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SCOTLAND - HIGHLANDS — TORRIDON · QUARTZITE

Beinn Eighe (Triple Buttress) weather & climbing conditions

Poor — wet, too windy or closed

Right now

Temp9°C
Wind13 km/h
Gusts20 km/h
Humidity98.7%
Rain 48h1mm
Last rain1h ago

Assessment

1.6mm rain forecast
Good friction temperature range for quartzite
High humidity (98.7%) — quartzite friction compromised, particularly for bouldering

Drying Time

4% dry · 14-28h to dry

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Saturday 31 October
Poor
Temp8°C
Rain2mm
Wind14 km/h
Gusts20 km/h
Humidity99%
1.6mm rain forecast
  • Wet quartzite is slippery but not damaged by climbing
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
09:00 — 0.3mm — — null%
17:00 9° 0.8mm 13 — 98.7%
18:00 9° 0.2mm 14 — 99.2%
19:00 8° dry 14 — 98.8%
20:00 7° dry 13 — 99%
21:00 7° dry 12 — 99.2%
Sun Sunday 1 November
Poor
Temp7°C
Rain0.5mm
Wind13 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity73%
0.5mm rain forecast
  • Quartzite holds friction well when dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 5° 0.2mm 7 — 97.9%
07:00 5° 0.1mm 10 — 98.7%
08:00 6° 0.1mm 10 — 96.4%
09:00 6° dry 11 — 93.8%
10:00 6° dry 13 — 86.4%
11:00 7° dry 15 — 74.2%
12:00 7° dry 15 — 68.3%
13:00 7° dry 15 — 67.1%
14:00 7° dry 15 — 69.1%
15:00 7° dry 13 — 70.5%
16:00 6° dry 9 — 74.6%
17:00 5° dry 7 — 83.3%
18:00 5° dry 6 — 87.5%
19:00 4° dry 6 — 91.2%
20:00 4° dry 5 — 92.4%
21:00 4° dry 5 — 94.2%
Mon Monday 2 November
Caution
Temp8°C
Raindry
Wind6 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity86%
Should be dryHumidity 86% — potential fog
  • Quartzite holds friction well when dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 6° dry 5 — 94%
07:00 6° dry 4 — 95.3%
08:00 6° dry 3 — 96.2%
09:00 7° dry 5 — 96.9%
10:00 7° dry 9 — 96.3%
11:00 8° dry 7 — 92.9%
12:00 8° dry 6 — 88.6%
13:00 8° dry 5 — 82.1%
14:00 8° dry 4 — 80.5%
15:00 8° dry 4 — 79.4%
16:00 8° dry 4 — 80.3%
17:00 7° dry 3 — 85.6%
18:00 7° dry 3 — 90%
19:00 6° dry 3 — 92.7%
20:00 5° dry 4 — 94.4%
21:00 4° dry 4 — 97.7%
Tue Tuesday 3 November
Caution
Temp6°C
Raindry
Wind5 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity93%
Should be dryHumidity 93% — potential fog
  • Quartzite holds friction well when dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 2° dry 11 — 99.2%
12:00 6° dry 5 — 93.2%
18:00 4° dry 3 — 98.7%
Wed Wednesday 4 November
Caution
Temp6°C
Raindry
Wind4 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity93%
Should be dryHumidity 93% — potential fog
  • Quartzite holds friction well when dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 1° dry 4 — 95.4%
12:00 6° dry 4 — 92.9%
18:00 3° dry 3 — 99.7%
Thu Thursday 5 November
Poor
Temp5°C
Raindry
Wind7 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity95%
Should be dryHumidity 95% — likely fog/cloud
  • Quartzite holds friction well when dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 2° dry 5 — 95.6%
12:00 5° dry 7 — 95.4%
18:00 3° dry 4 — 98%
Fri Friday 6 November
Caution
Temp5°C
Raindry
Wind6 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity93%
Should be dryHumidity 93% — potential fog
  • Quartzite holds friction well when dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 3° dry 5 — 100%
12:00 5° dry 6 — 93.1%
18:00 5° dry 4 — 91.4%
Sat Saturday 7 November
Caution
Temp5°C
Raindry
Wind3 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity91%
Should be dryHumidity 91% — potential fog
  • Quartzite holds friction well when dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 1° dry 3 — 99.3%
12:00 5° dry 3 — 91.3%
18:00 2° dry 2 — 92.2%

About Beinn Eighe (Triple Buttress)

The Triple Buttress of Coire Mhic Fhearchair, high on the north side of Beinn Eighe, is widely rated one of the finest mountain cliffs in Scotland. Facing north at nine hundred metres, the cliffs receive almost no direct sun and remain cold, damp, and slow-drying — climbing here is a summer-only proposition, and expect established seep lines even in dry spells. The approach is a full mountain day itself: two and a half hours from the Coire Dubh car park on the A896, walking up to a remote alpine corrie with no easy retreat if the weather turns.

Region
Scotland - Highlands — Torridon
Rock type
Quartzite
Aspect
north-facing
Altitude
900m
Exposure
high
Seepage
high

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