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BRISTOL & SOMERSET — MENDIPS · LIMESTONE

Ebbor Gorge climbing conditions

Good — dry and climbable

Right now

Temp18°C
Wind14 km/h
Gusts21 km/h
Humidity95.3%
Rain 48h0mm
Last rainNone recent

Assessment

No recent rain
Humidity 95.3% — potential fog/cloud, rock may be damp from condensation

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Friday 14 August
Good
Temp24°C
Rain0mm
Wind19 km/h
Gusts21 km/h
Humidity68%
No recent rain
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 18° 0mm 14 0 95.3%
07:00 20° 0mm 17 0 88.4%
08:00 21° 0mm 17 0 82.2%
09:00 22° 0mm 17 0 76.2%
10:00 23° 0mm 17 0 72.2%
11:00 23° 0mm 18 0 70%
12:00 24° 0mm 18 0 68.9%
13:00 25° 0mm 18 0 65.5%
14:00 25° 0mm 19 0 63.9%
15:00 25° 0mm 20 0 65.4%
16:00 24° 0mm 22 0 66.9%
17:00 23° 0mm 22 0 69.4%
18:00 22° 0mm 22 0 74.1%
19:00 21° 0mm 20 0 79.8%
20:00 20° 0mm 18 0 84.7%
21:00 20° 0mm 16 0 86.7%
Sat Saturday 15 August
Good
Temp23°C
Rain0mm
Wind17 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity48%
No recent rain
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 17° 0mm 19 0 71.7%
07:00 17° 0mm 20 0 67%
08:00 18° 0mm 19 0 64.4%
09:00 20° 0mm 18 0 59.5%
10:00 21° 0mm 17 0 55.2%
11:00 22° 0mm 15 0 50.9%
12:00 23° 0mm 15 0 47.8%
13:00 24° 0mm 15 0 45.8%
14:00 24° 0mm 18 0 44.3%
15:00 24° 0mm 18 0 45.2%
16:00 24° 0mm 19 0 45.8%
17:00 23° 0mm 18 0 47.9%
18:00 22° 0mm 17 0 49.2%
19:00 21° 0mm 13 0 58.3%
20:00 19° 0mm 12 0 65.3%
21:00 19° 0mm 12 0 59.1%
Sun Sunday 16 August
Good
Temp22°C
Rain0mm
Wind11 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity49%
No recent rain
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 14° 0mm 9 0 74.2%
07:00 15° 0mm 8 0 68.1%
08:00 17° 0mm 8 0 61.2%
09:00 19° 0mm 7 0 54.8%
10:00 20° 0mm 8 0 51.7%
11:00 21° 0mm 6 0 50.9%
12:00 21° 0mm 7 0 51.1%
13:00 22° 0mm 9 0 48.8%
14:00 23° 0mm 13 0 46.1%
15:00 23° 0mm 14 0 44.4%
16:00 23° 0mm 17 0 46.5%
17:00 22° 0mm 17 0 47.3%
18:00 21° 0mm 18 0 49.2%
Mon Monday 17 August
Good
Temp23°C
Rain0.1mm
Wind19 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity68%
No recent rain
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 16° 0.08mm 7 0 85.1%
12:00 23° 0mm 19 0 67.9%
18:00 21° 0mm 17 0 76.9%
Tue Tuesday 18 August
Good
Temp24°C
Rain0.2mm
Wind17 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity63%
No recent rain
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 18° 0.12mm 12 0 93%
12:00 24° 0mm 17 0 63.1%
18:00 22° 0.08mm 11 0 78.1%
Wed Wednesday 19 August
Good
Temp20°C
Rain0.2mm
Wind12 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity66%
No recent rain
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 17° 0.1mm 6 0 98.4%
12:00 20° 0mm 12 0 65.7%
18:00 18° 0.02mm 19 0 62.2%
Thu Thursday 20 August
Poor
Temp19°C
Rain1.6mm
Wind22 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity63%
1.6mm rain forecast
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 13° 0.13mm 9 0 90.5%
12:00 19° 1.42mm 22 0 63.1%
18:00 17° 0.03mm 9 0 83.1%
Fri Friday 21 August
Poor
Temp19°C
Rain0.4mm
Wind24 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity72%
0.4mm rain forecast
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 13° 0.23mm 15 0 93.5%
12:00 19° 0.12mm 24 0 71.8%
18:00 17° 0.02mm 21 0 69.4%
Sat Saturday 22 August
Caution
Temp19°C
Rain0.1mm
Wind12 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity57%
Drying — 30h since rain
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 12° 0.02mm 8 0 91.6%
12:00 19° 0.05mm 12 0 57%
18:00 16° 0mm 8 0 82.8%
Sun Sunday 23 August
Good
Temp19°C
Rain0mm
Wind15 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity59%
Should be dry
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 11° 0mm 13 0 94.5%
12:00 19° 0mm 15 0 58.9%
Ebbor Gorge is a secluded National Nature Reserve gorge offering quiet limestone climbing near Wookey Hole in the Mendip Hills. The rock character features Carboniferous limestone crags tucked within steep, forested gorge slopes, providing technical face crimps, narrow crack lines, and moss-rimmed ledges. Facing various directions across its inner valley walls, aspect varies, with heavy tree canopy keeping the crags shaded and slow to dry after wet weather. The climbing consists of traditional routes and select sport lines from Severe to upper E-grades, led by Ebbor Wall. The approach takes fifteen minutes along beautiful nature reserve paths from the main Ebbor Gorge visitor car park. Climbers must respect nature reserve regulations, stick to established access trails, and mind loose rock.

About Ebbor Gorge

Ebbor Gorge is a secluded National Nature Reserve gorge offering quiet limestone climbing near Wookey Hole in the Mendip Hills. The rock character features Carboniferous limestone crags tucked within steep, forested gorge slopes, providing technical face crimps, narrow crack lines, and moss-rimmed ledges. Facing various directions across its inner valley walls, aspect varies, with heavy tree canopy keeping the crags shaded and slow to dry after wet weather. The climbing consists of traditional routes and select sport lines from Severe to upper E-grades, led by Ebbor Wall. The approach takes fifteen minutes along beautiful nature reserve paths from the main Ebbor Gorge visitor car park. Climbers must respect nature reserve regulations, stick to established access trails, and mind loose rock.

Region
Bristol & Somerset — Mendips
Rock type
limestone
Altitude
160m
Exposure
low
Seepage
high

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