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SCOTLAND - CENTRAL & SOUTHERN — ABERDEEN · GRANITE

Doonies Yawns Boulders weather & climbing conditions

Good — dry and climbable

Right now

Temp12°C
Wind26 km/h
Gusts39 km/h
Humidity87.1%
Rain 48hdry
Last rainNone recent

Assessment

No recent rain
Good friction temperature range for granite
High humidity (87.1%) — granite friction compromised, particularly for bouldering
Breezy — good for drying

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Saturday 31 October
Good
Temp11°C
Rain0.2mm
Wind26 km/h
Gusts39 km/h
Humidity87%
No recent rain
  • Good conditions for granite
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
09:00 — dry — — null%
17:00 12° dry 26 — 87.1%
18:00 11° dry 23 — 90.5%
19:00 11° dry 22 — 90.3%
20:00 11° dry 19 — 84.9%
21:00 12° 0.2mm 17 — 78.8%
Sun Sunday 1 November
Good
Temp10°C
Raindry
Wind22 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity70%
No recent rain
  • Good conditions for granite
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 8° dry 22 — 90%
07:00 8° dry 20 — 90.3%
08:00 7° dry 16 — 89.5%
09:00 8° dry 18 — 81.4%
10:00 9° dry 16 — 75.5%
11:00 10° dry 19 — 72.9%
12:00 11° dry 24 — 69.3%
13:00 11° dry 24 — 67.2%
14:00 10° dry 26 — 67.3%
15:00 10° dry 26 — 68.9%
16:00 10° dry 22 — 69.6%
17:00 9° dry 20 — 71.8%
18:00 8° dry 18 — 75.4%
19:00 8° dry 18 — 75.8%
20:00 7° dry 19 — 76.5%
21:00 7° dry 19 — 79.1%
Mon Monday 2 November
Good
Temp11°C
Raindry
Wind22 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity80%
No recent rain
  • Good conditions for granite
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 7° dry 14 — 79.6%
07:00 8° dry 14 — 79.3%
08:00 8° dry 19 — 81.3%
09:00 8° dry 20 — 82.9%
10:00 10° dry 20 — 82.7%
11:00 11° dry 23 — 79.6%
12:00 11° dry 26 — 76.1%
13:00 11° dry 23 — 75.3%
14:00 11° dry 22 — 78.3%
15:00 11° dry 22 — 81.6%
16:00 10° dry 21 — 85.5%
17:00 10° dry 21 — 86.4%
18:00 10° dry 23 — 86.4%
19:00 10° dry 24 — 87.1%
20:00 10° dry 24 — 87.8%
21:00 10° dry 23 — 89.3%
Tue Tuesday 3 November
Good
Temp11°C
Rain0.1mm
Wind9 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity88%
No recent rain
  • Good conditions for granite
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 10° dry 19 — 95.3%
12:00 11° dry 9 — 88%
18:00 10° dry 5 — 90.9%
Wed Wednesday 4 November
Caution
Temp10°C
Rain0.1mm
Wind4 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity90%
No recent rainHumidity 90% — potential fog
  • Good conditions for granite
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 9° dry 3 — 95.5%
12:00 10° dry 4 — 90.4%
18:00 10° dry 5 — 89.9%
Thu Thursday 5 November
Good
Temp10°C
Rain0.1mm
Wind8 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity89%
No recent rain
  • Good conditions for granite
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 9° dry 5 — 89.1%
12:00 10° dry 8 — 89.3%
18:00 9° dry 5 — 94%
Fri Friday 6 November
Poor
Temp10°C
Rain0.4mm
Wind8 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity76%
0.4mm rain forecast
  • Good conditions for granite
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 9° dry 8 — 92.9%
12:00 10° 0.2mm 8 — 75.7%
18:00 9° 0.1mm 3 — 93.3%
Sat Saturday 7 November
Good
Temp10°C
Rain0.1mm
Wind7 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity88%
No recent rain
  • Good conditions for granite
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 7° dry 4 — 95.3%
12:00 10° dry 7 — 88%
18:00 9° dry 9 — 83.7%

About Doonies Yawns Boulders

Doonies Yawns is a series of four narrow granite chasms on the coast just south of Aberdeen city, and the boulders scattered around the clifftop have become a popular Aberdeen city bouldering venue — a genuine after-work option ten minutes from the city centre. The rock is rough Aberdeen granite: reliable friction on slopers, sharp crimps, and clean edges, with the surface texture forgiving enough that greasy air conditions don't kill it the way they do polished coastal venues elsewhere. Aspects vary boulder by boulder along the coastal shelf so it's usually possible to find a sunny or shady block, and the crag is non-tidal — unusual for the Aberdeen coast. Problems run from friendly Font 4 slabs up to solid Font 6/7 roofs and aretes. Approach is a five-minute walk from parking at the coastguard station off the Cove Bay road; the exposed clifftop position keeps things wind-dried but also windy.

Region
Scotland - Central & Southern — Aberdeen
Rock type
Granite
Altitude
30m
Exposure
medium
Seepage
low

Other crags in this region

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