Climbing Forecast Yorkshire — Nidderdale Grit Eavestone Crag

YORKSHIRE — NIDDERDALE GRIT · GRITSTONE

Eavestone Crag climbing conditions

Poor — wet, too windy or closed

Right now

Temp19°C
Wind14 km/h
Gusts21 km/h
Humidity78.8%
Rain 48h0mm
Last rainNone recent

Assessment

0.8mm rain forecast

7-day forecast

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Today Friday 14 August
Poor
Temp25°C
Rain0.8mm
Wind22 km/h
Gusts21 km/h
Humidity60%
0.8mm rain forecast
  • Warm — friction not optimal
  • Low humidity — good for grip
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 19° 0mm 14 0 78.8%
07:00 21° 0mm 14 0 74.5%
08:00 22° 0mm 17 0 72.2%
09:00 23° 0mm 19 0 68.4%
10:00 24° 0mm 20 0 65.7%
11:00 25° 0mm 21 0 62.5%
12:00 26° 0.3mm 22 0 57%
13:00 26° 0.5mm 22 0 58.7%
14:00 25° 0mm 22 0 61%
15:00 25° 0mm 22 0 58%
16:00 24° 0mm 21 0 59%
17:00 24° 0mm 20 0 59.9%
18:00 22° 0mm 19 0 62.8%
19:00 21° 0mm 16 0 65.7%
20:00 20° 0mm 14 0 70.3%
21:00 19° 0mm 15 0 70.8%
Sat Saturday 15 August
Good
Temp20°C
Rain0mm
Wind14 km/h
Gusts
Humidity46%
Should be dry
  • Low humidity — good for grip
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 14° 0mm 16 0 79.8%
07:00 15° 0mm 17 0 72.1%
08:00 17° 0mm 16 0 64%
09:00 18° 0mm 15 0 58.4%
10:00 19° 0mm 14 0 51.9%
11:00 20° 0mm 12 0 48.6%
12:00 21° 0mm 13 0 45.2%
13:00 21° 0mm 13 0 43.9%
14:00 21° 0mm 14 0 43.3%
15:00 21° 0mm 15 0 44.8%
16:00 21° 0mm 16 0 45.4%
17:00 20° 0mm 16 0 47.7%
18:00 19° 0mm 14 0 49.7%
19:00 18° 0mm 12 0 52.7%
20:00 16° 0mm 11 0 60.4%
21:00 16° 0mm 13 0 65.9%
Sun Sunday 16 August
Good
Temp20°C
Rain0mm
Wind14 km/h
Gusts
Humidity48%
Should be dry
  • Low humidity — good for grip
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 14° 0mm 9 0 69.3%
07:00 15° 0mm 11 0 64.5%
08:00 17° 0mm 11 0 58.2%
09:00 18° 0mm 10 0 54.2%
10:00 19° 0mm 13 0 47.3%
11:00 20° 0mm 12 0 44.9%
12:00 20° 0mm 12 0 45.7%
13:00 20° 0mm 15 0 46.6%
14:00 20° 0mm 15 0 49.8%
15:00 20° 0mm 16 0 51.6%
16:00 19° 0mm 17 0 53.3%
17:00 19° 0mm 17 0 53.1%
18:00 18° 0.02mm 16 0 54.9%
Mon Monday 17 August
Good
Temp19°C
Rain0.2mm
Wind11 km/h
Gusts
Humidity75%
Should be dry
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 15° 0.05mm 10 0 89.4%
12:00 19° 0.02mm 11 0 74.5%
18:00 19° 0mm 13 0 69.5%
Tue Tuesday 18 August
Poor
Temp22°C
Rain0.3mm
Wind21 km/h
Gusts
Humidity76%
0.3mm rain forecastWarm (22°C) and humid (76%) — gritstone friction will be poor
  • Warm — friction not optimal
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 16° 0.22mm 12 0 87.4%
12:00 22° 0.03mm 21 0 75.7%
18:00 20° 0mm 17 0 77.3%
Wed Wednesday 19 August
Good
Temp21°C
Rain0mm
Wind16 km/h
Gusts
Humidity55%
Should be dry
  • Warm — friction not optimal
  • Low humidity — good for grip
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 15° 0.02mm 8 0 95.3%
12:00 21° 0.02mm 16 0 54.8%
18:00 18° 0mm 11 0 55.7%
Thu Thursday 20 August
Good
Temp20°C
Rain0.2mm
Wind16 km/h
Gusts
Humidity56%
Should be dry
  • Low humidity — good for grip
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 12° 0.02mm 8 0 86.3%
12:00 20° 0.15mm 16 0 55.5%
18:00 18° 0.05mm 11 0 61.9%
Fri Friday 21 August
Poor
Temp16°C
Rain0.7mm
Wind16 km/h
Gusts
Humidity80%
0.7mm rain forecast
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 13° 0.27mm 10 0 91.7%
12:00 16° 0.47mm 16 0 79.9%
18:00 16° 0mm 18 0 81.9%
Sat Saturday 22 August
Poor
Temp19°C
Rain0.4mm
Wind14 km/h
Gusts
Humidity66%
0.4mm rain forecast
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 13° 0.03mm 10 0 91.3%
12:00 19° 0.35mm 14 0 65.5%
18:00 17° 0mm 10 0 72.2%
Sun Sunday 23 August
Good
Temp18°C
Rain0.1mm
Wind10 km/h
Gusts
Humidity60%
Should be dry
  • Low humidity — good for grip
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 11° 0.07mm 8 0 88%
12:00 18° 0mm 10 0 60%
Eavestone Crag is a secluded gritstone outcrop hidden in quiet woodland near Sawley. The rock consists of high-friction gritstone featuring short vertical walls, technical arêtes, and clean friction faces. Facing south through woodland clearings, open sectors catch sun and dry rapidly following rain showers. The crag offers a small selection of traditional routes and bouldering problems, mainly graded Severe to E3. Standout routes like Eavestone Wall provide fun technical climbing. Access involves a 10-minute walk along woodland footpaths from roadside laybys. Peaceful woodland setting demands low-impact behavior from visiting climbers.

About Eavestone Crag

Eavestone Crag is a secluded gritstone outcrop hidden in quiet woodland near Sawley. The rock consists of high-friction gritstone featuring short vertical walls, technical arêtes, and clean friction faces. Facing south through woodland clearings, open sectors catch sun and dry rapidly following rain showers. The crag offers a small selection of traditional routes and bouldering problems, mainly graded Severe to E3. Standout routes like Eavestone Wall provide fun technical climbing. Access involves a 10-minute walk along woodland footpaths from roadside laybys. Peaceful woodland setting demands low-impact behavior from visiting climbers.

Region
Yorkshire — Nidderdale Grit
Rock type
gritstone
Aspect
south-facing
Altitude
190m
Exposure
low
Seepage
very-low

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