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DORSET — PORTLAND · LIMESTONE · tidal

Cave Hole weather & climbing conditions

Poor — wet, too windy or closed

Right now

Temp14°C
Wind49 km/h
Gusts74 km/h
Humidity61.7%
Rain 48h4mm
Last rain0h ago

Assessment

3mm rain forecast

Drying Time

3% dry · 7-14h to dry

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Wednesday 21 October
Poor
Temp0°C
Rain3mm
Wind49 km/h
Gusts74 km/h
Humidity62%
3mm rain forecast
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
11:00 — dry — — null%
19:00 14° 0.4mm 49 — 61.7%
20:00 14° 0.2mm 49 — 59.3%
21:00 14° 0.1mm 46 — 63.8%
Thu Thursday 22 October
Poor
Temp14°C
Rain21mm
Wind29 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity66%
20.7mm rain forecast
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 14° dry 47 — 71.7%
07:00 14° dry 43 — 69.4%
08:00 14° dry 42 — 68.7%
09:00 14° dry 41 — 67.9%
10:00 14° dry 39 — 67.7%
11:00 14° 0.1mm 35 — 67.1%
12:00 14° dry 30 — 67.2%
13:00 14° dry 26 — 67.3%
14:00 15° dry 24 — 63.6%
15:00 15° dry 25 — 63.2%
16:00 15° dry 24 — 66.4%
17:00 15° 0.5mm 25 — 69.2%
18:00 15° 1mm 32 — 76.1%
19:00 14° 1mm 36 — 83.7%
20:00 15° 0.9mm 40 — 81.8%
21:00 15° 2mm 43 — 84.9%
Fri Friday 23 October
Poor
Temp13°C
Rain16mm
Wind68 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity76%
16.1mm rain forecastWind 68 km/h, gusts 0 km/h — too windy
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
  • Very windy — consider sheltered alternatives
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 14° 4mm 40 — 83.7%
07:00 14° 2mm 21 — 80.1%
08:00 13° 1mm 36 — 89.6%
09:00 13° dry 45 — 90.5%
10:00 13° 0.1mm 52 — 89%
11:00 13° dry 73 — 83%
12:00 13° 0.2mm 78 — 79.3%
13:00 12° dry 76 — 78.4%
14:00 13° dry 68 — 73.1%
15:00 13° dry 66 — 66.7%
16:00 12° dry 64 — 64.2%
17:00 13° dry 62 — 62.1%
18:00 12° dry 61 — 62.7%
19:00 12° dry 58 — 62.2%
20:00 13° dry 53 — 61.9%
21:00 13° dry 49 — 61.7%
Sat Saturday 24 October
Poor
Temp15°C
Rain4mm
Wind58 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity81%
3.8mm rain forecastWind 58 km/h, gusts 0 km/h — too windy
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
  • Very windy — consider sheltered alternatives
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 14° 0.2mm 40 — 65.4%
07:00 14° 1.0mm 41 — 66.5%
13:00 15° 2mm 58 — 81.2%
19:00 17° 0.3mm 71 — 88.6%
Sun Sunday 25 October
Caution
Temp14°C
Rain0.1mm
Wind46 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity66%
Should be dryWindy — 46 km/h, gusts 0 km/h
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
  • Very windy — consider sheltered alternatives
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 14° dry 57 — 63.6%
12:00 14° dry 46 — 65.5%
18:00 14° dry 43 — 62.1%
Mon Monday 26 October
Poor
Temp16°C
Rain2mm
Wind44 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity92%
1.6mm rain forecastWindy — 44 km/h, gusts 0 km/hHumidity 92% — potential fog
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
  • Very windy — consider sheltered alternatives
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 14° 0.7mm 47 — 75.4%
12:00 16° 0.1mm 44 — 91.7%
18:00 16° 0.1mm 41 — 91.2%
Tue Tuesday 27 October
Poor
Temp15°C
Rain0.5mm
Wind49 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity69%
0.5mm rain forecastWindy — 49 km/h, gusts 0 km/h
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
  • Very windy — consider sheltered alternatives
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 16° dry 48 — 82.4%
12:00 15° dry 49 — 69.2%
18:00 15° dry 43 — 68.2%
Wed Wednesday 28 October
Good
Temp15°C
Rain0.2mm
Wind30 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity85%
Should be dry
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 15° dry 36 — 75.9%
12:00 15° 0.1mm 30 — 85.4%
18:00 15° dry 26 — 84.6%
Tidal access
Walk-in, non-tidal.

About Cave Hole

Sheltered morning venue. Dries fast.

Region
Dorset — Portland
Rock type
Limestone
Aspect
east-facing
Altitude
15m
Exposure
medium
Seepage
low

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