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Blacknor South climbing conditions

Poor — wet, too windy or closed

Right now

Temp14°C
Wind15.4 km/h
Gusts35 km/h
Humidity90.89%
Rain 48h0mm
Last rainNone recent

Assessment

3.8mm rain forecast
Windy — 29 km/h, gusts 42 km/h
Humidity 90.89% — potential fog/cloud, rock may be damp from condensation

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Monday 8 June
Poor
Temp14°C
Rain3.8mm
Wind29 km/h
Gusts42 km/h
Humidity60%
3.8mm rain forecastWindy — 29 km/h, gusts 42 km/h
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 13° 0.31mm 31 46 95.44%
09:00 13° 3.04mm 27 37 82.73%
12:00 13° 0.31mm 28 40 62.57%
15:00 14° 0mm 29 42 57.43%
18:00 14° 0mm 28 40 55.81%
21:00 13° 0mm 25 37 65.41%
Tue Tuesday 9 June
Poor
Temp13°C
Rain2.5mm
Wind31 km/h
Gusts47 km/h
Humidity70%
2.5mm rain forecastWindy — 31 km/h, gusts 47 km/h
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 12° 0.03mm 29 43 81.92%
09:00 12° 0.03mm 29 44 73.58%
12:00 13° 1.23mm 30 46 72.53%
15:00 13° 1.22mm 31 47 66.67%
18:00 14° 0mm 27 41 64.38%
21:00 13° 0mm 20 30 71.62%
Wed Wednesday 10 June
Poor
Temp13°C
Rain1.7mm
Wind24 km/h
Gusts43 km/h
Humidity69%
1.7mm rain forecast
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 10° 0mm 17 26 84.5%
09:00 12° 0mm 20 33 70.25%
12:00 13° 0.79mm 22 38 70.65%
15:00 14° 0.86mm 26 43 68.03%
18:00 14° 0mm 25 39 64.7%
21:00 13° 0mm 19 29 78.81%
Thu Thursday 11 June
Poor
Temp13°C
Rain3.8mm
Wind31 km/h
Gusts50 km/h
Humidity83%
3.8mm rain forecastWindy — 31 km/h, gusts 50 km/h
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 11° 0mm 21 32 88.2%
09:00 12° 1.55mm 26 42 81.94%
12:00 13° 1.49mm 30 47 81.85%
15:00 14° 0.4mm 31 50 83.31%
18:00 14° 0.37mm 29 45 85.53%
21:00 14° 0mm 27 40 90.24%
Fri Friday 12 June
Good
Temp17°C
Rain0mm
Wind24 km/h
Gusts40 km/h
Humidity73%
Should be dry
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 13° 0mm 22 33 90.84%
09:00 14° 0mm 24 39 82.27%
12:00 16° 0mm 24 40 74.41%
15:00 17° 0mm 24 40 71.01%
18:00 17° 0mm 22 34 74.91%
21:00 15° 0mm 19 27 85.87%
Sat Saturday 13 June
Good
Temp18°C
Rain0mm
Wind16 km/h
Gusts29 km/h
Humidity67%
Should be dry
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 13° 0mm 14 21 91%
09:00 14° 0mm 14 25 77.99%
12:00 17° 0mm 16 29 68.45%
15:00 19° 0mm 17 29 65.82%
18:00 18° 0mm 15 25 69.77%
21:00 16° 0mm 13 20 84.16%
Sun Sunday 14 June
Good
Temp19°C
Rain0mm
Wind16 km/h
Gusts28 km/h
Humidity67%
Should be dry
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 14° 0mm 14 22 90.29%
09:00 16° 0mm 14 25 77.82%
12:00 18° 0mm 16 28 67.69%
15:00 19° 0mm 16 28 65.97%
18:00 19° 0mm 15 24 70.39%
21:00 17° 0mm 14 20 85.07%
Tidal access
Abseil to non-tidal ledges above the sea.
Long steep sport walls, windy and fast-drying. Classics: Sacred Angel (7a), Drive By Shooting (7b+). Strong SW wind can be brutal here — watch forecast.

About Blacknor South

Long steep sport walls, windy and fast-drying. Classics: Sacred Angel (7a), Drive By Shooting (7b+). Strong SW wind can be brutal here — watch forecast.

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