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PEAK DISTRICT · GRITSTONE

Birchen Edge climbing conditions

Good — dry and climbable

Right now

Temp20°C
Wind9.8 km/h
Gusts28 km/h
Humidity70.01%
Rain 48h0mm
Last rainNone recent

Assessment

No recent rain

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Thursday 23 July
Good
Temp22°C
Rain0mm
Wind11 km/h
Gusts21 km/h
Humidity54%
No recent rain
  • Warm — friction not optimal
  • Low humidity — good for grip
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 16° 0mm 15 23 83.36%
09:00 18° 0mm 13 21 69.93%
12:00 21° 0mm 10 18 55.14%
15:00 22° 0mm 11 21 52%
18:00 22° 0mm 13 24 62.09%
21:00 20° 0mm 11 24 76.46%
Fri Friday 24 July
Good
Temp20°C
Rain0mm
Wind16 km/h
Gusts35 km/h
Humidity55%
No recent rain
  • Low humidity — good for grip
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 15° 0mm 14 27 77.4%
09:00 17° 0mm 13 26 65.45%
12:00 19° 0mm 15 30 58.18%
15:00 21° 0mm 17 35 52.16%
18:00 21° 0mm 17 36 55.93%
21:00 17° 0mm 10 26 71.47%
Sat Saturday 25 July
Caution
Temp20°C
Rain0mm
Wind22 km/h
Gusts45 km/h
Humidity52%
No recent rainWindy — 22 km/h, gusts 45 km/h
  • Low humidity — good for grip
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 15° 0mm 14 28 80.19%
09:00 17° 0mm 18 37 65.2%
12:00 19° 0mm 22 45 49.97%
15:00 21° 0mm 23 45 53.89%
18:00 20° 0mm 20 39 68.68%
21:00 18° 0mm 15 28 79.82%
Sun Sunday 26 July
Caution
Temp19°C
Rain0mm
Wind21 km/h
Gusts45 km/h
Humidity60%
No recent rainWindy — 21 km/h, gusts 45 km/h
  • Low humidity — good for grip
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 15° 0mm 14 27 87.51%
09:00 16° 0mm 18 36 75.73%
12:00 18° 0mm 20 42 63.21%
15:00 19° 0mm 22 45 57.73%
18:00 19° 0mm 21 41 62.84%
21:00 16° 0mm 16 30 75.25%
Mon Monday 27 July
Good
Temp19°C
Rain0mm
Wind20 km/h
Gusts41 km/h
Humidity55%
No recent rain
  • Low humidity — good for grip
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 13° 0mm 14 27 82.6%
09:00 15° 0mm 19 38 64.48%
12:00 18° 0mm 20 41 56.72%
15:00 19° 0mm 20 41 52.78%
18:00 19° 0mm 18 34 59.09%
21:00 18° 0mm 12 23 70.57%
Tue Tuesday 28 July
Good
Temp21°C
Rain0mm
Wind21 km/h
Gusts44 km/h
Humidity61%
No recent rain
  • Warm — friction not optimal
  • Low humidity — good for grip
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 16° 0mm 16 30 85.5%
09:00 18° 0mm 20 40 72.54%
12:00 20° 0mm 22 44 62.53%
15:00 22° 0mm 21 41 59.18%
18:00 22° 0mm 18 35 60.89%
21:00 20° 0mm 15 27 73.22%
Wed Wednesday 29 July
Good
Temp20°C
Rain0mm
Wind17 km/h
Gusts36 km/h
Humidity56%
No recent rain
  • Low humidity — good for grip
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 16° 0mm 12 23 85.65%
09:00 17° 0mm 15 30 71.24%
12:00 20° 0mm 17 36 56.8%
15:00 21° 0mm 17 34 55.12%
18:00 20° 0mm 15 30 55.81%
21:00 19° 0mm 11 22 69.39%
East-facing — gets morning sun and dries reasonably fast. Very popular beginner/improver crag. Classics: Nelson's Column and the three carved 'ships' boulders.

About Birchen Edge

East-facing — gets morning sun and dries reasonably fast. Very popular beginner/improver crag. Classics: Nelson's Column and the three carved 'ships' boulders.

Region
Peak District
Rock type
gritstone
Aspect
east-facing
Altitude
330m
Exposure
medium
Seepage
low

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