Climbing Forecast Peak District Birchen Edge

PEAK DISTRICT · GRITSTONE

Birchen Edge climbing conditions

Poor — wet, too windy or closed

Right now

Temp13°C
Wind19.4 km/h
Gusts39 km/h
Humidity86.75%
Rain 48h3.6mm
Last rain2h ago

Assessment

8.4mm rain forecast
Good friction temperature range
High humidity — grip may be affected

Drying Time

10% dry · 12-24h to dry

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Monday 8 June
Poor
Temp13°C
Rain8.4mm
Wind19 km/h
Gusts41 km/h
Humidity54%
8.4mm rain forecast
  • Good friction range for gritstone
  • Low humidity — good for grip
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 12° 2.88mm 14 37 89.94%
09:00 11° 1.24mm 16 36 85.65%
12:00 13° 0.17mm 19 39 62.31%
15:00 14° 0mm 19 41 45.7%
18:00 14° 0mm 15 35 51.17%
21:00 12° 0mm 10 30 72.69%
Tue Tuesday 9 June
Poor
Temp13°C
Rain4.5mm
Wind21 km/h
Gusts47 km/h
Humidity63%
4.5mm rain forecastWindy — 21 km/h, gusts 47 km/h
  • Good friction range for gritstone
  • Low humidity — good for grip
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 0.3mm 15 35 84.19%
09:00 11° 0.06mm 20 43 62.28%
12:00 13° 0.53mm 22 46 63.06%
15:00 13° 0.36mm 20 47 62.06%
18:00 12° 3.26mm 20 43 71.92%
21:00 11° 0mm 12 27 77.39%
Wed Wednesday 10 June
Poor
Temp12°C
Rain1.1mm
Wind17 km/h
Gusts38 km/h
Humidity66%
1.1mm rain forecast
  • Good friction range for gritstone
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 0mm 14 28 83.63%
09:00 10° 0mm 17 35 69.81%
12:00 12° 0.79mm 16 33 68.76%
15:00 13° 0.33mm 19 38 62.36%
18:00 12° 0mm 18 34 63.05%
21:00 11° 0mm 12 23 76.09%
Thu Thursday 11 June
Poor
Temp13°C
Rain1.9mm
Wind21 km/h
Gusts41 km/h
Humidity75%
1.9mm rain forecast
  • Good friction range for gritstone
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 0mm 14 28 86.52%
09:00 11° 0.32mm 18 36 78.1%
12:00 13° 0.41mm 21 41 73.4%
15:00 14° 0.68mm 21 41 76.36%
18:00 14° 0.5mm 21 40 80.6%
21:00 13° 0mm 18 33 86.55%
Fri Friday 12 June
Caution
Temp16°C
Rain0mm
Wind25 km/h
Gusts49 km/h
Humidity69%
Should be dryWindy — 25 km/h, gusts 49 km/h
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 12° 0mm 18 35 86.92%
09:00 13° 0mm 22 44 79.18%
12:00 15° 0mm 25 49 70.53%
15:00 17° 0mm 25 49 66.85%
18:00 17° 0mm 22 42 70.1%
21:00 15° 0mm 18 33 78.71%
Sat Saturday 13 June
Good
Temp18°C
Rain0mm
Wind20 km/h
Gusts41 km/h
Humidity61%
Should be dry
  • Low humidity — good for grip
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 13° 0mm 17 33 84.77%
09:00 14° 0mm 19 38 73.18%
12:00 17° 0mm 20 41 63.17%
15:00 19° 0mm 20 39 59.76%
18:00 19° 0mm 17 34 62.35%
21:00 17° 0mm 13 23 74.17%
Sun Sunday 14 June
Good
Temp20°C
Rain0mm
Wind14 km/h
Gusts30 km/h
Humidity56%
Should be dry
  • Low humidity — good for grip
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 14° 0mm 10 21 81.8%
09:00 16° 0mm 12 26 69.97%
12:00 19° 0mm 14 30 57.73%
15:00 21° 0mm 14 30 54.41%
18:00 21° 0mm 14 28 57.11%
21:00 19° 0mm 12 22 71.84%
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