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SCOTLAND - HIGHLANDS — GLEN COE · RHYOLITE

Church Door Buttress weather & climbing conditions

Poor — wet, too windy or closed

Right now

Temp6°C
Wind9 km/h
Gusts30 km/h
Humidity100%
Rain 48h0.3mm
Last rain3h ago

Assessment

2.2mm rain forecast
Humidity 100% — likely fog/cloud
High humidity (100%) — rhyolite friction compromised, particularly for bouldering

Drying Time

20% dry · 10-20h to dry

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Saturday 31 October
Poor
Temp6°C
Rain2mm
Wind9 km/h
Gusts30 km/h
Humidity100%
2.2mm rain forecastHumidity 100% — likely fog/cloud
  • Wet rhyolite is slippery; seepage from grass above can linger
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
15:00 6° 0.3mm 9 30 100%
18:00 6° 2mm 32 38 98.43%
21:00 5° 0.4mm 23 28 99.86%
Sun Sunday 1 November
Caution
Temp0°C
Raindry
Wind25 km/h
Gusts33 km/h
Humidity92%
Should be dryHigh seepage — may still be weepingWindy — 25 km/h, gusts 33 km/hHumidity 92% — potential fog
  • Cold mountain conditions — pack warm belay layers
  • Damp mountain air — upper pitches may stay greasy
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 1° dry 28 32 91.34%
09:00 0° dry 26 30 98.59%
12:00 0° dry 26 33 93.97%
15:00 0° dry 23 30 89.27%
18:00 0° dry 27 31 93.03%
21:00 0° dry 27 31 90.33%
Mon Monday 2 November
Caution
Temp2°C
Raindry
Wind14 km/h
Gusts19 km/h
Humidity91%
Should be dryHigh seepage — may still be weepingHumidity 91% — potential fog
  • Cold mountain conditions — pack warm belay layers
  • Damp mountain air — upper pitches may stay greasy
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 0° dry 19 22 90.94%
09:00 1° dry 17 20 93.47%
12:00 2° dry 15 19 90.24%
15:00 3° dry 13 18 92.48%
18:00 1° dry 13 16 96.63%
21:00 0° dry 13 18 98.02%
Tue Tuesday 3 November
Caution
Temp1°C
Raindry
Wind16 km/h
Gusts23 km/h
Humidity91%
Should be dryHumidity 91% — potential fog
  • Cold mountain conditions — pack warm belay layers
  • Damp mountain air — upper pitches may stay greasy
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 -2° dry 12 17 98.49%
09:00 -1° dry 14 20 97.67%
12:00 1° dry 15 23 91.31%
15:00 2° dry 16 23 90.24%
18:00 1° dry 18 24 96.68%
21:00 0° dry 21 27 98.05%
Wed Wednesday 4 November
Caution
Temp1°C
Raindry
Wind23 km/h
Gusts34 km/h
Humidity92%
Should be dryHumidity 92% — potential fog
  • Cold mountain conditions — pack warm belay layers
  • Damp mountain air — upper pitches may stay greasy
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 -1° dry 21 27 98.92%
09:00 0° dry 24 32 98.09%
12:00 1° dry 23 34 92.3%
15:00 2° dry 23 33 90.92%
18:00 1° dry 26 35 95.13%
21:00 0° dry 29 38 96.44%
Thu Thursday 5 November
Caution
Temp1°C
Raindry
Wind28 km/h
Gusts42 km/h
Humidity92%
Should be dryWindy — 28 km/h, gusts 42 km/hHumidity 92% — potential fog
  • Cold mountain conditions — pack warm belay layers
  • Damp mountain air — upper pitches may stay greasy
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 -1° dry 28 36 97.93%
09:00 0° dry 29 39 96.84%
12:00 1° dry 29 42 91.81%
15:00 2° dry 28 40 91.91%
18:00 1° dry 30 41 95.69%
21:00 0° dry 31 41 96.32%
Fri Friday 6 November
Poor
Temp1°C
Rain0.4mm
Wind25 km/h
Gusts39 km/h
Humidity93%
0.4mm rain forecastWindy — 25 km/h, gusts 39 km/hHumidity 93% — potential fog
  • Cold mountain conditions — pack warm belay layers
  • Damp mountain air — upper pitches may stay greasy
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 -1° dry 27 36 97.04%
09:00 0° 0.1mm 28 38 95.72%
12:00 0° 0.1mm 26 39 92.45%
15:00 1° 0.2mm 24 35 92.56%
18:00 0° dry 23 31 96.06%
21:00 -1° dry 22 29 96.79%
Sat Saturday 7 November
Caution
Temp0°C
Rain0.2mm
Wind16 km/h
Gusts25 km/h
Humidity91%
Should be dryHumidity 91% — potential fog
  • Cold mountain conditions — pack warm belay layers
  • Damp mountain air — upper pitches may stay greasy
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 -2° 0.1mm 18 23 98.27%
09:00 -1° dry 17 23 97.27%
12:00 0° dry 17 25 91.58%
15:00 0° dry 15 23 90.7%

About Church Door Buttress

Church Door Buttress is the highest and most atmospheric rock on Bidean nam Bian, sitting at around 950 metres on the mountain's north-west shoulder above Coire nam Beith. The buttress is a two-tier maze of tunnels, chockstones, chimneys and a great natural arch — the 'church door' itself — with rhyolite rock giving mostly sound climbing punctuated by sections of loose blocks that demand careful route-finding. Facing north-west at high altitude, the crag receives little direct sun and is one of the slowest-drying summer crags in Glen Coe, holding moisture in gullies and chimneys well after the rest of the glen has dried. Best known as a winter venue; summer rock routes need a settled dry spell. Approach involves a two-hour steep mountain hike from the Achtriochtan lay-by on the A82, and descent requires cautious mountain navigation from the summit ridge.

Region
Scotland - Highlands — Glen Coe
Rock type
Rhyolite
Aspect
north-west-facing
Altitude
950m
Exposure
high
Seepage
high

Other crags in this region

Glen Coe (Aonach Dubh)Glen Coe (Bidean nam Bian)Glen Coe (Buachaille Etive Mor)