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BRISTOL & SOMERSET · LIMESTONE · bird ban

Avon Gorge weather & climbing conditions

Poor — wet, too windy or closed

Right now

Temp9°C
Wind14 km/h
Gusts21 km/h
Humidity88.1%
Rain 48h3mm
Last rain1h ago

Assessment

2.9mm rain forecast

Drying Time

3% dry · 31-63h to dry

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Wednesday 21 October
Poor
Temp10°C
Rain3mm
Wind33 km/h
Gusts21 km/h
Humidity66%
2.9mm rain forecast
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 10° 0.3mm 16 — 94.6%
07:00 10° dry 27 — 91.6%
08:00 9° dry 26 — 88.7%
09:00 9° dry 25 — 84.3%
10:00 9° dry 28 — 78%
11:00 10° dry 31 — 70.5%
12:00 11° dry 35 — 65%
13:00 11° dry 34 — 65.7%
14:00 11° dry 36 — 63.8%
15:00 11° dry 34 — 59.7%
16:00 11° dry 32 — 60.5%
17:00 11° dry 30 — 58.7%
18:00 10° dry 27 — 63.3%
19:00 10° dry 25 — 69.6%
20:00 10° dry 21 — 73.9%
21:00 9° dry 16 — 83.5%
Thu Thursday 22 October
Poor
Temp13°C
Rain13mm
Wind15 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity72%
12.7mm rain forecast
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 9° dry 18 — 93.1%
07:00 9° dry 18 — 92.9%
08:00 8° dry 16 — 92.5%
09:00 9° dry 15 — 89.9%
10:00 10° dry 15 — 84.1%
11:00 12° dry 14 — 76.6%
12:00 13° dry 14 — 69.9%
13:00 13° dry 15 — 66.6%
14:00 13° dry 18 — 66.8%
15:00 14° dry 16 — 68.7%
16:00 13° dry 13 — 68.3%
17:00 13° dry 13 — 71.5%
18:00 12° 0.1mm 14 — 76.9%
19:00 12° 0.3mm 19 — 80.6%
20:00 11° 0.7mm 22 — 85.7%
21:00 11° 1mm 22 — 91.4%
Fri Friday 23 October
Poor
Temp10°C
Rain16mm
Wind35 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity78%
16mm rain forecastWindy — 35 km/h, gusts 0 km/h
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 12° 0.2mm 25 — 91.5%
07:00 12° 2mm 22 — 90.2%
08:00 11° 2mm 19 — 91.9%
09:00 11° 3mm 19 — 92.8%
10:00 11° 1mm 22 — 95.7%
11:00 12° 3mm 30 — 94.8%
12:00 10° 0.2mm 44 — 88.4%
13:00 10° dry 40 — 74.2%
14:00 10° dry 35 — 70.1%
15:00 10° dry 36 — 62.4%
16:00 10° dry 37 — 61.8%
17:00 10° dry 34 — 63.3%
18:00 9° dry 28 — 64.8%
19:00 9° dry 27 — 65.6%
Sat Saturday 24 October
Poor
Temp11°C
Rain3mm
Wind26 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity93%
3mm rain forecastHumidity 93% — potential fog
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
07:00 9° 0.4mm 12 — 79.1%
13:00 11° 2mm 26 — 92.9%
19:00 15° 0.7mm 30 — 94.6%
Sun Sunday 25 October
Good
Temp13°C
Rain0.1mm
Wind27 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity61%
Should be dry
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 11° dry 26 — 70.3%
12:00 13° dry 27 — 60.8%
18:00 11° dry 21 — 65.1%
Mon Monday 26 October
Poor
Temp12°C
Rain1mm
Wind31 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity92%
1.4mm rain forecastHumidity 92% — potential fog
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 10° 0.8mm 14 — 73.8%
12:00 12° 0.2mm 31 — 91.9%
18:00 15° 0.5mm 29 — 90%
Tue Tuesday 27 October
Good
Temp13°C
Raindry
Wind18 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity60%
Should be dry
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 11° dry 21 — 70.2%
12:00 13° dry 18 — 60.3%
18:00 11° dry 8 — 71.1%
Wed Wednesday 28 October
Poor
Temp16°C
Rain0.4mm
Wind16 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity84%
0.4mm rain forecast
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 13° dry 17 — 93.1%
12:00 16° dry 16 — 83.5%
18:00 14° dry 10 — 95.1%
Bird ban (02-01 to 07-31)
Peregrine falcon nesting ban on Suspension Bridge Wall and adjacent buttresses. Exact sectors vary annually — check BMC RAD before visiting. Other areas of the gorge typically remain open.

About Avon Gorge

Lower tiers can seep for days after heavy rain; upper walls dry faster. Peregrine ban restricts some key buttresses Feb–Jul. The rock is hard, highly polished Devonian and Carboniferous limestone — steep vertical walls, slick slab pockets, technical volume edges, and long multi-pitch corners. Facing southwest, the quarry faces catch full afternoon sunshine and dry rapidly under valley wind. Approach takes just five minutes from the Sea Walls or Suspension Bridge parking areas — belayers should be mindful of joggers and dog-walkers on the paths beneath the cliff.

Region
Bristol & Somerset
Rock type
Limestone
Aspect
east-facing
Altitude
50m
Exposure
medium
Seepage
medium

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