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GOWER · LIMESTONE · tidal

Boiler Slab weather & climbing conditions

Poor — wet, too windy or closed

Right now

Temp12°C
Wind38 km/h
Gusts51 km/h
Humidity87.35%
Rain 48h5mm
Last rain0h ago

Assessment

6.7mm rain forecast
Wind 47 km/h, gusts 75 km/h — too windy
Windy — 38 km/h, gusts 51 km/h. Take care on exposed routes

Drying Time

2% dry · 10-20h to dry

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Wednesday 21 October
Poor
Temp10°C
Rain7mm
Wind47 km/h
Gusts75 km/h
Humidity63%
6.7mm rain forecastWind 47 km/h, gusts 75 km/h — too windy
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
  • Very windy — consider sheltered alternatives
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
07:00 10° 0.4mm 47 70 78.47%
10:00 9° 0.4mm 50 75 69.13%
13:00 10° 0.1mm 48 69 58.02%
16:00 11° 0.1mm 42 60 60.45%
19:00 11° 0.3mm 32 45 71.4%
Thu Thursday 22 October
Poor
Temp12°C
Rain10mm
Wind17 km/h
Gusts27 km/h
Humidity70%
9.9mm rain forecast
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
07:00 10° dry 25 36 79.28%
10:00 11° dry 18 26 75.11%
13:00 12° dry 15 22 62.75%
16:00 13° dry 19 27 70.69%
19:00 13° 2mm 31 47 90.31%
Fri Friday 23 October
Poor
Temp10°C
Rain12mm
Wind48 km/h
Gusts85 km/h
Humidity74%
11.9mm rain forecastWind 48 km/h, gusts 85 km/h — too windy
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
  • Very windy — consider sheltered alternatives
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
07:00 11° 2mm 34 55 92.61%
10:00 9° 3mm 53 85 86.21%
13:00 10° 2mm 48 77 72.6%
16:00 10° dry 44 70 62.23%
19:00 10° dry 37 57 65.92%
Sat Saturday 24 October
Poor
Temp13°C
Rain21mm
Wind38 km/h
Gusts65 km/h
Humidity91%
21.1mm rain forecastWind 38 km/h, gusts 65 km/h — too windyHumidity 91% — potential fog
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
  • Very windy — consider sheltered alternatives
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
07:00 11° 0.5mm 25 39 86.59%
10:00 12° 3mm 34 53 89.28%
13:00 13° 7mm 41 65 91.51%
16:00 14° 6mm 39 61 92.14%
19:00 14° 3mm 39 61 90.07%
Sun Sunday 25 October
Poor
Temp12°C
Rain0.9mm
Wind36 km/h
Gusts61 km/h
Humidity63%
0.9mm rain forecastWind 36 km/h, gusts 61 km/h — too windy
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
  • Very windy — consider sheltered alternatives
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 12° dry 40 63 71.21%
09:00 11° dry 39 61 69.32%
12:00 12° dry 38 61 62.15%
15:00 12° dry 33 53 63.88%
18:00 12° dry 27 43 72.59%
21:00 12° dry 25 38 76.18%
Mon Monday 26 October
Poor
Temp14°C
Rain12mm
Wind40 km/h
Gusts64 km/h
Humidity88%
11.7mm rain forecastWind 40 km/h, gusts 64 km/h — too windy
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
  • Very windy — consider sheltered alternatives
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 13° 2mm 33 51 89.7%
09:00 13° 2mm 35 54 91.55%
12:00 14° 2mm 39 61 89.93%
15:00 14° 2mm 41 64 86.46%
18:00 14° 2mm 40 62 84.7%
21:00 14° 2mm 38 59 82.91%
Tue Tuesday 27 October
Poor
Temp12°C
Rain2mm
Wind32 km/h
Gusts53 km/h
Humidity68%
2.1mm rain forecastWindy — 32 km/h, gusts 53 km/h
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 12° dry 33 51 80.04%
09:00 11° dry 32 50 76.97%
12:00 12° dry 33 53 67.76%
15:00 12° dry 30 48 68.94%
18:00 12° dry 26 41 77.93%
21:00 11° dry 26 40 80.19%
Wed Wednesday 28 October
Good
Temp11°C
Raindry
Wind25 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity—
Should be dry
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
  • Breezy — helps drying
Tidal access
Non-tidal. Short walk from Port Eynon car park.

About Boiler Slab

Non-tidal, SW-facing slab. Solid reliable rock, popular beginner venue. Sees very little seepage, dries fast, climbable year-round.

Region
Gower
Rock type
Limestone
Aspect
south-facing
Altitude
15m
Exposure
medium
Seepage
very-low

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