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Cheddar Gorge weather & climbing conditions

Poor — wet, too windy or closed

Right now

Temp9°C
Wind16 km/h
Gusts23 km/h
Humidity92.5%
Rain 48h3mm
Last rain1h ago

Assessment

8.5mm rain forecast
Windy — 41 km/h, gusts 0 km/h

Drying Time

3% dry · 31-63h to dry

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Wednesday 21 October
Poor
Temp10°C
Rain9mm
Wind41 km/h
Gusts23 km/h
Humidity74%
8.5mm rain forecastWindy — 41 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 10° 0.3mm 31 — 91.9%
07:00 10° dry 36 — 90.2%
08:00 9° dry 36 — 86.6%
09:00 9° 0.1mm 36 — 82.2%
10:00 10° 0.2mm 39 — 77.8%
11:00 10° 0.2mm 40 — 74.4%
12:00 10° 0.3mm 45 — 68.9%
13:00 10° 0.2mm 42 — 72.4%
14:00 10° 0.4mm 42 — 71.5%
15:00 10° 0.4mm 42 — 77.7%
16:00 10° 0.3mm 39 — 76.5%
17:00 10° 0.3mm 40 — 74.1%
18:00 9° 1mm 33 — 78.1%
19:00 9° 0.7mm 26 — 84.7%
20:00 8° 0.3mm 24 — 89.3%
21:00 8° 0.2mm 20 — 93.1%
Thu Thursday 22 October
Poor
Temp12°C
Rain15mm
Wind15 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity77%
15.2mm rain forecast
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 9° dry 25 — 90%
07:00 9° dry 19 — 89.7%
08:00 9° dry 15 — 89.8%
09:00 9° dry 13 — 89.7%
10:00 11° 0.1mm 13 — 89.4%
11:00 11° dry 13 — 85.7%
12:00 12° 0.1mm 14 — 82%
13:00 13° dry 18 — 77.1%
14:00 13° dry 17 — 70.4%
15:00 14° dry 16 — 66.6%
16:00 13° dry 16 — 68.8%
17:00 13° dry 18 — 75.8%
18:00 12° 0.3mm 18 — 81.7%
19:00 11° 0.6mm 23 — 86.4%
20:00 11° 0.9mm 25 — 92.5%
21:00 11° 1mm 26 — 94.9%
Fri Friday 23 October
Poor
Temp10°C
Rain13mm
Wind48 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity80%
12.6mm rain forecastWindy — 48 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 11° 0.4mm 27 — 92.2%
07:00 11° 0.1mm 26 — 93.1%
08:00 11° 0.2mm 25 — 94.4%
09:00 11° 2mm 27 — 95.1%
10:00 11° 3mm 32 — 95.3%
11:00 11° 2mm 57 — 92.7%
12:00 9° 0.3mm 53 — 88.8%
13:00 9° dry 50 — 83.6%
14:00 10° dry 49 — 72.1%
15:00 10° dry 49 — 65.2%
16:00 10° dry 44 — 63.7%
17:00 10° dry 41 — 62.6%
18:00 10° dry 41 — 60.4%
19:00 9° dry 38 — 60%
Sat Saturday 24 October
Poor
Temp11°C
Rain4mm
Wind27 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity95%
4.2mm rain forecastHumidity 95% — potential fog
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
07:00 9° 0.6mm 11 — 79.6%
13:00 11° 3mm 27 — 94.7%
19:00 15° 1mm 23 — 94.8%
Sun Sunday 25 October
Good
Temp12°C
Rain0.2mm
Wind34 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity64%
Should be dry
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 11° dry 38 — 64.9%
12:00 12° dry 34 — 63.7%
18:00 11° dry 25 — 62.3%
Mon Monday 26 October
Poor
Temp12°C
Rain1mm
Wind32 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity95%
1mm rain forecastHumidity 95% — potential fog
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 9° 0.6mm 11 — 78.8%
12:00 12° 0.1mm 32 — 94.6%
18:00 15° 0.3mm 28 — 91.4%
Tue Tuesday 27 October
Good
Temp13°C
Rain0.1mm
Wind23 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity62%
Should be dry
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 11° dry 27 — 65.4%
12:00 13° dry 23 — 61.5%
18:00 10° dry 8 — 75.5%
Wed Wednesday 28 October
Poor
Temp16°C
Rain0.7mm
Wind16 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity88%
0.7mm rain forecast
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 13° 0.2mm 21 — 94.9%
12:00 16° 0.5mm 16 — 87.9%
18:00 13° dry 9 — 97%
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. 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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