
Rain 48hdry
Last rainNone recent

Assessment

7.9mm rain forecast
Good friction temperature range for schist

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Wednesday 16 September
Poor
Temp10°C
Rain8mm
Wind19 km/h
Gusts29 km/h
Humidity79%
7.9mm rain forecast
  • Wet schist is slippery and slow to dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
15:00 11° dry 19 — 77.3%
16:00 10° 0.4mm 18 — 80.8%
17:00 9° 0.1mm 18 — 89.8%
18:00 8° 0.2mm 18 — 92.7%
19:00 8° 0.8mm 16 — 94.8%
20:00 8° 0.8mm 18 — 97.8%
21:00 8° 2mm 18 — 98.6%
Thu Thursday 17 September
Poor
Temp8°C
Rain9mm
Wind25 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity96%
8.5mm rain forecastHumidity 96% — potential fog
  • Wet schist is slippery and slow to dry
  • Damp air — slopers and friction edges may feel greasy
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 7° 0.4mm 19 — 97.7%
07:00 7° 0.4mm 23 — 96.9%
08:00 7° 0.6mm 22 — 96.5%
09:00 8° 0.6mm 24 — 96.5%
10:00 8° 0.8mm 23 — 95.6%
11:00 8° 1mm 25 — 96.7%
12:00 8° 1mm 25 — 96.9%
13:00 8° 0.5mm 27 — 95.3%
14:00 8° 0.7mm 24 — 95.8%
15:00 8° 0.4mm 27 — 94%
16:00 8° 0.7mm 26 — 94.6%
17:00 7° 0.2mm 29 — 95%
18:00 7° 0.1mm 27 — 92.8%
19:00 7° dry 26 — 93.8%
20:00 7° dry 26 — 92.3%
21:00 7° dry 25 — 91.2%
Fri Friday 18 September
Poor
Temp9°C
Rain10mm
Wind21 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity96%
9.6mm rain forecastHumidity 96% — potential fog
  • Wet schist is slippery and slow to dry
  • Damp air — slopers and friction edges may feel greasy
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 8° 0.2mm 18 — 95.1%
07:00 8° 0.2mm 20 — 95.1%
08:00 8° 0.2mm 20 — 93.3%
09:00 9° 0.3mm 21 — 92.4%
10:00 9° 0.9mm 20 — 89.8%
11:00 8° 0.6mm 21 — 94.7%
12:00 9° 0.6mm 19 — 96.1%
13:00 8° 1mm 19 — 97.9%
14:00 9° 2mm 23 — 98%
15:00 9° 1mm 22 — 98.7%
16:00 9° 0.4mm 22 — 99.1%
17:00 11° 0.4mm 24 — 98%
18:00 11° 0.3mm 26 — 98.2%
19:00 10° 0.2mm 25 — 98%
20:00 10° 0.2mm 24 — 97.7%
21:00 10° 0.2mm 26 — 97.7%
Sat Saturday 19 September
Poor
Temp9°C
Rain2mm
Wind22 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity87%
1.9mm rain forecast
  • Wet schist is slippery and slow to dry
  • Damp air — slopers and friction edges may feel greasy
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 8° 0.3mm 23 — 97.4%
12:00 9° 0.7mm 22 — 87.4%
18:00 6° 0.2mm 22 — 94.1%
Sun Sunday 20 September
Poor
Temp10°C
Rain0.5mm
Wind30 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity68%
0.5mm rain forecast
  • Wet schist is slippery and slow to dry
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 6° dry 23 — 96.3%
12:00 10° dry 30 — 67.7%
18:00 8° dry 19 — 80.1%
Mon Monday 21 September
Good
Temp10°C
Rain0.1mm
Wind10 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity79%
Should be dry
  • Schist climbs well when dry; lichen may slow drying in shade
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 7° dry 4 — 81.9%
12:00 10° dry 10 — 79.2%
18:00 10° dry 7 — 91.7%
Tue Tuesday 22 September
Poor
Temp13°C
Rain0.8mm
Wind13 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity96%
0.8mm rain forecastHumidity 96% — potential fog
  • Wet schist is slippery and slow to dry
  • Damp air — slopers and friction edges may feel greasy
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 11° 0.4mm 3 — 99.8%
12:00 13° 0.2mm 13 — 96.3%
18:00 12° dry 7 — 96.2%
Wed Wednesday 23 September
Poor
Temp11°C
Rain0.6mm
Wind12 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity99%
0.6mm rain forecastHumidity 99% — likely fog/cloud
  • Wet schist is slippery and slow to dry
  • Damp air — slopers and friction edges may feel greasy
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 11° 0.3mm 6 — 99.8%
12:00 11° dry 12 — 99.1%
18:00 11° dry 8 — 94.5%

About Ardvorlich (Loch Lomond)

Ardvorlich is a well-hidden, twin-peaked schist crag on the east shore of Loch Lomond, offering near-vertical wavy mica-schist climbing at some of the shortest approach distances from Glasgow of any decent Scottish crag. The rock is clean, water-worn schist with technical edges and balancy slopers, giving climbing that is more subtle and delicate than the powerful compression style typical of the region's schist. Facing south down the loch, the crag catches good sun and dries reasonably well in valley breezes, though shaded lower sections can seep. The route selection is short but strong, with twelve challenging technical climbs concentrated in the Fr6a+ to Fr6c+ band — nothing below Fr6a, so this is not a beginner venue. The approach takes ten minutes from a roadside layby off the A82. Sparse bolting demands focus on the harder lines, and the loch-shore setting brings midges on still evenings.

Region
Scotland - Central & Southern — Loch Lomond
Rock type
Schist
Aspect
south-facing
Altitude
210m
Exposure
medium
Seepage
medium

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