Climbing Forecast › Lake District — Coniston › Dow Crag

LAKE DISTRICT — CONISTON · RHYOLITE

Dow Crag climbing conditions

Poor — wet, too windy or closed

Right now

Temp8°C
Wind29.3 km/h
Gusts50 km/h
Humidity100%
Rain 48h31.1mm
Last rain2h ago

Assessment

27.7mm rain forecast
Windy — 33 km/h, gusts 44 km/h
Windy — 29 km/h, gusts 50 km/h. Take care on exposed routes

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Monday 8 June
Poor
Temp6°C
Rain27.7mm
Wind33 km/h
Gusts44 km/h
Humidity75%
27.7mm rain forecastWindy — 33 km/h, gusts 44 km/h
  • Wet rhyolite is slippery; seepage from grass above can linger
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 6° 3.21mm 37 45 99.36%
09:00 5° 0mm 31 41 87.28%
12:00 5° 0mm 33 44 74.07%
15:00 6° 0mm 33 44 75.88%
18:00 6° 0mm 36 47 82.07%
21:00 5° 0.25mm 40 50 95.94%
Tue Tuesday 9 June
Poor
Temp5°C
Rain5.5mm
Wind43 km/h
Gusts61 km/h
Humidity92%
5.5mm rain forecastWind 43 km/h, gusts 61 km/h — too windyHumidity 92% — potential fog
  • Wet rhyolite is slippery; seepage from grass above can linger
  • Very windy — consider sheltered alternatives
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 4° 0.97mm 37 47 96.15%
09:00 4° 0.34mm 41 56 94.41%
12:00 4° 0.99mm 44 61 92.94%
15:00 5° 0.9mm 43 60 90.97%
18:00 5° 0mm 38 56 76.99%
21:00 5° 0.05mm 29 41 88.94%
Wed Wednesday 10 June
Poor
Temp6°C
Rain3.7mm
Wind27 km/h
Gusts48 km/h
Humidity82%
3.7mm rain forecastWindy — 27 km/h, gusts 48 km/h
  • Wet rhyolite is slippery; seepage from grass above can linger
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 3° 0.42mm 21 32 93.93%
09:00 4° 0.59mm 22 38 89.07%
12:00 5° 1.01mm 25 44 83.23%
15:00 6° 0.63mm 28 48 81.65%
18:00 6° 0.53mm 27 44 86.44%
21:00 5° 0.34mm 25 36 94.54%
Thu Thursday 11 June
Poor
Temp7°C
Rain8.7mm
Wind34 km/h
Gusts58 km/h
Humidity89%
8.7mm rain forecastWindy — 34 km/h, gusts 58 km/hHumidity 89% — potential fog
  • Wet rhyolite is slippery; seepage from grass above can linger
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 4° 0.72mm 28 42 95.13%
09:00 5° 1.29mm 32 53 91.33%
12:00 6° 1.9mm 34 56 89.71%
15:00 7° 1.91mm 34 58 88.77%
18:00 8° 1.32mm 32 50 90.02%
21:00 7° 0.77mm 35 52 95.43%
Fri Friday 12 June
Poor
Temp9°C
Rain5.6mm
Wind41 km/h
Gusts68 km/h
Humidity85%
5.6mm rain forecastWind 41 km/h, gusts 68 km/h — too windyHumidity 85% — potential fog
  • Good temperature for mountain rhyolite
  • Wet rhyolite is slippery; seepage from grass above can linger
  • Very windy — consider sheltered alternatives
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 6° 0.74mm 34 52 94.72%
09:00 7° 1.21mm 37 60 90.11%
12:00 8° 0.99mm 40 66 85.73%
15:00 9° 0.99mm 42 68 83.81%
18:00 9° 0.93mm 42 63 85.07%
21:00 8° 0mm 41 57 91.61%
Sat Saturday 13 June
Poor
Temp10°C
Rain0.8mm
Wind31 km/h
Gusts52 km/h
Humidity79%
0.8mm rain forecastWindy — 31 km/h, gusts 52 km/h
  • Good temperature for mountain rhyolite
  • Wet rhyolite is slippery; seepage from grass above can linger
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 7° 0.46mm 35 49 93.02%
09:00 8° 0.35mm 32 51 86.46%
12:00 9° 0mm 32 52 79.86%
15:00 10° 0mm 31 51 77.96%
18:00 10° 0mm 30 45 81.02%
21:00 9° 0mm 30 40 92.62%
Sun Sunday 14 June
Good
Temp13°C
Rain0mm
Wind20 km/h
Gusts36 km/h
Humidity71%
Should be dry
  • Good temperature for mountain rhyolite
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 8° 0mm 24 33 90.04%
09:00 10° 0mm 20 33 80.51%
12:00 12° 0mm 20 36 71.18%
15:00 13° 0mm 21 36 69.85%
18:00 13° 0mm 20 31 73.99%
21:00 11° 0mm 22 29 91.3%
Big east-facing mountain crag above Goats Water. 100m face, catches morning sun. Quick-drying when fine — but exposed and notoriously cold; wind funnels around the col. Bring extra layers even in summer.

About Dow Crag

Big east-facing mountain crag above Goats Water. 100m face, catches morning sun. Quick-drying when fine — but exposed and notoriously cold; wind funnels around the col. Bring extra layers even in summer.

Region
Lake District — Coniston
Rock type
rhyolite
Aspect
east-facing
Altitude
600m
Exposure
high
Seepage
low