Climbing Forecast Bristol & Somerset Cheddar Gorge

BRISTOL & SOMERSET · LIMESTONE · bird ban

Cheddar Gorge climbing conditions

Good — dry and climbable

Right now

Temp13°C
Wind16 km/h
Gusts24 km/h
Humidity89.7%
Rain 48hdry
Last rainNone recent

Assessment

No recent rain

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Sunday 6 September
Good
Temp22°C
Raindry
Wind22 km/h
Gusts24 km/h
Humidity62%
No recent rain
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 13° dry 16 89.7%
07:00 14° dry 17 90.7%
08:00 16° dry 16 89.4%
09:00 17° dry 18 83.1%
10:00 19° dry 19 77.4%
11:00 21° dry 21 67.1%
12:00 22° dry 21 60.8%
13:00 23° dry 23 56.1%
14:00 24° dry 22 53.3%
15:00 23° dry 23 55.5%
16:00 22° dry 23 60.4%
17:00 21° dry 21 65.4%
18:00 20° dry 18 70.8%
19:00 19° dry 18 74.9%
20:00 18° dry 19 79.2%
21:00 17° dry 18 81.3%
Mon Monday 7 September
Poor
Temp18°C
Rain0.7mm
Wind25 km/h
Gusts
Humidity71%
0.7mm rain forecast
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 17° 0.2mm 23 95%
07:00 17° dry 22 91.5%
08:00 17° dry 25 88.8%
09:00 17° dry 22 79.5%
10:00 18° dry 22 73.3%
11:00 18° dry 25 71.7%
12:00 18° dry 26 69.5%
13:00 18° dry 28 66.8%
14:00 18° dry 26 70.1%
15:00 17° dry 26 73.7%
16:00 17° dry 25 73.2%
17:00 17° dry 26 70.2%
18:00 17° dry 26 71%
19:00 17° dry 28 72.4%
20:00 16° dry 28 73.9%
21:00 16° dry 32 75.8%
Tue Tuesday 8 September
Poor
Temp17°C
Rain3mm
Wind30 km/h
Gusts
Humidity63%
2.6mm rain forecast
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 13° dry 16 87.8%
07:00 14° dry 18 84.1%
08:00 15° 0.5mm 25 78.5%
09:00 15° 0.3mm 27 75%
10:00 16° 0.2mm 28 72.4%
11:00 17° dry 29 63.4%
12:00 17° dry 30 60.4%
13:00 17° dry 30 60.3%
14:00 17° dry 30 61%
15:00 17° dry 31 61.4%
16:00 16° dry 31 62.5%
17:00 16° dry 29 63.8%
18:00 15° dry 27 66.6%
Wed Wednesday 9 September
Good
Temp17°C
Raindry
Wind18 km/h
Gusts
Humidity63%
Should be dry
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 12° dry 17 87.5%
12:00 17° dry 18 62.6%
18:00 15° dry 14 64%
Thu Thursday 10 September
Poor
Temp18°C
Rain1mm
Wind22 km/h
Gusts
Humidity69%
1.4mm rain forecast
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 12° 0.2mm 13 93.4%
12:00 18° 0.8mm 22 68.9%
18:00 17° 0.1mm 18 92.8%
Fri Friday 11 September
Good
Temp18°C
Rain0.2mm
Wind19 km/h
Gusts
Humidity72%
Should be dry
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 14° dry 15 95.1%
12:00 18° dry 19 71.8%
18:00 16° dry 17 66.5%
Sat Saturday 12 September
Poor
Temp18°C
Rain0.6mm
Wind10 km/h
Gusts
Humidity61%
0.6mm rain forecast
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 10° dry 1 96%
12:00 18° 0.2mm 10 60.5%
18:00 16° 0.4mm 16 76%
Sun Sunday 13 September
Poor
Temp18°C
Rain3mm
Wind29 km/h
Gusts
Humidity84%
2.5mm rain forecast
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 17° 0.2mm 16 96.6%
12:00 18° dry 29 84.3%
18:00 16° dry 23 83.3%
Bird ban (03-01 to 07-31)
Peregrine falcon nesting restrictions on some buttresses. Check BMC RAD for current sector closures before visiting.

About Cheddar Gorge

Epic multi-pitch and sport on both walls of the gorge. The Long Climb (S) is a classic Mendips adventure. Sheltered but can hold damp — allow 48h after heavy rain. Peregrine ban on some sectors Mar–Jul.

Region
Bristol & Somerset
Rock type
Limestone
Aspect
mixed-facing
Altitude
100m
Exposure
low
Seepage
medium

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