Right now

Temp14°C

Wind4 km/h

Gusts5 km/h

Humidity65.24%

Rain 48hdry

Last rainNone recent

Assessment

No recent rain

Good friction temperature range

7-day forecast

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Today Monday 28 September

Good

Temp16°C

Raindry

Wind3 km/h

Gusts9 km/h

Humidity54%

No recent rain

Low humidity — good for grip

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

15:00 16° dry 3 9 53.64%

18:00 14° dry 4 5 65.24%

21:00 11° dry 9 23 79.01%

Tue Tuesday 29 September

Poor

Temp15°C

Rain0.8mm

Wind24 km/h

Gusts46 km/h

Humidity91%

0.8mm rain forecastWindy — 24 km/h, gusts 46 km/hHumidity 91% — potential fog

Good friction range for gritstone
High humidity — grip may be affected
Breezy — helps drying

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

06:00 10° dry 18 40 94.08%

09:00 11° 0.3mm 21 40 94.66%

12:00 14° 0.3mm 25 46 90.62%

15:00 16° 0.3mm 23 43 90.91%

18:00 17° dry 20 41 93.27%

21:00 16° dry 20 43 93.75%

Wed Wednesday 30 September

Poor

Temp17°C

Rain7mm

Wind20 km/h

Gusts36 km/h

Humidity70%

7.3mm rain forecast

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

06:00 17° 2mm 22 43 93.55%

09:00 16° 5mm 16 30 91.62%

12:00 16° dry 20 35 74.53%

15:00 18° dry 20 36 65.07%

18:00 17° dry 13 25 78.05%

21:00 14° dry 12 23 81.64%

Thu Thursday 1 October

Poor

Temp14°C

Rain0.3mm

Wind17 km/h

Gusts33 km/h

Humidity68%

0.3mm rain forecast

Good friction range for gritstone

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

06:00 10° dry 10 19 95.45%

09:00 11° dry 14 27 86.77%

12:00 14° dry 17 33 68.93%

15:00 15° 0.3mm 16 30 66.2%

18:00 13° dry 9 15 81.48%

21:00 11° dry 10 18 84.19%

Fri Friday 2 October

Poor

Temp15°C

Rain2mm

Wind19 km/h

Gusts37 km/h

Humidity80%

1.7mm rain forecast

Good friction range for gritstone

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

06:00 10° dry 14 27 90.99%

09:00 12° 0.3mm 18 34 88.87%

12:00 14° 0.6mm 20 37 82.91%

15:00 15° 0.4mm 18 33 76.89%

18:00 14° 0.4mm 12 22 87.28%

21:00 12° dry 11 20 92.38%

Sat Saturday 3 October

Good

Temp14°C

Raindry

Wind12 km/h

Gusts24 km/h

Humidity76%

Should be dry

Good friction range for gritstone

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

06:00 10° dry 7 13 97.05%

09:00 11° dry 8 17 92.53%

12:00 14° dry 12 24 78.22%

15:00 15° dry 12 23 74.32%

18:00 13° dry 9 15 89.02%

21:00 11° dry 7 12 92.79%

Sun Sunday 4 October

Good

Temp14°C

Raindry

Wind13 km/h

Gusts25 km/h

Humidity77%

Should be dry

Good friction range for gritstone

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

06:00 9° dry 7 12 96.94%

09:00 10° dry 8 17 90.29%

12:00 13° dry 12 24 78.01%

15:00 15° dry 13 25 76.13%

18:00 13° dry 10 17 90.22%

21:00 11° dry 8 15 94.28%

Mon Monday 5 October

Good

Temp14°C

Raindry

Wind13 km/h

Gusts27 km/h

Humidity79%

Should be dry

Good friction range for gritstone

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

06:00 9° dry 9 16 97.13%

09:00 11° dry 11 21 91.81%

12:00 13° dry 14 27 81.12%

15:00 15° dry 13 26 77.22%

About Earl Crag

Earl Crag is a striking gritstone edge crowned by the Lund's Tower and Wainman's Pinnacle monuments above Cowling. The rock is coarse, solid gritstone featuring clean vertical walls, bold arêtes, and horizontal breaks. Facing south across open valley slopes, the edge catches full sunlight and dries exceptionally fast after wet weather. The crag offers a dense concentration of quality trad climbs and boulder problems, mainly spanning Severe to E4. Popular testpieces like Tiger Feet feature sustained gritstone movement. Reach the crag via a 10-minute uphill walk along public footpaths from roadside parking near Cowling. Strong winds on the exposed crest require secure placement of belay gear and warm layers.

Region: Yorkshire — Aire Valley Grit
Rock type: Gritstone
Aspect: south-facing
Altitude: 290m
Exposure: high
Seepage: very-low

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