Right now

Temp14°C

Wind11 km/h

Gusts14 km/h

Humidity60.16%

Rain 48hdry

Last rainNone recent

Assessment

No recent rain

Good friction temperature range

7-day forecast

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Today Monday 28 September

Good

Temp15°C

Raindry

Wind9 km/h

Gusts11 km/h

Humidity53%

No recent rain

Good friction range for gritstone
Low humidity — good for grip

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

15:00 15° dry 9 11 53.22%

18:00 14° dry 11 14 60.16%

21:00 12° dry 11 27 76.87%

Tue Tuesday 29 September

Poor

Temp15°C

Rain0.6mm

Wind21 km/h

Gusts38 km/h

Humidity92%

0.6mm rain forecast

Good friction range for gritstone
High humidity — grip may be affected
Breezy — helps drying

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

06:00 10° dry 16 33 95.26%

09:00 11° 0.3mm 19 34 98.94%

12:00 14° 0.4mm 22 38 95.45%

15:00 16° dry 20 35 88.51%

18:00 17° dry 17 35 85.98%

21:00 17° dry 22 40 89.68%

Wed Wednesday 30 September

Poor

Temp16°C

Rain6mm

Wind22 km/h

Gusts39 km/h

Humidity71%

5.6mm rain forecast

Breezy — helps drying

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

06:00 16° 2mm 25 45 96.16%

09:00 15° 3mm 20 34 92.65%

12:00 16° dry 22 38 75.86%

15:00 17° dry 22 39 66.88%

18:00 16° dry 15 27 76.39%

21:00 13° dry 15 26 84.92%

Thu Thursday 1 October

Good

Temp14°C

Rain0.2mm

Wind16 km/h

Gusts32 km/h

Humidity68%

Should be dry

Good friction range for gritstone

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

06:00 10° dry 11 20 96.14%

09:00 11° dry 14 27 87.42%

12:00 13° dry 17 32 69.19%

15:00 14° 0.2mm 16 30 66.44%

18:00 13° dry 10 18 81.6%

21:00 10° dry 11 20 85.02%

Fri Friday 2 October

Poor

Temp14°C

Rain1mm

Wind19 km/h

Gusts39 km/h

Humidity81%

1.1mm rain forecast

Good friction range for gritstone
High humidity — grip may be affected

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

06:00 9° dry 16 28 94.39%

09:00 11° dry 20 36 88.49%

12:00 13° 0.3mm 21 39 83.07%

15:00 15° 0.5mm 18 33 78.29%

18:00 14° 0.3mm 13 22 86.02%

21:00 12° dry 12 20 91%

Sat Saturday 3 October

Poor

Temp14°C

Rain0.4mm

Wind12 km/h

Gusts26 km/h

Humidity77%

0.4mm rain forecast

Good friction range for gritstone

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

06:00 9° dry 8 14 97.98%

09:00 10° dry 9 17 91.5%

12:00 13° dry 13 26 77.96%

15:00 14° 0.4mm 12 23 76.6%

18:00 13° dry 8 14 89.75%

21:00 11° dry 8 14 93.65%

Sun Sunday 4 October

Good

Temp14°C

Raindry

Wind11 km/h

Gusts23 km/h

Humidity75%

Should be dry

Good friction range for gritstone

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

06:00 8° dry 7 13 97.31%

09:00 10° dry 8 16 88.8%

12:00 13° dry 11 23 75.58%

15:00 14° dry 11 23 74.76%

18:00 13° dry 9 15 87.56%

21:00 10° dry 7 12 92.86%

Mon Monday 5 October

Good

Temp14°C

Raindry

Wind12 km/h

Gusts25 km/h

Humidity77%

Should be dry

Good friction range for gritstone

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

06:00 8° dry 8 14 97.24%

09:00 10° dry 9 18 89.41%

12:00 13° dry 13 25 77.1%

15:00 14° dry 12 24 76.23%

About Baslow Edge

Baslow Edge is a friendly, accessible gritstone outcrop situated just south of Curbar Edge, offering a more relaxed atmosphere. The rock is solid, rough gritstone formed into small buttresses, short walls, and scattered boulders. Facing southwest, it traps afternoon sunshine and dries extremely fast after wet weather thanks to open airflow along the moorland edge. The climbing is short, punchy, and well-protected, making it an ideal location for quick sessions, low-grade trad leading, and bouldering. Classic climbs include the popular line of Monocle and the delicate arête of Topsail. Access is exceptionally easy, requiring a flat five-minute stroll from the Curbar Gap parking lot. The brief height of the routes is the main operational detail, with many lines blurring the boundary between trad climbing and highball bouldering.

Region: Peak District — Eastern Grit
Rock type: Gritstone
Aspect: south-west-facing
Altitude: 280m
Exposure: low
Seepage: very-low

Other crags in this region

Burbage North Burbage South Boulderfield Burbage South Edge Chatsworth Edge Curbar Edge Derwent Edge Froggatt Edge Owler Tor Stanage North Whinstone Lee Tor