Climbing Forecast › Yorkshire — Settle › Castleberg Rock

YORKSHIRE — SETTLE · LIMESTONE

Castleberg Rock climbing conditions

Good — dry and climbable

Right now

Temp9°C
Wind5 km/h
Gusts8 km/h
Humidity79.1%
Rain 48h0.5mm
Last rain32h ago

Assessment

Should be dry

7-day forecast

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Today Monday 28 September
Good
Temp0°C
Raindry
Wind5 km/h
Gusts8 km/h
Humidity79%
Should be dry
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
10:00 — dry — — null%
18:00 9° dry 5 — 79.1%
19:00 9° dry 4 — 79.2%
20:00 8° dry 6 — 80.2%
21:00 9° dry 10 — 77.4%
Tue Tuesday 29 September
Good
Temp15°C
Raindry
Wind33 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity89%
Should be dry
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 9° dry 23 — 95.5%
07:00 10° dry 25 — 93.9%
08:00 11° dry 27 — 90.6%
09:00 12° dry 27 — 90.4%
10:00 13° dry 32 — 89.7%
11:00 14° dry 36 — 89.5%
12:00 15° dry 34 — 89.4%
13:00 15° dry 30 — 91.3%
14:00 15° dry 31 — 90.5%
15:00 16° dry 35 — 86.6%
16:00 16° dry 31 — 89.1%
17:00 17° dry 29 — 87.9%
18:00 16° dry 28 — 90.2%
19:00 16° dry 28 — 90.8%
20:00 16° dry 28 — 93.1%
21:00 16° dry 30 — 93.8%
Wed Wednesday 30 September
Poor
Temp17°C
Rain11mm
Wind22 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity79%
11mm rain forecast
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 16° 2mm 24 — 94.3%
07:00 16° 0.3mm 25 — 96.3%
08:00 16° 0.1mm 23 — 99.1%
09:00 16° dry 22 — 99%
10:00 16° dry 21 — 95%
11:00 17° dry 21 — 86.5%
12:00 18° dry 22 — 80.7%
13:00 18° dry 23 — 73.1%
14:00 18° 0.4mm 23 — 73.1%
15:00 17° dry 24 — 71%
16:00 17° dry 18 — 72.6%
17:00 16° dry 16 — 76.5%
18:00 14° 0.3mm 16 — 80.1%
19:00 13° dry 14 — 86.8%
20:00 13° dry 13 — 87.7%
21:00 12° dry 15 — 89.1%
Thu Thursday 1 October
Poor
Temp13°C
Rain0.4mm
Wind17 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity88%
0.4mm rain forecast
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 11° 0.2mm 10 — 99.1%
12:00 13° 0.2mm 17 — 87.7%
18:00 10° dry 6 — 93.1%
Fri Friday 2 October
Poor
Temp14°C
Rain3mm
Wind23 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity95%
2.8mm rain forecastHumidity 95% — potential fog
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 10° 0.3mm 15 — 96.7%
12:00 14° 2mm 23 — 94.5%
18:00 13° 0.8mm 19 — 96%
Sat Saturday 3 October
Poor
Temp12°C
Rain0.5mm
Wind15 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity73%
0.5mm rain forecast
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 10° dry 9 — 99.4%
12:00 12° dry 15 — 72.8%
18:00 9° dry 6 — 86.4%
Sun Sunday 4 October
Good
Temp14°C
Raindry
Wind13 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity78%
Should be dry
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 5° dry 4 — 97.7%
12:00 14° dry 13 — 77.6%
18:00 10° dry 6 — 93.9%
Mon Monday 5 October
Poor
Temp14°C
Rain0.4mm
Wind21 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity97%
0.4mm rain forecastHumidity 97% — potential fog
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 13° 0.2mm 16 — 99.6%
12:00 14° dry 21 — 96.6%
18:00 13° dry 15 — 98.4%

About Castleberg Rock

Castleberg Rock is a prominent limestone crag towering directly above the market town of Settle. The rock consists of sound, quarried and natural gray limestone featuring steep vertical walls, crisp edges, and clean lower-off chains. Facing south, the crag acts as a brilliant sun trap and dries rapidly after rain due to its open elevation above the town. The crag has been developed into an urban sport venue, offering fully bolted routes from 4 to 7a, making it popular for warm-ups and evening climbs. Classic routes like Castleberg Wall provide enjoyable, accessible sport climbing. Access takes under five minutes via zig-zag public paths from Settle market place. Belayers should be mindful of pedestrians using the park paths beneath the crag.

Region
Yorkshire — Settle
Rock type
Limestone
Aspect
south-facing
Altitude
180m
Exposure
low
Seepage
low