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PEAK DISTRICT · GRITSTONE

Birchen Edge weather & climbing conditions

Poor — wet, too windy or closed

Right now

Temp8°C
Wind26 km/h
Gusts63 km/h
Humidity86.69%
Rain 48h0.7mm
Last rain0h ago

Assessment

1.7mm rain forecast
Windy — 46 km/h, gusts 56 km/h
Good friction temperature range
High humidity — grip may be affected

Drying Time

4% dry · 5-10h to dry

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Wednesday 21 October
Poor
Temp9°C
Rain2mm
Wind46 km/h
Gusts56 km/h
Humidity87%
1.7mm rain forecastWindy — 46 km/h, gusts 56 km/h
  • Good friction range for gritstone
  • High humidity — grip may be affected
  • Very windy — consider sheltered alternatives
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
16:00 9° dry 46 56 86.62%
19:00 8° 0.7mm 26 63 86.69%
Thu Thursday 22 October
Poor
Temp8°C
Rain0.5mm
Wind14 km/h
Gusts35 km/h
Humidity73%
0.5mm rain forecast
  • Good friction range for gritstone
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
07:00 6° 0.2mm 10 24 89.17%
10:00 7° 0.2mm 13 27 84.96%
13:00 8° dry 16 35 71.67%
16:00 10° dry 13 28 63.82%
19:00 9° dry 7 20 78.84%
Fri Friday 23 October
Poor
Temp10°C
Rain19mm
Wind20 km/h
Gusts68 km/h
Humidity87%
19mm rain forecastWind 20 km/h, gusts 68 km/h — too windy
  • Good friction range for gritstone
  • High humidity — grip may be affected
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
07:00 9° 7mm 11 27 97.05%
10:00 10° 2mm 7 15 94.38%
13:00 10° dry 20 40 87.05%
16:00 9° dry 33 68 81.01%
19:00 7° dry 29 61 73.63%
Sat Saturday 24 October
Poor
Temp8°C
Rain13mm
Wind26 km/h
Gusts60 km/h
Humidity88%
13mm rain forecastWind 26 km/h, gusts 60 km/h — too windy
  • Good friction range for gritstone
  • High humidity — grip may be affected
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
07:00 6° dry 17 33 83.74%
10:00 7° dry 19 37 84.12%
13:00 8° 2mm 29 55 89.13%
16:00 10° 4mm 31 60 90.88%
19:00 12° 5mm 29 55 89.37%
Sun Sunday 25 October
Poor
Temp9°C
Rain2mm
Wind35 km/h
Gusts68 km/h
Humidity67%
2.2mm rain forecastWind 35 km/h, gusts 68 km/h — too windy
  • Good friction range for gritstone
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 8° 0.5mm 34 65 77.34%
09:00 8° 0.7mm 33 63 78.26%
12:00 9° 0.4mm 36 68 67.49%
15:00 9° 0.2mm 34 65 65.64%
18:00 9° dry 28 53 69.38%
21:00 8° dry 23 44 72.03%
Mon Monday 26 October
Poor
Temp12°C
Rain6mm
Wind27 km/h
Gusts53 km/h
Humidity87%
6.1mm rain forecastWindy — 27 km/h, gusts 53 km/h
  • Good friction range for gritstone
  • High humidity — grip may be affected
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 7° 1.0mm 18 34 87.01%
09:00 8° 1mm 22 41 89.04%
12:00 11° 1mm 25 48 87.63%
15:00 13° 1mm 28 53 85.85%
18:00 13° 0.6mm 28 54 85.44%
21:00 12° 0.7mm 29 56 84.91%
Tue Tuesday 27 October
Poor
Temp10°C
Rain2mm
Wind28 km/h
Gusts56 km/h
Humidity69%
2.4mm rain forecastWindy — 28 km/h, gusts 56 km/h
  • Good friction range for gritstone
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 9° 0.5mm 27 51 81.81%
09:00 9° dry 27 51 77.99%
12:00 10° 0.3mm 30 56 69.71%
15:00 10° dry 27 51 68.03%
18:00 9° dry 23 43 73.79%
21:00 8° dry 22 42 78.31%
Wed Wednesday 28 October
Caution
Temp11°C
Raindry
Wind22 km/h
Gusts46 km/h
Humidity78%
Should be dryWindy — 22 km/h, gusts 46 km/h
  • Good friction range for gritstone
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 8° dry 21 39 85.41%
09:00 9° dry 22 43 83.38%
12:00 11° dry 24 46 77.44%
15:00 12° dry 21 39 79.4%

About Birchen Edge

East-facing — gets morning sun and dries reasonably fast. Very popular beginner/improver crag. The rock is rough, featured gritstone with abundant large holds, deep cracks, and solid ledge systems — one of the absolute best locations in the Peak District for introductory trad leading. Access takes under ten minutes along a clear uphill path from the Robin Hood pub parking area. Polished footholds on the most famous easy routes are the main detail to watch out for. Classics include Victory Crack (HS 4b), Sail Buttress (HS 4b) and Topsail (VS 4c).

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

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