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SCOTLAND - HIGHLANDS — APPLECROSS · HARD SANDSTONE

Beinn Bhan (Coire nan Fhamair) weather & climbing conditions

Poor — wet, too windy or closed

Right now

Temp10°C
Wind14 km/h
Gusts21 km/h
Humidity99.7%
Rain 48h2mm
Last rain1h ago

Assessment

1.8mm rain forecast
Good friction temperature range for hard-sandstone
High humidity (99.7%) — hard-sandstone friction compromised, particularly for bouldering

Drying Time

3% dry · 21-42h to dry

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Saturday 31 October
Poor
Temp9°C
Rain2mm
Wind17 km/h
Gusts21 km/h
Humidity100%
1.8mm rain forecast
  • Wet sandstone is slippery — let the rock dry before leading
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
09:00 — 0.7mm — — null%
17:00 10° 0.4mm 14 — 99.7%
18:00 10° 0.1mm 17 — 99.7%
19:00 9° dry 16 — 99.4%
20:00 8° dry 14 — 99.5%
21:00 7° dry 14 — 99.2%
Sun Sunday 1 November
Caution
Temp8°C
Raindry
Wind13 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity72%
Drying — 19h since rain
  • Hard sandstone climbs well when dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 6° dry 7 — 99.3%
07:00 6° dry 9 — 98.9%
08:00 6° dry 12 — 98.5%
09:00 7° dry 14 — 97.8%
10:00 7° dry 14 — 88%
11:00 8° dry 14 — 72.5%
12:00 8° dry 14 — 67.7%
13:00 9° dry 14 — 67.1%
14:00 9° dry 14 — 68%
15:00 8° dry 12 — 68.9%
16:00 8° dry 10 — 74.1%
17:00 6° dry 10 — 83.1%
18:00 6° dry 9 — 86.1%
19:00 5° dry 8 — 90.5%
20:00 5° dry 7 — 92%
21:00 5° dry 7 — 92.9%
Mon Monday 2 November
Caution
Temp9°C
Raindry
Wind6 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity86%
Should be dryHumidity 86% — potential fog
  • Hard sandstone climbs well when dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 7° dry 4 — 96.3%
07:00 7° dry 3 — 97.3%
08:00 7° dry 3 — 98.1%
09:00 7° dry 5 — 98.6%
10:00 8° dry 7 — 97.6%
11:00 9° dry 7 — 94.3%
12:00 9° dry 6 — 87.9%
13:00 10° dry 5 — 81.6%
14:00 10° dry 5 — 79.1%
15:00 10° dry 5 — 76.7%
16:00 9° dry 5 — 81.8%
17:00 8° dry 4 — 87.3%
18:00 7° dry 3 — 91.7%
19:00 6° dry 3 — 95.4%
20:00 5° dry 4 — 98.6%
21:00 4° dry 5 — 99.8%
Tue Tuesday 3 November
Caution
Temp8°C
Raindry
Wind4 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity89%
Should be dryHumidity 89% — potential fog
  • Hard sandstone climbs well when dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 3° dry 8 — 99.3%
12:00 8° dry 4 — 88.6%
18:00 5° dry 1 — 97.4%
Wed Wednesday 4 November
Caution
Temp9°C
Raindry
Wind3 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity92%
Should be dryHumidity 92% — potential fog
  • Hard sandstone climbs well when dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 3° dry 4 — 99.4%
12:00 9° dry 3 — 91.7%
18:00 4° dry 3 — 99.5%
Thu Thursday 5 November
Caution
Temp7°C
Raindry
Wind7 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity90%
Should be dryHumidity 90% — potential fog
  • Hard sandstone climbs well when dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 3° dry 7 — 98.7%
12:00 7° dry 7 — 90.2%
18:00 4° dry 5 — 97.8%
Fri Friday 6 November
Caution
Temp7°C
Raindry
Wind6 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity91%
Should be dryHumidity 91% — potential fog
  • Hard sandstone climbs well when dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 4° dry 8 — 99.6%
12:00 7° dry 6 — 90.6%
18:00 5° dry 4 — 94.2%
Sat Saturday 7 November
Caution
Temp7°C
Raindry
Wind4 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity89%
Should be dryHumidity 89% — potential fog
  • Hard sandstone climbs well when dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 1° dry 6 — 99.2%
12:00 7° dry 4 — 88.6%
18:00 2° dry 3 — 95.2%

About Beinn Bhan (Coire nan Fhamair)

Beinn Bhan on the Applecross peninsula is the highest point of the great sandstone plateau of Applecross and holds some of the biggest and steepest Torridonian sandstone cliffs in Scotland. The star piece is Coire nan Fhamair — the Corrie of the Giants — a huge north-east-facing amphitheatre ringed by tiered sandstone buttresses which reach two hundred metres in height. The rock is rough Torridonian sandstone with clean crack systems, positive edges, and jam-friendly grooves, but exposure to Atlantic weather and a north-east aspect mean the cliffs seep long after rain and stay cold well into the summer. Approach from Kishorn involves a two-hour hike up bog and open moor with over five hundred metres of ascent, and descent options are limited enough to demand cautious weather choices.

Region
Scotland - Highlands — Applecross
Rock type
Hard sandstone
Aspect
north-east-facing
Altitude
850m
Exposure
high
Seepage
high

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