Climbing Forecast Lake District — Thirlmere Castle Rock of Triermain

LAKE DISTRICT — THIRLMERE · RHYOLITE

Castle Rock of Triermain climbing conditions

Poor — wet, too windy or closed

Right now

Temp10°C
Wind17 km/h
Gusts26 km/h
Humidity86%
Rain 48h0.1mm
Last rain56h ago

Assessment

3.4mm rain forecast
Good friction temperature range for rhyolite
High humidity (86%) — rhyolite friction compromised, particularly for bouldering

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Sunday 6 September
Poor
Temp14°C
Rain3mm
Wind22 km/h
Gusts26 km/h
Humidity84%
3.4mm rain forecast
  • 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 10° dry 17 86%
07:00 10° dry 18 84.5%
08:00 10° 1mm 20 86.3%
09:00 10° 0.2mm 18 93.3%
10:00 10° dry 17 96.1%
11:00 12° dry 20 92%
12:00 13° dry 21 88%
13:00 14° dry 22 81.8%
14:00 15° dry 24 75.5%
15:00 16° dry 25 75.9%
16:00 16° dry 26 79%
17:00 15° dry 24 82.5%
18:00 15° dry 25 82.4%
19:00 15° dry 25 83.7%
20:00 14° 0.3mm 25 88.7%
21:00 13° 0.4mm 23 95.4%
Mon Monday 7 September
Poor
Temp12°C
Rain21mm
Wind24 km/h
Gusts
Humidity78%
20.6mm rain forecast
  • 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° dry 16 97.1%
07:00 11° dry 16 97.3%
08:00 11° dry 16 95.1%
09:00 11° dry 18 92%
10:00 11° dry 20 84%
11:00 12° dry 22 75.3%
12:00 13° dry 23 71%
13:00 13° dry 24 75.7%
14:00 13° dry 26 76.8%
15:00 12° dry 25 78.9%
16:00 12° 0.5mm 26 81%
17:00 11° 3mm 25 88.8%
18:00 10° 4mm 27 93.9%
19:00 11° 4mm 27 95.2%
20:00 2mm 22 93.9%
21:00 1mm 19 90.4%
Tue Tuesday 8 September
Poor
Temp9°C
Rain9mm
Wind31 km/h
Gusts
Humidity91%
8.5mm rain forecastHumidity 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 0.8mm 28 94.3%
07:00 1mm 26 93.2%
08:00 0.9mm 28 92.3%
09:00 0.2mm 30 96%
10:00 0.6mm 29 92.3%
11:00 0.2mm 28 93.6%
12:00 10° 0.5mm 34 87.9%
13:00 10° 1mm 32 88.3%
14:00 10° 0.9mm 31 93.8%
15:00 0.4mm 31 89.1%
16:00 10° 0.3mm 34 88.5%
17:00 0.2mm 35 86.7%
18:00 dry 35 86%
Wed Wednesday 9 September
Caution
Temp11°C
Raindry
Wind15 km/h
Gusts
Humidity67%
Drying — 20h since rain
  • Good temperature for mountain rhyolite
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 dry 12 97.9%
12:00 11° dry 15 67.1%
18:00 10° dry 14 74.2%
Thu Thursday 10 September
Poor
Temp11°C
Rain0.7mm
Wind17 km/h
Gusts
Humidity93%
0.7mm rain forecastHumidity 93% — potential fog
  • Good temperature for mountain rhyolite
  • Wet rhyolite is slippery; seepage from grass above can linger
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 0.1mm 12 94.3%
12:00 11° 0.3mm 17 92.9%
18:00 12° 0.2mm 10 97.1%
Fri Friday 11 September
Poor
Temp11°C
Rain0.6mm
Wind21 km/h
Gusts
Humidity77%
0.6mm rain forecast
  • 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 10° 0.2mm 14 98.4%
12:00 11° dry 21 77.3%
18:00 10° dry 14 79.9%
Sat Saturday 12 September
Poor
Temp11°C
Rain1mm
Wind18 km/h
Gusts
Humidity76%
1.4mm 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
06:00 dry 4 94.8%
12:00 11° dry 18 75.7%
18:00 10° 1mm 20 90.6%
Sun Sunday 13 September
Poor
Temp13°C
Rain0.8mm
Wind7 km/h
Gusts
Humidity89%
0.8mm 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
06:00 12° 0.1mm 12 98%
12:00 13° dry 7 89.1%
18:00 13° dry 7 94.7%

About Castle Rock of Triermain

One of the best low-lying valley crags in the Lakes — at the north end of Thirlmere / south end of St John's in the Vale. South Crag (~35m) is sunny and quick-drying; North Crag (~75m) holds moisture longer with sustained grooves and ramps.

Region
Lake District — Thirlmere
Rock type
Rhyolite
Aspect
south-facing
Altitude
230m
Exposure
medium
Seepage
medium

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