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Creag nan Luch weather & climbing conditions

Poor — wet, too windy or closed

Right now

Temp11°C
Wind17 km/h
Gusts26 km/h
Humidity98.5%
Rain 48h1mm
Last rain1h ago

Assessment

1.6mm rain forecast
Good friction temperature range for gneiss
High humidity (98.5%) — gneiss friction compromised, particularly for bouldering

Drying Time

9% dry · 7-14h to dry

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Saturday 31 October
Poor
Temp10°C
Rain2mm
Wind22 km/h
Gusts26 km/h
Humidity99%
1.6mm rain forecast
  • Good conditions for gneiss
  • Wet gneiss is slick — let the rock dry before leading
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
09:00 — 0.7mm — — null%
17:00 11° 0.3mm 17 — 98.5%
18:00 10° 0.1mm 22 — 97.1%
19:00 10° dry 21 — 96.7%
20:00 9° 0.1mm 22 — 96.6%
21:00 9° 0.1mm 22 — 97%
Sun Sunday 1 November
Poor
Temp10°C
Rain0.6mm
Wind18 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity65%
0.6mm rain forecast
  • Good conditions for gneiss
  • Wet gneiss is slick — let the rock dry before leading
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 8° dry 24 — 92%
07:00 8° dry 23 — 87.8%
08:00 8° dry 24 — 81.6%
09:00 9° dry 23 — 72.5%
10:00 9° dry 20 — 67.1%
11:00 10° dry 18 — 64.1%
12:00 10° dry 19 — 62.7%
13:00 10° dry 18 — 63.7%
14:00 10° dry 17 — 64.2%
15:00 10° dry 15 — 65%
16:00 10° dry 16 — 68.1%
17:00 9° dry 17 — 72%
18:00 9° dry 18 — 75.5%
19:00 8° dry 17 — 78.9%
20:00 8° dry 16 — 80.6%
21:00 9° dry 19 — 78.8%
Mon Monday 2 November
Good
Temp10°C
Rain0.1mm
Wind7 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity88%
Should be dry
  • Good conditions for gneiss
  • Gneiss climbs well when dry; foliation planes can hold moisture on shaded aspects
  • Damp air — friction edges may feel greasy
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 9° dry 11 — 94.9%
07:00 9° 0.1mm 13 — 95.5%
08:00 9° dry 13 — 97%
09:00 9° dry 10 — 98.2%
10:00 10° dry 9 — 96.7%
11:00 10° dry 8 — 94.3%
12:00 10° dry 7 — 89.3%
13:00 10° dry 6 — 85.6%
14:00 11° dry 5 — 83%
15:00 10° dry 5 — 82.8%
16:00 10° dry 6 — 84%
17:00 9° dry 6 — 87.2%
18:00 9° dry 6 — 88.9%
19:00 7° dry 8 — 90.1%
20:00 7° dry 8 — 90.8%
21:00 7° dry 9 — 92.4%
Tue Tuesday 3 November
Good
Temp9°C
Raindry
Wind1 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity83%
Should be dry
  • Good conditions for gneiss
  • Gneiss climbs well when dry; foliation planes can hold moisture on shaded aspects
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 4° dry 10 — 99.3%
12:00 9° dry 1 — 82.8%
18:00 6° dry 0 — 99.1%
Wed Wednesday 4 November
Good
Temp9°C
Raindry
Wind1 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity84%
Should be dry
  • Good conditions for gneiss
  • Gneiss climbs well when dry; foliation planes can hold moisture on shaded aspects
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 4° dry 4 — 94.4%
12:00 9° dry 1 — 84.4%
18:00 6° dry 3 — 96.7%
Thu Thursday 5 November
Good
Temp8°C
Raindry
Wind5 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity82%
Should be dry
  • Good conditions for gneiss
  • Gneiss climbs well when dry; foliation planes can hold moisture on shaded aspects
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 4° dry 6 — 93.3%
12:00 8° dry 5 — 82.3%
18:00 6° dry 7 — 90%
Fri Friday 6 November
Good
Temp9°C
Raindry
Wind3 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity82%
Should be dry
  • Good conditions for gneiss
  • Gneiss climbs well when dry; foliation planes can hold moisture on shaded aspects
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 4° dry 9 — 95.2%
12:00 9° dry 3 — 81.8%
18:00 6° dry 5 — 88.3%
Sat Saturday 7 November
Good
Temp9°C
Raindry
Wind2 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity73%
Should be dry
  • Good conditions for gneiss
  • Gneiss climbs well when dry; foliation planes can hold moisture on shaded aspects
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 4° dry 3 — 93.3%
12:00 9° dry 2 — 72.6%
18:00 6° dry 6 — 84.7%

About Creag nan Luch

Creag nan Luch is a two-tier Lewisian gneiss sport crag on the hill above Tollie Farm at the north end of Loch Maree, near Poolewe. Facing east, the crag catches early morning sun through around eleven o'clock in summer before falling into shade — an advantage on hot days — and is well sheltered from the prevailing south-westerlies that batter the coast. The exposed hillside position also means the rock dries quickly once the front has passed, making it one of the more reliable Highland sport venues after a shower. The approach takes twenty minutes uphill along a good path from the layby on the A832. Midges can be intense in still weather; a light breeze off Loch Maree usually keeps them tolerable.

Region
Scotland - Highlands — North West Highlands
Rock type
Gneiss
Aspect
north-east-facing
Altitude
120m
Exposure
medium
Seepage
low

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