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LAKE DISTRICT — LANGDALE · RHYOLITE

Bowfell Buttress climbing conditions

Poor — wet, too windy or closed

Right now

Temp11°C
Wind20 km/h
Gusts30 km/h
Humidity81%
Rain 48h0.3mm
Last rain1h ago

Assessment

3.7mm rain forecast
Good friction temperature range for rhyolite
Breezy — good for drying

Drying Time

17% dry · 4-8h to dry

7-day forecast

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Today Wednesday 16 September
Poor
Temp10°C
Rain4mm
Wind20 km/h
Gusts30 km/h
Humidity82%
3.7mm rain forecast
  • Good temperature for mountain rhyolite
  • Wet rhyolite is slippery; seepage from grass above can linger
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
15:00 11° 0.3mm 20 — 81%
16:00 10° 0.1mm 20 — 83.8%
17:00 10° dry 18 — 85.7%
18:00 9° 0.3mm 19 — 86.3%
19:00 9° 0.6mm 23 — 89.6%
20:00 9° 0.4mm 21 — 96.9%
21:00 9° 0.1mm 22 — 95.4%
Thu Thursday 17 September
Poor
Temp10°C
Rain13mm
Wind29 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity78%
12.9mm rain forecastWindy — 29 km/h, gusts 0 km/h
  • Good temperature for mountain rhyolite
  • Wet rhyolite is slippery; seepage from grass above can linger
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 8° 0.2mm 20 — 95%
07:00 8° 0.1mm 22 — 95.8%
08:00 9° 0.1mm 23 — 90%
09:00 9° 0.2mm 25 — 85.5%
10:00 10° 0.2mm 27 — 78%
11:00 10° 0.3mm 30 — 78.2%
12:00 10° 0.3mm 30 — 76.4%
13:00 11° dry 29 — 79.4%
14:00 11° 0.4mm 30 — 75.4%
15:00 10° dry 28 — 81.1%
16:00 10° 0.7mm 29 — 78.4%
17:00 9° 0.3mm 27 — 88.6%
18:00 9° 0.1mm 27 — 88.9%
19:00 8° 0.2mm 29 — 89.1%
20:00 8° 0.2mm 30 — 89.3%
21:00 8° dry 27 — 89.3%
Fri Friday 18 September
Poor
Temp10°C
Rain19mm
Wind30 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity91%
18.7mm rain forecastWindy — 30 km/h, gusts 0 km/hHumidity 91% — potential fog
  • Good temperature for mountain rhyolite
  • Wet rhyolite is slippery; seepage from grass above can linger
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 8° 0.1mm 23 — 95.1%
07:00 9° dry 21 — 93.6%
08:00 9° dry 22 — 93.1%
09:00 10° 0.2mm 25 — 87.7%
10:00 10° 0.6mm 26 — 81.3%
11:00 10° 0.7mm 26 — 84.8%
12:00 9° 0.6mm 30 — 92%
13:00 10° 2mm 32 — 93.5%
14:00 9° 4mm 29 — 93.9%
15:00 9° 4mm 31 — 94.4%
16:00 10° 1mm 36 — 96.6%
17:00 11° 0.7mm 32 — 98.8%
18:00 11° 0.5mm 30 — 99.2%
19:00 12° 0.4mm 30 — 99.1%
20:00 12° 0.5mm 28 — 99.1%
21:00 11° 0.8mm 27 — 99.4%
Sat Saturday 19 September
Poor
Temp12°C
Rain4mm
Wind28 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity84%
4.2mm rain forecastWindy — 28 km/h, gusts 0 km/h
  • Good temperature for mountain rhyolite
  • Wet rhyolite is slippery; seepage from grass above can linger
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 11° 0.3mm 25 — 98.6%
12:00 12° 0.3mm 28 — 83.5%
18:00 10° dry 25 — 86.8%
Sun Sunday 20 September
Poor
Temp10°C
Rain0.7mm
Wind28 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity78%
0.7mm rain forecastWindy — 28 km/h, gusts 0 km/h
  • Good temperature for mountain rhyolite
  • Wet rhyolite is slippery; seepage from grass above can linger
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 7° 0.3mm 25 — 90.4%
12:00 10° 0.2mm 28 — 77.5%
18:00 8° dry 23 — 72.6%
Mon Monday 21 September
Good
Temp11°C
Raindry
Wind12 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity74%
Should be dry
  • Good temperature for mountain rhyolite
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 6° dry 7 — 89.2%
12:00 11° dry 12 — 74%
18:00 10° dry 3 — 88.4%
Tue Tuesday 22 September
Poor
Temp14°C
Rain0.3mm
Wind8 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity92%
0.3mm rain forecastHumidity 92% — potential fog
  • Good temperature for mountain rhyolite
  • Damp mountain air — upper pitches may stay greasy
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 10° 0.1mm 5 — 98.9%
12:00 14° dry 8 — 91.8%
18:00 12° dry 5 — 99.6%
Wed Wednesday 23 September
Good
Temp14°C
Rain0.1mm
Wind12 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity79%
Should be dry
  • Good temperature for mountain rhyolite
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 10° dry 4 — 99.4%
12:00 14° dry 12 — 79.3%
18:00 11° dry 4 — 94.8%

About Bowfell Buttress

Bowfell Buttress is a striking triangular mass of Borrowdale volcanic rock high on the north face of Bowfell, visible across Mickleden from the Old Dungeon Ghyll. The eponymous Bowfell Buttress (V Diff), first climbed in May 1902 by Shaw, Craig, West, Hargreaves and Oppenheimer, is one of the great historic mountain V Diffs of the Lakes — never too hard but always interesting, with sustained route-finding over four pitches on solid rock. The north aspect and altitude above 750m mean the crag stays cold and slow to dry, needing a real summer dry spell to come into full condition. Access is via The Band from ODG then a rising traverse ('Climbers' Traverse') to the base, roughly two hours. Nearby is the famous Great Slab, an angled sheet of rock that is treacherous when wet.

Region
Lake District — Langdale
Rock type
Rhyolite
Aspect
north-facing
Altitude
750m
Exposure
high
Seepage
high

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