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BRISTOL & SOMERSET — MENDIPS · LIMESTONE

Fairy Cave Quarry climbing conditions

Good — dry and climbable

Right now

Temp18°C
Wind14 km/h
Gusts21 km/h
Humidity96.2%
Rain 48h0mm
Last rainNone recent

Assessment

No recent rain
Humidity 96.2% — 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
Wind18 km/h
Gusts21 km/h
Humidity66%
No recent rain
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 18° 0mm 14 0 96.2%
07:00 19° 0mm 14 0 89.5%
08:00 21° 0mm 15 0 81.5%
09:00 22° 0mm 16 0 73.7%
10:00 23° 0mm 17 0 69.7%
11:00 24° 0mm 18 0 68%
12:00 24° 0mm 18 0 67%
13:00 25° 0mm 18 0 65.3%
14:00 25° 0mm 18 0 63%
15:00 25° 0mm 19 0 64.2%
16:00 24° 0mm 20 0 66%
17:00 23° 0mm 22 0 68.1%
18:00 22° 0mm 22 0 73.3%
19:00 21° 0mm 20 0 78.7%
20:00 20° 0mm 18 0 84.2%
21:00 20° 0mm 15 0 86.8%
Sat Saturday 15 August
Good
Temp23°C
Rain0mm
Wind16 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity47%
No recent rain
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 17° 0mm 20 0 70.4%
07:00 17° 0mm 20 0 66.8%
08:00 18° 0mm 19 0 64.8%
09:00 19° 0mm 18 0 59.8%
10:00 21° 0mm 18 0 55.3%
11:00 22° 0mm 15 0 50.8%
12:00 23° 0mm 13 0 47.6%
13:00 23° 0mm 13 0 45.7%
14:00 24° 0mm 15 0 44.2%
15:00 24° 0mm 17 0 43.8%
16:00 24° 0mm 17 0 43.2%
17:00 24° 0mm 17 0 42.9%
18:00 23° 0mm 15 0 42.6%
19:00 21° 0mm 13 0 47.3%
20:00 20° 0mm 13 0 50.5%
21:00 19° 0mm 14 0 49.5%
Sun Sunday 16 August
Good
Temp22°C
Rain0mm
Wind10 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity48%
No recent rain
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 14° 0mm 12 0 73.1%
07:00 15° 0mm 10 0 68%
08:00 17° 0mm 9 0 60.6%
09:00 19° 0mm 8 0 53.3%
10:00 20° 0mm 8 0 51.1%
11:00 20° 0mm 6 0 50.7%
12:00 21° 0mm 7 0 51.3%
13:00 22° 0mm 9 0 49.6%
14:00 23° 0mm 13 0 46.7%
15:00 23° 0mm 14 0 43.2%
16:00 23° 0mm 16 0 43.8%
17:00 22° 0mm 17 0 48.2%
18:00 21° 0mm 17 0 47.4%
Mon Monday 17 August
Good
Temp23°C
Rain0.1mm
Wind21 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity66%
No recent rain
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 16° 0.08mm 10 0 85.7%
12:00 23° 0mm 21 0 66.2%
18:00 21° 0mm 17 0 71.5%
Tue Tuesday 18 August
Good
Temp24°C
Rain0.2mm
Wind19 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity62%
No recent rain
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 18° 0.1mm 14 0 93.6%
12:00 24° 0.02mm 19 0 61.6%
18:00 22° 0.03mm 11 0 79.2%
Wed Wednesday 19 August
Good
Temp20°C
Rain0.2mm
Wind10 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity67%
No recent rain
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 17° 0.07mm 8 0 98.4%
12:00 20° 0.02mm 10 0 67.2%
18:00 18° 0mm 18 0 58.4%
Thu Thursday 20 August
Poor
Temp20°C
Rain1.1mm
Wind21 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity55%
1.1mm rain forecast
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 13° 0.07mm 11 0 90%
12:00 20° 0.97mm 21 0 54.8%
18:00 16° 0.07mm 11 0 88%
Fri Friday 21 August
Poor
Temp19°C
Rain0.3mm
Wind26 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity71%
0.3mm rain forecast
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 13° 0.18mm 19 0 92.9%
12:00 19° 0.15mm 26 0 70.6%
18:00 17° 0mm 22 0 69.6%
Sat Saturday 22 August
Good
Temp19°C
Rain0.1mm
Wind15 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity55%
Should be dry
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 12° 0.02mm 9 0 89.6%
12:00 19° 0.07mm 15 0 55.4%
18:00 16° 0mm 8 0 83.8%
Sun Sunday 23 August
Good
Temp20°C
Rain0mm
Wind16 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity52%
Should be dry
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 12° 0mm 14 0 93.7%
12:00 20° 0mm 16 0 51.5%
Fairy Cave Quarry is a large disused limestone quarry situated near Oakhill in the eastern Mendip Hills. The rock character consists of massive, quarried Carboniferous limestone slabs, sharp vertical crimps, technical corners, and delicate friction faces. Facing multiple directions across its spacious quarried bays, the venue offers sunny and shaded sectors throughout the day, drying at a moderate pace after rain. The crag is a popular traditional climbing destination featuring clean, technical slab and wall climbs from Severe to E-grades, headlined by benchmark testpieces like Glutton and The Finger. The approach takes five to ten minutes along flat quarry paths from local roadside parking areas. Climbers should be aware of sensitive bat conservation roosts in adjacent cave entrances and take care on untested quarry rims.

About Fairy Cave Quarry

Fairy Cave Quarry is a large disused limestone quarry situated near Oakhill in the eastern Mendip Hills. The rock character consists of massive, quarried Carboniferous limestone slabs, sharp vertical crimps, technical corners, and delicate friction faces. Facing multiple directions across its spacious quarried bays, the venue offers sunny and shaded sectors throughout the day, drying at a moderate pace after rain. The crag is a popular traditional climbing destination featuring clean, technical slab and wall climbs from Severe to E-grades, headlined by benchmark testpieces like Glutton and The Finger. The approach takes five to ten minutes along flat quarry paths from local roadside parking areas. Climbers should be aware of sensitive bat conservation roosts in adjacent cave entrances and take care on untested quarry rims.

Region
Bristol & Somerset — Mendips
Rock type
limestone
Altitude
180m
Exposure
low
Seepage
medium

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