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DORSET — PORTLAND · LIMESTONE · tidal

Blacknor North / Battleship Edge climbing conditions

Good — dry and climbable

Right now

Temp16°C
Wind15 km/h
Gusts24 km/h
Humidity81.58%
Rain 48hdry
Last rainNone recent

Assessment

No recent rain

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Sunday 6 September
Good
Temp19°C
Raindry
Wind20 km/h
Gusts31 km/h
Humidity71%
No recent rain
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 16° dry 15 24 81.58%
09:00 17° dry 21 29 80.79%
12:00 19° dry 19 25 69.32%
15:00 19° dry 22 31 73.02%
18:00 19° dry 16 25 80.62%
21:00 19° dry 16 24 85.17%
Mon Monday 7 September
Good
Temp19°C
Raindry
Wind24 km/h
Gusts37 km/h
Humidity67%
No recent rain
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 18° dry 21 30 94.84%
09:00 18° dry 20 28 82%
12:00 18° dry 21 30 67.39%
15:00 19° dry 26 37 66.04%
18:00 18° dry 28 41 70.65%
21:00 17° dry 26 39 75.24%
Tue Tuesday 8 September
Poor
Temp17°C
Rain2mm
Wind24 km/h
Gusts42 km/h
Humidity56%
2.3mm rain forecast
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 15° dry 19 30 88.68%
09:00 15° dry 19 30 77.52%
12:00 16° dry 22 37 58.58%
15:00 18° dry 25 42 53.38%
18:00 17° dry 25 39 61%
21:00 15° dry 22 33 73.33%
Wed Wednesday 9 September
Good
Temp16°C
Raindry
Wind21 km/h
Gusts36 km/h
Humidity54%
Should be dry
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 13° dry 19 29 88.43%
09:00 14° dry 22 36 65.84%
12:00 16° dry 21 36 54.85%
15:00 17° dry 21 35 53.19%
18:00 17° dry 18 29 61.89%
21:00 15° dry 15 23 74.12%
Thu Thursday 10 September
Poor
Temp17°C
Rain1mm
Wind27 km/h
Gusts44 km/h
Humidity77%
1.1mm rain forecastWindy — 27 km/h, gusts 44 km/h
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 14° dry 17 26 88.15%
09:00 15° dry 22 34 81.28%
12:00 16° dry 26 42 76.16%
15:00 17° 0.4mm 28 44 78.79%
18:00 17° 0.3mm 26 39 86.15%
21:00 17° 0.4mm 25 37 91.46%
Fri Friday 11 September
Good
Temp18°C
Raindry
Wind23 km/h
Gusts38 km/h
Humidity70%
Should be dry
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 16° dry 22 33 93.62%
09:00 16° dry 24 37 83.9%
12:00 18° dry 23 38 70.98%
15:00 19° dry 22 36 69.15%
18:00 18° dry 20 31 75.4%
21:00 17° dry 18 28 85.02%
Sat Saturday 12 September
Poor
Temp17°C
Rain0.3mm
Wind21 km/h
Gusts35 km/h
Humidity74%
0.3mm rain forecast
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 14° dry 16 23 93.25%
09:00 15° dry 18 29 82.49%
12:00 17° dry 21 35 72.49%
15:00 17° dry 22 35 76.06%
18:00 17° dry 20 30 83.14%
21:00 16° 0.3mm 19 28 89.5%
Sun Sunday 13 September
Good
Temp15°C
Raindry
Wind18 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity—
Should be dry
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
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. Classics: Stuka (6c), Vitalograph (7a+).

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

Other crags in this region

Blacknor SouthCave HoleCheyne Weares UpperConnor CoveIsle of Portland (Cheyne Weares)Isle of Portland (Promenade & Battleship)Isle of Portland (The Cuttings)NeddyfieldsNew Wall (The Cuttings)The CuttingsWallsend Cove