Climbing Forecast Scotland Craig a Barns (Cave Crag)

SCOTLAND · SCHIST

Craig a Barns (Cave Crag) climbing conditions

Poor — wet, too windy or closed

Right now

Temp18°C
Wind25 km/h
Gusts37 km/h
Humidity78.7%
Rain 48h0.2mm
Last rain64h ago

Assessment

0.6mm rain forecast
Breezy — good for drying

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Sunday 6 September
Poor
Temp18°C
Rain0.6mm
Wind24 km/h
Gusts37 km/h
Humidity76%
0.6mm rain forecast
  • Wet schist is slippery and slow to dry
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 0.2mm null%
14:00 18° dry 25 78.7%
15:00 18° dry 26 72.4%
16:00 18° dry 20 75.6%
17:00 17° 0.2mm 21 80%
18:00 17° 0.2mm 18 84.9%
19:00 16° dry 18 90.3%
20:00 16° dry 19 93.1%
21:00 16° dry 19 94.5%
Mon Monday 7 September
Poor
Temp15°C
Rain2mm
Wind23 km/h
Gusts
Humidity76%
2mm rain forecast
  • Wet schist is slippery and slow to dry
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 11° dry 12 94.1%
07:00 12° dry 15 91.5%
08:00 13° 0.1mm 17 86%
09:00 13° 0.2mm 18 85.4%
10:00 14° 0.1mm 22 77.9%
11:00 15° 0.2mm 22 75.4%
12:00 15° 0.4mm 23 71.9%
13:00 15° 0.4mm 23 74.8%
14:00 15° 0.4mm 23 74.5%
15:00 14° dry 22 78.9%
16:00 14° dry 22 75.2%
17:00 14° dry 19 77.1%
18:00 13° dry 18 80.7%
19:00 12° dry 18 82.1%
20:00 11° 0.1mm 17 87.7%
21:00 11° 0.1mm 18 91.1%
Tue Tuesday 8 September
Poor
Temp13°C
Rain5mm
Wind26 km/h
Gusts
Humidity80%
5.4mm rain forecast
  • Wet schist is slippery and slow to dry
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 10° 0.2mm 26 95%
07:00 11° 0.1mm 23 95.2%
08:00 11° 0.3mm 22 90.6%
09:00 12° 0.3mm 25 86.2%
10:00 13° 0.2mm 25 82.3%
11:00 14° 0.4mm 27 73%
12:00 14° 0.4mm 27 72%
13:00 13° 0.6mm 28 76.3%
14:00 13° 1mm 28 81.7%
15:00 12° 0.7mm 26 85.9%
16:00 13° 0.5mm 19 90.6%
17:00 12° dry 30 89%
18:00 12° dry 27 86.4%
19:00 11° dry 27 87%
20:00 11° dry 25 87.2%
21:00 11° dry 24 87.3%
Wed Wednesday 9 September
Good
Temp16°C
Raindry
Wind12 km/h
Gusts
Humidity56%
Should be dry
  • Schist climbs well when dry; lichen may slow drying in shade
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 dry 12 88.4%
12:00 16° dry 12 55.9%
18:00 14° dry 5 66.3%
Thu Thursday 10 September
Poor
Temp14°C
Rain0.7mm
Wind15 km/h
Gusts
Humidity76%
0.7mm rain forecast
  • Wet schist is slippery and slow to dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 dry 1 96.7%
12:00 14° 0.2mm 15 75.6%
18:00 13° 0.5mm 10 88.5%
Fri Friday 11 September
Good
Temp15°C
Raindry
Wind17 km/h
Gusts
Humidity59%
Should be dry
  • Schist climbs well when dry; lichen may slow drying in shade
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 11° dry 10 95.8%
12:00 15° dry 17 58.6%
18:00 14° dry 13 64.3%
Sat Saturday 12 September
Poor
Temp12°C
Rain0.6mm
Wind15 km/h
Gusts
Humidity96%
0.6mm rain forecastHumidity 96% — potential fog
  • Wet schist is slippery and slow to dry
  • Damp air — slopers and friction edges may feel greasy
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 10° 0.2mm 8 94.4%
12:00 12° 0.3mm 15 95.7%
18:00 13° dry 6 99.4%
Sun Sunday 13 September
Good
Temp16°C
Rain0.1mm
Wind1 km/h
Gusts
Humidity67%
Should be dry
  • Schist climbs well when dry; lichen may slow drying in shade
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 11° dry 10 95.8%
12:00 16° dry 1 66.6%
18:00 15° dry 6 79%

About Craig a Barns (Cave Crag)

Steep south-facing schist, steeper than Polney so drains faster but still slow under tree cover. Hard routes (E3+). Shares weather with Polney Crag.

Region
Scotland
Rock type
Schist
Aspect
south-facing
Altitude
180m
Exposure
low
Seepage
medium

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