Right now

Temp10°C

Wind16 km/h

Gusts24 km/h

Humidity97.2%

Rain 48h2mm

Last rain0h ago

Assessment

3.2mm rain forecast

Humidity 91% — potential fog

Good friction temperature range for schist

High humidity (97.2%) — schist friction compromised, particularly for bouldering

Drying Time

3% dry · 12-25h to dry

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Sunday 6 September

Poor

Temp14°C

Rain3mm

Wind26 km/h

Gusts24 km/h

Humidity91%

3.2mm rain forecastHumidity 91% — potential fog

Wet schist is slippery and slow to dry
Damp air — slopers and friction edges may feel greasy
Breezy — helps drying

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

06:00 10° 1mm 16 — 97.2%

07:00 10° 0.2mm 16 — 96.7%

08:00 11° 0.2mm 16 — 96.8%

09:00 11° 0.1mm 17 — 97.2%

10:00 12° dry 17 — 97.1%

11:00 13° 0.2mm 21 — 96.1%

12:00 14° 0.1mm 28 — 94.7%

13:00 14° dry 30 — 92%

14:00 14° dry 31 — 86.1%

15:00 15° 0.2mm 31 — 82.4%

16:00 14° 0.1mm 27 — 87.1%

17:00 15° 0.1mm 27 — 89.4%

18:00 14° 0.2mm 25 — 92.1%

19:00 14° 0.5mm 24 — 94.2%

20:00 14° 0.2mm 20 — 96.6%

21:00 14° dry 21 — 96.9%

Mon Monday 7 September

Poor

Temp12°C

Rain1mm

Wind28 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity73%

1.3mm rain forecast

Wet schist is slippery and slow to dry
Breezy — helps drying

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

06:00 9° dry 19 — 95.7%

07:00 10° 0.1mm 22 — 94.3%

08:00 10° 0.1mm 22 — 91.9%

09:00 11° 0.2mm 26 — 87.6%

10:00 11° 0.2mm 27 — 84%

11:00 12° 0.2mm 28 — 78.2%

12:00 12° 0.2mm 30 — 74.5%

13:00 12° 0.2mm 26 — 73.2%

14:00 12° dry 27 — 69.6%

15:00 12° dry 28 — 66.3%

16:00 12° dry 28 — 67.4%

17:00 11° dry 27 — 71%

18:00 10° dry 25 — 75.7%

19:00 9° dry 22 — 80.2%

20:00 9° dry 23 — 84.2%

21:00 8° 0.1mm 22 — 89.3%

Tue Tuesday 8 September

Poor

Temp10°C

Rain13mm

Wind35 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity90%

12.5mm rain forecastWindy — 35 km/h, gusts 0 km/hHumidity 90% — potential fog

Wet schist is slippery and slow to dry
Damp air — slopers and friction edges may feel greasy
Breezy — helps drying

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

06:00 8° 0.1mm 22 — 96.2%

07:00 8° 0.2mm 22 — 95.3%

08:00 8° 0.2mm 28 — 94%

09:00 9° 0.2mm 28 — 91.2%

10:00 10° 0.4mm 32 — 84.9%

11:00 10° 0.5mm 36 — 84.4%

12:00 10° 1mm 37 — 87.1%

13:00 10° 0.9mm 34 — 90.4%

14:00 10° 1mm 34 — 93%

15:00 10° 0.8mm 37 — 93.9%

16:00 10° 2mm 34 — 94%

17:00 10° 1mm 31 — 94.1%

18:00 9° 0.1mm 28 — 94.3%

Wed Wednesday 9 September

Caution

Temp12°C

Raindry

Wind14 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity63%

Drying — 19h since rain

Schist climbs well when dry; lichen may slow drying in shade

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

06:00 7° dry 9 — 91.9%

12:00 12° dry 14 — 62.5%

18:00 10° dry 9 — 76.8%

Thu Thursday 10 September

Good

Temp13°C

Rain0.2mm

Wind17 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity82%

Should be dry

Schist climbs well when dry; lichen may slow drying in shade

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

06:00 9° dry 10 — 93.4%

12:00 13° 0.1mm 17 — 82.4%

18:00 12° dry 12 — 94.9%

Fri Friday 11 September

Good

Temp12°C

Rain0.1mm

Wind21 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity66%

Should be dry

Schist climbs well when dry; lichen may slow drying in shade
Breezy — helps drying

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

06:00 9° dry 13 — 97.4%

12:00 12° dry 21 — 65.8%

18:00 11° dry 14 — 71.7%

Sat Saturday 12 September

Poor

Temp10°C

Rain0.8mm

Wind16 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity86%

0.8mm rain forecast

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 7° dry 9 — 95.9%

12:00 10° 0.2mm 16 — 86.3%

18:00 10° 0.6mm 5 — 96.7%

Sun Sunday 13 September

Poor

Temp12°C

Rain0.3mm

Wind12 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity89%

0.3mm rain forecast

Schist climbs well when dry; lichen may slow drying in shade
Damp air — slopers and friction edges may feel greasy

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

06:00 9° dry 4 — 98.5%

12:00 12° dry 12 — 89.2%

18:00 11° dry 6 — 92.8%

About Creag Dubh

Best roadside crag in Scotland — steep south-facing schist walls on big holds with horizontal strata. Quick drying in sun but weeps after heavy rain. Central Highlands; midges severe in still summer conditions. The rock is smooth and micro-featured, demanding precise footwork, crimpy fingers, and subtle wire placements. The crag is famous for sustained middle and high-grade traditional testpieces, with classics like The Great Wall (E1 5b), King Bee (E1 5b) and Brutus (VS 4c). Approach takes under ten minutes up steep scree paths directly from roadside parking laybys along the A86 — loose scree at the base and traffic noise from the road below are standard features of the venue.

Region: Scotland
Rock type: Schist
Aspect: south-facing
Altitude: 340m
Exposure: medium
Seepage: medium

Other crags in this region

Craig a Barns (Cave Crag)Craig a Barns (Polney Crag)Dumbarton Rock