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NORTHUMBERLAND · SANDSTONE

Bowden Doors climbing conditions

Poor — wet, too windy or closed

Right now

Temp15°C
Wind22.6 km/h
Gusts37 km/h
Humidity68.72%
Rain 48h0.1mm
Last rainNone recent

Assessment

2.4mm rain forecast
Do not climb wet sandstone
Breezy — good for drying

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Monday 8 June
Poor
Temp15°C
Rain2.4mm
Wind18 km/h
Gusts32 km/h
Humidity47%
2.4mm rain forecastDo not climb wet sandstone
  • Do not climb — wet soft sandstone is damaged by climbing
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 12° 2.22mm 14 29 88.67%
09:00 12° 0mm 19 32 71.86%
12:00 14° 0mm 18 32 47.72%
15:00 15° 0mm 17 31 47.07%
18:00 15° 0mm 16 29 51.17%
21:00 12° 0mm 15 31 70.59%
Tue Tuesday 9 June
Poor
Temp12°C
Rain3.4mm
Wind20 km/h
Gusts37 km/h
Humidity67%
3.4mm rain forecastDo not climb wet sandstone
  • Do not climb — wet soft sandstone is damaged by climbing
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 10° 0mm 16 28 77.96%
09:00 11° 0mm 18 32 57.19%
12:00 12° 0.61mm 22 37 64.57%
15:00 13° 2.32mm 19 32 68.62%
18:00 11° 0.37mm 17 28 75.58%
21:00 10° 0mm 16 28 80.51%
Wed Wednesday 10 June
Poor
Temp13°C
Rain4.5mm
Wind13 km/h
Gusts28 km/h
Humidity68%
4.5mm rain forecastDo not climb wet sandstone
  • Do not climb — wet soft sandstone is damaged by climbing
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 8° 0mm 18 29 81.35%
09:00 11° 0mm 17 31 65.5%
12:00 13° 0.85mm 14 28 63.6%
15:00 13° 2.42mm 13 25 73.25%
18:00 12° 1.2mm 13 23 73.57%
21:00 11° 0mm 13 21 83.4%
Thu Thursday 11 June
Poor
Temp14°C
Rain0.5mm
Wind21 km/h
Gusts36 km/h
Humidity71%
0.5mm rain forecastDo not climb wet sandstone
  • Do not climb — wet soft sandstone is damaged by climbing
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 9° 0mm 18 30 85.36%
09:00 11° 0mm 21 36 73.43%
12:00 13° 0mm 20 35 70.78%
15:00 14° 0.5mm 21 36 71.15%
18:00 14° 0mm 19 31 74.9%
21:00 14° 0mm 18 28 82%
Fri Friday 12 June
Caution
Temp16°C
Rain0mm
Wind26 km/h
Gusts45 km/h
Humidity65%
Should be drySandstone may still hold subsurface moistureWindy — 26 km/h, gusts 45 km/h
  • Check rock is fully dry before climbing
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 12° 0mm 19 30 82.27%
09:00 13° 0mm 23 39 73.06%
12:00 16° 0mm 25 44 66.75%
15:00 17° 0mm 26 45 63.61%
18:00 17° 0mm 25 41 66.51%
21:00 15° 0mm 22 35 75.11%
Sat Saturday 13 June
Caution
Temp18°C
Rain0mm
Wind23 km/h
Gusts42 km/h
Humidity62%
Should be drySandstone may still hold subsurface moisture
  • Check rock is fully dry before climbing
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 12° 0mm 21 33 79.61%
09:00 14° 0mm 25 42 68.61%
12:00 17° 0mm 24 42 61.99%
15:00 18° 0mm 22 39 61.09%
18:00 18° 0mm 19 32 65.62%
21:00 16° 0mm 16 26 79.18%
Sun Sunday 14 June
Caution
Temp19°C
Rain0mm
Wind16 km/h
Gusts31 km/h
Humidity63%
Should be drySandstone may still hold subsurface moisture
  • Check rock is fully dry before climbing
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 13° 0mm 14 23 82.75%
09:00 15° 0mm 16 28 71.67%
12:00 18° 0mm 17 31 64.45%
15:00 19° 0mm 16 30 62.02%
18:00 19° 0mm 15 25 68.79%
21:00 16° 0mm 13 20 83.02%
Classic Northumberland fell sandstone — nearly 1km of WSW-facing crags 7–15m high. Sandstone is fragile and damages easily when damp; avoid climbing until properly dry. Excellent across all grades including hard E-grades.

About Bowden Doors

Classic Northumberland fell sandstone — nearly 1km of WSW-facing crags 7–15m high. Sandstone is fragile and damages easily when damp; avoid climbing until properly dry. Excellent across all grades including hard E-grades.

Region
Northumberland
Rock type
sandstone
Aspect
west-facing
Altitude
130m
Exposure
medium
Seepage
medium