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Blacknor North / Battleship Edge weather & climbing conditions

Poor — wet, too windy or closed

Right now

Temp12°C
Wind41 km/h
Gusts62 km/h
Humidity67.57%
Rain 48hdry
Last rainNone recent

Assessment

No recent rain
Wind 58 km/h, gusts 83 km/h — too windy
Strong onshore wind — sea spray may wet the rock

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Wednesday 21 October
Poor
Temp11°C
Raindry
Wind58 km/h
Gusts83 km/h
Humidity59%
No recent rainWind 58 km/h, gusts 83 km/h — too windy
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
  • Very windy — consider sheltered alternatives
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
16:00 11° dry 58 83 58.99%
19:00 12° dry 41 62 67.57%
Thu Thursday 22 October
Poor
Temp13°C
Rain11mm
Wind23 km/h
Gusts40 km/h
Humidity64%
10.5mm rain forecast
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
07:00 12° dry 34 49 75.83%
10:00 12° dry 28 40 69%
13:00 13° dry 22 31 59.14%
16:00 14° 0.4mm 19 28 63.24%
19:00 14° 2mm 30 45 91%
Fri Friday 23 October
Poor
Temp11°C
Rain13mm
Wind54 km/h
Gusts88 km/h
Humidity74%
12.9mm rain forecastWind 54 km/h, gusts 88 km/h — too windy
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
  • Very windy — consider sheltered alternatives
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
07:00 13° 4mm 27 42 93.52%
10:00 12° 2mm 52 80 88.11%
13:00 11° dry 58 88 75.07%
16:00 11° dry 52 78 58.73%
19:00 11° dry 41 62 62.98%
Sat Saturday 24 October
Poor
Temp13°C
Rain18mm
Wind43 km/h
Gusts79 km/h
Humidity90%
18.4mm rain forecastWind 43 km/h, gusts 79 km/h — too windyHumidity 90% — potential fog
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
  • Very windy — consider sheltered alternatives
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
07:00 11° dry 26 40 82.68%
10:00 12° 1mm 33 51 87.74%
13:00 13° 4mm 46 72 90.47%
16:00 14° 8mm 50 79 93.15%
19:00 15° 3mm 47 73 93.78%
Sun Sunday 25 October
Poor
Temp13°C
Rain0.7mm
Wind34 km/h
Gusts59 km/h
Humidity58%
0.7mm rain forecastWindy — 34 km/h, gusts 59 km/h
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 12° dry 39 61 73.83%
09:00 12° dry 38 59 67.79%
12:00 13° dry 38 59 57.11%
15:00 13° dry 31 48 57.95%
18:00 13° dry 26 40 69.15%
21:00 12° dry 24 38 74.17%
Mon Monday 26 October
Poor
Temp15°C
Rain8mm
Wind42 km/h
Gusts65 km/h
Humidity92%
8.3mm rain forecastWind 42 km/h, gusts 65 km/h — too windyHumidity 92% — potential fog
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
  • Very windy — consider sheltered alternatives
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 13° 2mm 35 53 90.15%
09:00 14° 2mm 38 58 92.27%
12:00 15° 1mm 41 64 92.48%
15:00 15° 0.9mm 42 65 90.71%
18:00 15° 0.7mm 42 65 89.8%
21:00 15° 1.0mm 42 65 88.04%
Tue Tuesday 27 October
Poor
Temp13°C
Rain2mm
Wind34 km/h
Gusts56 km/h
Humidity66%
2.2mm rain forecastWindy — 34 km/h, gusts 56 km/h
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 13° dry 36 56 82.09%
09:00 13° dry 35 55 77.4%
12:00 13° 0.3mm 36 56 65.9%
15:00 13° 0.2mm 32 50 65.85%
18:00 13° dry 29 46 73.6%
21:00 12° dry 28 43 79.02%
Wed Wednesday 28 October
Good
Temp14°C
Raindry
Wind26 km/h
Gusts44 km/h
Humidity79%
Should be dry
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 12° dry 26 39 85.29%
09:00 13° dry 27 41 82.45%
12:00 14° dry 28 44 76.77%
15:00 14° dry 24 38 80.76%
Tidal access
Walk-in or short abseil to non-tidal platforms.

About Blacknor North / Battleship Edge

Sport and harder trad. Very fast drying in Portland's prevailing SW wind.

Region
Dorset — Portland
Rock type
Limestone
Aspect
west-facing
Altitude
40m
Exposure
medium
Seepage
very-low

Other crags in this region

Blacknor SouthCave HoleCheyne WearesConnor CoveNeddyfieldsThe CuttingsWallsend Cove