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LAKE DISTRICT — BORROWDALE · RHYOLITE

Black Crag (Borrowdale) weather & climbing conditions

Poor — wet, too windy or closed

Right now

Temp9°C
Wind4 km/h
Gusts6 km/h
Humidity93.12%
Rain 48hdry
Last rainNone recent

Assessment

8mm rain forecast
Good friction temperature range for rhyolite
High humidity (93.12%) — rhyolite friction compromised, particularly for bouldering
Humidity 93.12% — potential fog/cloud, rock may be damp from condensation

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Wednesday 21 October
Poor
Temp10°C
Rain8mm
Wind12 km/h
Gusts42 km/h
Humidity83%
8mm rain forecast
  • Good temperature for mountain rhyolite
  • Wet rhyolite is slippery; seepage from grass above can linger
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
07:00 10° dry 4 10 85.98%
10:00 10° dry 4 10 85.72%
13:00 10° 0.3mm 10 19 83.81%
16:00 10° 4mm 21 42 80.86%
19:00 9° 3mm 19 40 76.32%
Thu Thursday 22 October
Caution
Temp9°C
Rain0.2mm
Wind12 km/h
Gusts27 km/h
Humidity70%
Drying — 14h since rain
  • Good temperature for mountain rhyolite
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
07:00 8° dry 9 15 80.1%
10:00 8° 0.2mm 9 17 75.79%
13:00 10° dry 16 27 67.82%
16:00 10° dry 12 22 66.75%
19:00 10° dry 8 17 79.1%
Fri Friday 23 October
Poor
Temp9°C
Rain16mm
Wind27 km/h
Gusts52 km/h
Humidity85%
15.9mm rain forecastWindy — 27 km/h, gusts 52 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
07:00 9° 4mm 19 30 90.41%
10:00 9° 4mm 19 30 91.17%
13:00 9° 3mm 31 49 86.24%
16:00 9° 1mm 33 52 77.64%
19:00 9° 0.4mm 29 47 75.35%
Sat Saturday 24 October
Poor
Temp10°C
Rain13mm
Wind37 km/h
Gusts64 km/h
Humidity85%
12.5mm rain forecastWind 37 km/h, gusts 64 km/h — too windy
  • 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
07:00 9° dry 22 34 79.68%
10:00 9° 0.9mm 30 46 82.92%
13:00 10° 3mm 41 63 85.64%
16:00 11° 4mm 41 64 86.14%
19:00 11° 3mm 41 64 81.34%
Sun Sunday 25 October
Poor
Temp10°C
Rain7mm
Wind45 km/h
Gusts76 km/h
Humidity68%
6.8mm rain forecastWind 45 km/h, gusts 76 km/h — too windy
  • 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 9° 1mm 50 80 74.5%
09:00 10° 1mm 47 76 73.79%
12:00 10° 0.6mm 47 76 68.65%
15:00 10° 0.5mm 43 68 67.97%
18:00 10° 0.4mm 37 60 70.84%
21:00 10° 0.3mm 34 54 73.95%
Mon Monday 26 October
Poor
Temp12°C
Rain13mm
Wind40 km/h
Gusts65 km/h
Humidity85%
12.6mm rain forecastWind 40 km/h, gusts 65 km/h — too windy
  • 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 10° 1mm 33 50 83.43%
09:00 10° 2mm 35 55 86.06%
12:00 11° 2mm 38 61 85.53%
15:00 12° 2mm 41 65 85.16%
18:00 12° 2mm 40 64 84.01%
21:00 11° 2mm 39 63 81.35%
Tue Tuesday 27 October
Poor
Temp10°C
Rain8mm
Wind36 km/h
Gusts58 km/h
Humidity73%
7.9mm rain forecastWindy — 36 km/h, gusts 58 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 9° 1mm 36 57 78.41%
09:00 9° 1mm 36 57 76.8%
12:00 10° 0.8mm 37 58 74.08%
15:00 10° 0.7mm 35 55 72.38%
18:00 10° 0.6mm 33 52 73.74%
21:00 10° 0.5mm 33 52 76.4%
Wed Wednesday 28 October
Poor
Temp10°C
Rain0.6mm
Wind32 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity—
0.6mm rain forecast
  • Good temperature for mountain rhyolite
  • Wet rhyolite is slippery; seepage from grass above can linger
  • Breezy — helps drying

About Black Crag (Borrowdale)

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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