Right now

Temp4°C

Wind16 km/h

Gusts39 km/h

Humidity100%

Rain 48hdry

Last rainNone recent

Assessment

4.8mm rain forecast

Windy — 29 km/h, gusts 51 km/h

Humidity 100% — likely fog/cloud

Cold — excellent friction but watch for damp seeping features

High humidity (100%) — rhyolite friction compromised, particularly for bouldering

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Wednesday 16 September

Poor

Temp4°C

Rain5mm

Wind29 km/h

Gusts51 km/h

Humidity100%

4.8mm rain forecastWindy — 29 km/h, gusts 51 km/hHumidity 100% — likely fog/cloud

Wet rhyolite is slippery; seepage from grass above can linger
Breezy — helps drying

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

12:00 4° dry 16 39 100%

15:00 5° dry 42 51 99.9%

18:00 5° 1mm 67 78 99.78%

21:00 6° 4mm 83 98 99.05%

Thu Thursday 17 September

Poor

Temp3°C

Rain18mm

Wind75 km/h

Gusts94 km/h

Humidity98%

17.5mm rain forecastWind 75 km/h, gusts 94 km/h — too windyHumidity 98% — likely fog/cloud

Cold mountain conditions — pack warm belay layers
Wet rhyolite is slippery; seepage from grass above can linger
Very windy — consider sheltered alternatives

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

06:00 3° 2mm 65 79 99.3%

09:00 3° 3mm 70 86 98.95%

12:00 3° 3mm 74 91 98.52%

15:00 3° 2mm 75 94 98.23%

18:00 3° 3mm 74 92 98.5%

21:00 3° 1mm 72 88 95.37%

Fri Friday 18 September

Poor

Temp5°C

Rain8mm

Wind58 km/h

Gusts84 km/h

Humidity97%

8.3mm rain forecastWind 58 km/h, gusts 84 km/h — too windyHumidity 97% — likely fog/cloud

Wet rhyolite is slippery; seepage from grass above can linger
Very windy — consider sheltered alternatives

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

06:00 3° 0.3mm 51 64 98.62%

09:00 4° 0.1mm 49 64 98.1%

12:00 4° 3mm 53 71 97.02%

15:00 5° 1mm 64 84 96.85%

18:00 7° 1mm 56 79 97.74%

21:00 6° 1mm 52 78 96.98%

Sat Saturday 19 September

Poor

Temp4°C

Rain12mm

Wind54 km/h

Gusts85 km/h

Humidity90%

11.5mm rain forecastWind 54 km/h, gusts 85 km/h — too windyHumidity 90% — potential fog

Wet rhyolite is slippery; seepage from grass above can linger
Very windy — consider sheltered alternatives

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

06:00 4° 1mm 55 81 96.4%

09:00 4° 2mm 56 85 94.51%

12:00 4° 2mm 55 85 91.54%

15:00 4° 2mm 53 83 89.34%

18:00 3° 2mm 55 81 92.46%

21:00 2° 1mm 56 81 93.7%

Sun Sunday 20 September

Poor

Temp4°C

Rain4mm

Wind42 km/h

Gusts71 km/h

Humidity78%

4.2mm rain forecastWind 42 km/h, gusts 71 km/h — too windy

Wet rhyolite is slippery; seepage from grass above can linger
Very windy — consider sheltered alternatives

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

06:00 2° 0.6mm 53 76 93.38%

09:00 2° 0.4mm 49 74 88.79%

12:00 4° 0.3mm 44 71 77.78%

15:00 5° 0.3mm 40 64 77.96%

18:00 4° dry 36 52 86.09%

21:00 3° dry 35 47 92.06%

Mon Monday 21 September

Poor

Temp8°C

Rain7mm

Wind44 km/h

Gusts63 km/h

Humidity95%

6.7mm rain forecastWind 44 km/h, gusts 63 km/h — too windyHumidity 95% — likely fog/cloud

Good temperature for mountain rhyolite
Wet rhyolite is slippery; seepage from grass above can linger
Very windy — consider sheltered alternatives

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

06:00 5° 1mm 46 57 96.9%

09:00 6° 1mm 46 59 96.33%

12:00 8° 0.9mm 45 63 94.71%

15:00 9° 0.8mm 44 61 94.59%

18:00 9° 0.9mm 44 60 96.4%

21:00 8° 1mm 45 61 96.8%

Tue Tuesday 22 September

Poor

Temp6°C

Rain6mm

Wind34 km/h

Gusts54 km/h

Humidity83%

6.4mm rain forecastWindy — 34 km/h, gusts 54 km/h

Wet rhyolite is slippery; seepage from grass above can linger
Breezy — helps drying

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

06:00 6° 1mm 41 57 95.67%

09:00 6° 0.9mm 36 54 92.05%

12:00 6° 0.4mm 35 54 85.33%

15:00 6° 0.3mm 33 52 81.33%

18:00 5° 0.5mm 33 47 88.83%

21:00 4° dry 34 47 92.75%

Wed Wednesday 23 September

Poor

Temp4°C

Rain1mm

Wind31 km/h

Gusts48 km/h

Humidity88%

1.4mm rain forecastWindy — 31 km/h, gusts 48 km/hHumidity 88% — potential fog

Wet rhyolite is slippery; seepage from grass above can linger
Breezy — helps drying

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

06:00 3° dry 32 43 95.21%

09:00 4° 0.7mm 32 45 92.7%

12:00 4° 0.7mm 31 48 87.74%

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. Routes are best-known for their winter form, but the summer trad ticks from Severe up to hard E-grades — Crypt Route being the classic — repay 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)