Climbing Forecast Lake District — Borrowdale Black Crag (Borrowdale)

LAKE DISTRICT — BORROWDALE · RHYOLITE

Black Crag (Borrowdale) climbing conditions

Poor — wet, too windy or closed

Right now

Temp14°C
Wind6 km/h
Gusts26 km/h
Humidity74.92%
Rain 48hdry
Last rainNone recent

Assessment

1.4mm rain forecast
Good friction temperature range for rhyolite

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Sunday 6 September
Poor
Temp18°C
Rain1mm
Wind21 km/h
Gusts41 km/h
Humidity71%
1.4mm rain forecast
  • Wet rhyolite is slippery; seepage from grass above can linger
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 14° dry 6 26 74.92%
09:00 15° 0.6mm 12 30 85.92%
12:00 16° 0.3mm 21 35 76.14%
15:00 19° dry 20 41 65.63%
18:00 19° dry 24 46 74.99%
21:00 18° 0.5mm 19 39 90.69%
Mon Monday 7 September
Poor
Temp16°C
Rain10mm
Wind26 km/h
Gusts48 km/h
Humidity70%
9.9mm rain forecastWindy — 26 km/h, gusts 48 km/h
  • Good temperature for mountain rhyolite
  • Wet rhyolite is slippery; seepage from grass above can linger
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 15° dry 9 21 81.82%
09:00 15° dry 18 33 75.4%
12:00 16° dry 24 42 66.36%
15:00 16° 0.5mm 27 48 72.65%
18:00 15° 1mm 23 43 84%
21:00 14° 7mm 19 36 81.84%
Tue Tuesday 8 September
Poor
Temp14°C
Rain8mm
Wind36 km/h
Gusts59 km/h
Humidity75%
8.1mm rain forecastWindy — 36 km/h, gusts 59 km/h
  • Good temperature for mountain rhyolite
  • Wet rhyolite is slippery; seepage from grass above can linger
  • Very windy — consider sheltered alternatives
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 13° 0.6mm 29 50 77.98%
09:00 13° 0.6mm 37 60 75.69%
12:00 14° 0.9mm 36 59 75.48%
15:00 14° 1mm 35 58 74.64%
18:00 14° 0.6mm 32 52 77.03%
21:00 13° dry 27 44 81.02%
Wed Wednesday 9 September
Caution
Temp15°C
Raindry
Wind20 km/h
Gusts34 km/h
Humidity65%
Drying — 18h since rain
  • Good temperature for mountain rhyolite
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 12° dry 18 30 84.78%
09:00 13° dry 19 32 74.2%
12:00 14° dry 20 34 65.02%
15:00 15° dry 20 34 64.56%
18:00 15° dry 16 26 68.27%
21:00 13° dry 11 18 77.48%
Thu Thursday 10 September
Poor
Temp16°C
Rain2mm
Wind25 km/h
Gusts42 km/h
Humidity82%
2.4mm rain forecast
  • Good temperature for mountain rhyolite
  • Wet rhyolite is slippery; seepage from grass above can linger
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 13° dry 16 24 85.28%
09:00 14° dry 21 33 82.16%
12:00 15° dry 26 42 80.26%
15:00 16° 0.6mm 25 40 84.42%
18:00 16° 0.7mm 22 35 87.86%
21:00 15° 1mm 21 33 91.04%
Fri Friday 11 September
Poor
Temp16°C
Rain2mm
Wind22 km/h
Gusts37 km/h
Humidity76%
2mm rain forecast
  • Good temperature for mountain rhyolite
  • Wet rhyolite is slippery; seepage from grass above can linger
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 14° dry 20 33 91.2%
09:00 15° dry 21 35 85.04%
12:00 15° dry 22 37 77.11%
15:00 16° dry 21 34 74.64%
18:00 15° dry 17 27 78.03%
21:00 14° dry 14 22 83.85%
Sat Saturday 12 September
Good
Temp15°C
Rain0.2mm
Wind18 km/h
Gusts30 km/h
Humidity76%
Should be dry
  • Good temperature for mountain rhyolite
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 13° dry 13 21 86.9%
09:00 13° dry 16 26 81.2%
12:00 15° dry 18 30 76.05%
15:00 15° dry 18 30 76.76%
18:00 15° dry 16 26 80.14%
21:00 14° 0.2mm 15 23 85.26%
Sun Sunday 13 September
Good
Temp13°C
Raindry
Wind15 km/h
Gusts
Humidity
Should be dry
  • Good temperature for mountain rhyolite

About Black Crag (Borrowdale)

Home of Troutdale Pinnacle (S). The south buttress dries quickly; the left/north side takes a day or so. Multi-pitch up to ~100m. West-facing.

Region
Lake District — Borrowdale
Rock type
Rhyolite
Aspect
west-facing
Altitude
200m
Exposure
medium
Seepage
medium

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