Climbing Forecast › Lake District — Coniston › Dow Crag

LAKE DISTRICT — CONISTON · RHYOLITE

Dow Crag climbing conditions

Good — dry and climbable

Right now

Temp15°C
Wind5 km/h
Gusts17 km/h
Humidity84.01%
Rain 48h0mm
Last rainNone recent

Assessment

No recent rain

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Thursday 23 July
Good
Temp14°C
Rain0mm
Wind16 km/h
Gusts25 km/h
Humidity83%
No recent rain
  • Good temperature for mountain rhyolite
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 13° 0mm 12 15 83.92%
09:00 13° 0mm 13 17 84.78%
12:00 13° 0mm 14 18 81.13%
15:00 14° 0mm 19 25 85.06%
18:00 13° 0mm 19 26 89.42%
21:00 12° 0mm 25 29 90.57%
Fri Friday 24 July
Caution
Temp10°C
Rain0mm
Wind29 km/h
Gusts42 km/h
Humidity88%
No recent rainWindy — 29 km/h, gusts 42 km/hHumidity 88% — potential fog
  • Good temperature for mountain rhyolite
  • Damp mountain air — upper pitches may stay greasy
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 8° 0mm 29 37 98.29%
09:00 9° 0mm 27 37 90.84%
12:00 10° 0mm 28 40 88.4%
15:00 11° 0mm 29 42 87.49%
18:00 11° 0mm 25 37 89.11%
21:00 10° 0mm 24 31 98.65%
Sat Saturday 25 July
Poor
Temp10°C
Rain3.9mm
Wind34 km/h
Gusts58 km/h
Humidity95%
3.9mm rain forecastWindy — 34 km/h, gusts 58 km/hHumidity 95% — likely fog/cloud
  • 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 9° 0mm 30 48 95.24%
09:00 10° 0mm 35 59 90.03%
12:00 10° 0.81mm 35 58 94.32%
15:00 11° 1.25mm 33 55 95.23%
18:00 11° 1.12mm 29 48 94.79%
21:00 10° 0.69mm 25 38 96.79%
Sun Sunday 26 July
Poor
Temp11°C
Rain3.6mm
Wind25 km/h
Gusts47 km/h
Humidity84%
3.6mm rain forecastWindy — 25 km/h, gusts 47 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 9° 0.55mm 21 34 96.72%
09:00 9° 0.33mm 21 38 92.45%
12:00 10° 0.58mm 24 44 85.47%
15:00 11° 0.44mm 26 47 82.39%
18:00 11° 0.23mm 26 45 83.82%
21:00 9° 0mm 25 41 92.77%
Mon Monday 27 July
Poor
Temp11°C
Rain1.6mm
Wind27 km/h
Gusts50 km/h
Humidity83%
1.6mm rain forecastWindy — 27 km/h, gusts 50 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° 0mm 24 39 95.21%
09:00 8° 0mm 22 41 88.56%
12:00 10° 0mm 25 47 81.88%
15:00 11° 0mm 28 50 83.95%
18:00 11° 0.64mm 25 44 90.39%
21:00 10° 0.95mm 24 39 97.07%
Tue Tuesday 28 July
Poor
Temp12°C
Rain8.8mm
Wind29 km/h
Gusts52 km/h
Humidity93%
8.8mm rain forecastWindy — 29 km/h, gusts 52 km/hHumidity 93% — potential fog
  • 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 10° 1.08mm 26 43 97.97%
09:00 11° 1.41mm 27 48 96.33%
12:00 12° 1.48mm 29 52 93.48%
15:00 12° 1.07mm 28 51 92.33%
18:00 12° 0.82mm 27 48 93.82%
21:00 11° 0.79mm 24 41 97.15%
Wed Wednesday 29 July
Poor
Temp11°C
Rain3.2mm
Wind22 km/h
Gusts43 km/h
Humidity86%
3.2mm rain forecastHumidity 86% — potential fog
  • 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 9° 0mm 18 32 98.2%
09:00 10° 0.77mm 20 37 92.56%
12:00 11° 0.63mm 22 43 86.77%
15:00 11° 0.65mm 22 41 86.07%
18:00 11° 0.66mm 20 36 87.97%
21:00 10° 0mm 18 30 94.94%
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