Climbing Forecast › Northern Ireland — Ballycastle › Fair Head (Grey Man's Path)

NORTHERN IRELAND — BALLYCASTLE · DOLERITE

Fair Head (Grey Man's Path) climbing conditions

Poor — wet, too windy or closed

Right now

Temp15°C
Wind24.5 km/h
Gusts37 km/h
Humidity96.3%
Rain 48h0mm
Last rainNone recent

Assessment

0.3mm rain forecast
Windy — 26 km/h, gusts 0 km/h
Breezy — good for drying

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Friday 14 August
Poor
Temp16°C
Rain0.3mm
Wind26 km/h
Gusts37 km/h
Humidity84%
0.3mm rain forecastWindy — 26 km/h, gusts 0 km/h
  • Good friction range for dolerite
  • Dolerite climbs well when dry
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 15° 0mm 25 0 96.3%
07:00 15° 0mm 25 0 92.8%
08:00 15° 0mm 24 0 89.9%
09:00 16° 0mm 25 0 86.1%
10:00 16° 0mm 23 0 86.9%
11:00 16° 0mm 21 0 82.9%
12:00 16° 0mm 26 0 82.1%
13:00 16° 0mm 28 0 84%
14:00 16° 0mm 28 0 84.6%
15:00 16° 0mm 28 0 84.3%
16:00 15° 0mm 28 0 86.3%
17:00 15° 0mm 31 0 84.3%
18:00 15° 0.1mm 31 0 90.4%
19:00 15° 0mm 30 0 91.3%
20:00 14° 0mm 28 0 92.4%
21:00 14° 0mm 27 0 93.4%
Sat Saturday 15 August
Poor
Temp14°C
Rain0.6mm
Wind22 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity77%
0.6mm rain forecast
  • Good friction range for dolerite
  • Wet dolerite is slick — let it dry before leading
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 13° 0mm 27 0 81.8%
07:00 13° 0mm 27 0 84.2%
08:00 13° 0mm 24 0 86.4%
09:00 14° 0mm 25 0 82.3%
10:00 14° 0mm 25 0 79.2%
11:00 14° 0mm 24 0 77.6%
12:00 15° 0mm 22 0 77.6%
13:00 15° 0mm 22 0 75.8%
14:00 15° 0mm 22 0 75.1%
15:00 14° 0mm 22 0 76.5%
16:00 15° 0mm 21 0 77%
17:00 14° 0mm 19 0 80.2%
18:00 14° 0mm 19 0 80.4%
19:00 14° 0mm 19 0 80.5%
20:00 14° 0mm 19 0 81.2%
21:00 14° 0mm 18 0 82%
Sun Sunday 16 August
Poor
Temp16°C
Rain3.1mm
Wind16 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity79%
3.1mm rain forecast
  • Good friction range for dolerite
  • Wet dolerite is slick — let it dry before leading
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 13° 0mm 15 0 90.2%
07:00 13° 0mm 14 0 86.5%
08:00 14° 0.1mm 13 0 83.5%
09:00 14° 0mm 12 0 83.7%
10:00 15° 0mm 13 0 80.7%
11:00 15° 0mm 14 0 78.4%
12:00 16° 0mm 16 0 74%
13:00 16° 0.1mm 17 0 75.7%
14:00 16° 0.3mm 16 0 79.8%
15:00 16° 0.2mm 16 0 83.2%
16:00 16° 1.6mm 20 0 83%
17:00 16° 0.7mm 18 0 88.2%
18:00 16° 0.07mm 18 0 90.2%
Mon Monday 17 August
Good
Temp17°C
Rain0.2mm
Wind7 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity84%
Should be dry
  • Good friction range for dolerite
  • Dolerite climbs well when dry
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 14° 0.08mm 12 0 94.2%
12:00 17° 0.02mm 7 0 84.4%
18:00 18° 0.02mm 12 0 74.1%
Tue Tuesday 18 August
Poor
Temp16°C
Rain0.4mm
Wind18 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity87%
0.4mm rain forecastHumidity 87% — potential fog
  • Good friction range for dolerite
  • Wet dolerite is slick — let it dry before leading
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 17° 0.2mm 16 0 94.7%
12:00 16° 0.12mm 18 0 86.9%
18:00 15° 0mm 12 0 84.2%
Wed Wednesday 19 August
Poor
Temp17°C
Rain1.2mm
Wind13 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity70%
1.2mm rain forecast
  • Good friction range for dolerite
  • Wet dolerite is slick — let it dry before leading
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 12° 0.02mm 17 0 92.5%
12:00 17° 1.1mm 13 0 70.4%
18:00 14° 0.03mm 12 0 90%
Thu Thursday 20 August
Poor
Temp16°C
Rain1.4mm
Wind13 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity78%
1.4mm rain forecast
  • Good friction range for dolerite
  • Wet dolerite is slick — let it dry before leading
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 12° 0.1mm 11 0 94.8%
12:00 16° 1.12mm 13 0 78.1%
18:00 15° 0.13mm 8 0 86.5%
Fri Friday 21 August
Poor
Temp15°C
Rain1.2mm
Wind19 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity86%
1.2mm rain forecastHumidity 86% — potential fog
  • Good friction range for dolerite
  • Wet dolerite is slick — let it dry before leading
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 13° 0.5mm 12 0 90.5%
12:00 15° 0.2mm 19 0 85.9%
18:00 15° 0.05mm 22 0 87.1%
Sat Saturday 22 August
Poor
Temp15°C
Rain0.4mm
Wind21 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity80%
0.4mm rain forecast
  • Good friction range for dolerite
  • Wet dolerite is slick — let it dry before leading
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 13° 0.08mm 16 0 88.2%
12:00 15° 0.13mm 21 0 80.1%
18:00 14° 0.08mm 24 0 85.4%
Sun Sunday 23 August
Good
Temp14°C
Rain0.2mm
Wind16 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity75%
Should be dry
  • Good friction range for dolerite
  • Dolerite climbs well when dry
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 12° 0.07mm 19 0 86.3%
12:00 14° 0mm 16 0 74.6%
Girona (E1 5b), The Grey Man (E2 5c), Wall of Ghosts (E4 6a)","Fair Head (Grey Man's Path) centers around the famous natural gully and giant collapsed dolerite pillar that provides the primary descent route into the main crag. The rock character consists of massive, vertical dolerite blocks with sharp corners, deep chimney fissures, and technical wall features. Facing north at high altitude, the sector stays shaded for most of the day and can hold dampness in narrow chimneys after heavy rain, though outer pillar faces dry reasonably fast in sea winds. The climbing style offers adventurous traditional routes and chimney testpieces spanning VS to hard E-grades, with Girona serving as a notable highlight. The approach utilizes the steep Grey Man's Path descent directly from the cliff-top footpath, taking around twenty minutes from the main farm parking site. Loose boulders inside the gully chute demand extreme care to avoid dislodging rocks onto climbers below.

About Fair Head (Grey Man's Path)

Girona (E1 5b), The Grey Man (E2 5c), Wall of Ghosts (E4 6a)","Fair Head (Grey Man's Path) centers around the famous natural gully and giant collapsed dolerite pillar that provides the primary descent route into the main crag. The rock character consists of massive, vertical dolerite blocks with sharp corners, deep chimney fissures, and technical wall features. Facing north at high altitude, the sector stays shaded for most of the day and can hold dampness in narrow chimneys after heavy rain, though outer pillar faces dry reasonably fast in sea winds. The climbing style offers adventurous traditional routes and chimney testpieces spanning VS to hard E-grades, with Girona serving as a notable highlight. The approach utilizes the steep Grey Man's Path descent directly from the cliff-top footpath, taking around twenty minutes from the main farm parking site. Loose boulders inside the gully chute demand extreme care to avoid dislodging rocks onto climbers below.

Region
Northern Ireland — Ballycastle
Rock type
dolerite
Aspect
north-facing
Altitude
190m
Exposure
high
Seepage
low

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