Climbing Forecast South Wales — Brecon Beacons Craig y Cilau

SOUTH WALES — BRECON BEACONS · LIMESTONE

Craig y Cilau climbing conditions

Poor — wet, too windy or closed

Right now

Temp13°C
Wind21 km/h
Gusts31 km/h
Humidity83%
Rain 48hdry
Last rainNone recent

Assessment

0.3mm rain forecast
Breezy — good for drying

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Thursday 17 September
Poor
Temp14°C
Rain0.3mm
Wind21 km/h
Gusts31 km/h
Humidity70%
0.3mm rain forecast
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
09:00 13° dry 21 83%
10:00 14° dry 21 75.9%
11:00 14° dry 20 70.8%
12:00 15° 0.1mm 21 68.4%
13:00 15° 0.2mm 22 67.5%
14:00 14° dry 23 68.4%
15:00 14° dry 21 69.3%
16:00 14° dry 22 71%
17:00 13° dry 21 75.8%
18:00 12° dry 19 80.3%
19:00 11° dry 16 86.2%
20:00 11° dry 16 88.4%
21:00 11° dry 17 89.7%
Fri Friday 18 September
Poor
Temp13°C
Rain0.4mm
Wind24 km/h
Gusts
Humidity80%
0.4mm rain forecast
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 10° dry 15 93.7%
07:00 11° dry 15 89.8%
08:00 12° dry 16 82.3%
09:00 12° dry 16 80.5%
10:00 13° dry 20 77.6%
11:00 13° dry 19 79.2%
12:00 13° dry 26 79.7%
13:00 14° 0.1mm 27 79.3%
14:00 14° 0.1mm 28 79.5%
15:00 14° dry 23 83.3%
16:00 14° dry 26 81.9%
17:00 14° 0.1mm 27 84.9%
18:00 13° 0.1mm 27 89%
19:00 14° dry 26 93.7%
20:00 14° dry 28 94.6%
21:00 14° dry 27 96.4%
Sat Saturday 19 September
Poor
Temp16°C
Rain8mm
Wind24 km/h
Gusts
Humidity97%
8.3mm rain forecastHumidity 97% — likely fog/cloud
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 14° 0.2mm 23 97%
07:00 14° 0.5mm 23 97.2%
08:00 14° 0.5mm 25 97.5%
09:00 15° 0.3mm 25 97.7%
10:00 15° 0.2mm 22 97.2%
11:00 16° 0.3mm 25 94.7%
12:00 16° 0.7mm 25 95.8%
13:00 16° 0.4mm 25 97.3%
14:00 16° 0.3mm 25 97.6%
15:00 16° 0.6mm 23 98%
16:00 16° 2mm 22 97.8%
17:00 15° 0.3mm 21 97.1%
18:00 15° 0.3mm 20 97.6%
19:00 15° 0.8mm 23 98%
20:00 15° 0.6mm 23 97.3%
21:00 15° dry 24 97%
Sun Sunday 20 September
Poor
Temp15°C
Raindry
Wind16 km/h
Gusts
Humidity64%
Only 16h since rain — needs ~45h
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 11° dry 13 92.8%
12:00 15° dry 16 64%
18:00 12° dry 8 75%
Mon Monday 21 September
Caution
Temp16°C
Raindry
Wind5 km/h
Gusts
Humidity63%
Drying — 40h since rain
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 dry 1 85.6%
12:00 16° dry 5 63.4%
18:00 15° dry 4 84.5%
Tue Tuesday 22 September
Good
Temp18°C
Rain0.1mm
Wind2 km/h
Gusts
Humidity81%
Should be dry
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 12° dry 6 99.1%
12:00 18° dry 2 80.7%
18:00 17° dry 1 86.8%
Wed Wednesday 23 September
Good
Temp18°C
Raindry
Wind15 km/h
Gusts
Humidity74%
Should be dry
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 13° dry 6 88.8%
12:00 18° dry 15 73.9%
18:00 17° dry 7 84.5%
Thu Thursday 24 September
Good
Temp18°C
Raindry
Wind15 km/h
Gusts
Humidity68%
Should be dry
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 11° dry 8 96.9%
12:00 18° dry 15 68.1%
18:00 16° dry 12 64.2%

About Craig y Cilau

A limestone escarpment on the north side of Mynydd Llangatwg, about 2 miles south-west of Crickhowell, designated a National Nature Reserve in 1959. The cliff sits above Old Red Sandstone and below Twrch Sandstone; the limestone is riddled with natural caves and tunnels. Hard trad climbing on quality limestone.

Region
South Wales — Brecon Beacons
Rock type
Limestone
Aspect
north-facing
Altitude
460m
Exposure
medium
Seepage
high