Climbing Forecast Peak District Gardom's Edge

PEAK DISTRICT · GRITSTONE

Gardom's Edge climbing conditions

Poor — wet, too windy or closed

Right now

Temp12°C
Wind10 km/h
Gusts32 km/h
Humidity84.02%
Rain 48hdry
Last rainNone recent

Assessment

0.8mm rain forecast
Good friction temperature range
High humidity — grip may be affected

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Sunday 6 September
Poor
Temp18°C
Rain0.8mm
Wind16 km/h
Gusts39 km/h
Humidity65%
0.8mm rain forecast
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 12° dry 10 32 84.02%
09:00 13° 0.5mm 17 40 83.52%
12:00 16° 0.3mm 15 33 74.7%
15:00 20° dry 18 39 56.05%
18:00 21° dry 11 36 66%
21:00 20° dry 15 42 64.27%
Mon Monday 7 September
Good
Temp17°C
Rain0.1mm
Wind18 km/h
Gusts38 km/h
Humidity61%
Should be dry
  • Low humidity — good for grip
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 16° dry 11 28 89.31%
09:00 16° dry 15 32 72.25%
12:00 16° dry 17 35 63.68%
15:00 17° dry 18 38 57.88%
18:00 17° dry 17 39 62.77%
21:00 15° dry 16 39 76.91%
Tue Tuesday 8 September
Poor
Temp14°C
Rain2mm
Wind26 km/h
Gusts52 km/h
Humidity60%
1.8mm rain forecastWindy — 26 km/h, gusts 52 km/h
  • Good friction range for gritstone
  • Low humidity — good for grip
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 11° dry 17 37 86.69%
09:00 12° dry 23 46 73.77%
12:00 14° dry 26 52 60.55%
15:00 15° 0.1mm 27 52 59.72%
18:00 14° dry 22 42 73.64%
21:00 12° dry 20 39 81.84%
Wed Wednesday 9 September
Good
Temp15°C
Raindry
Wind19 km/h
Gusts40 km/h
Humidity60%
Should be dry
  • Good friction range for gritstone
  • Low humidity — good for grip
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 11° dry 17 32 86.08%
09:00 12° dry 19 38 72.49%
12:00 14° dry 20 40 60.99%
15:00 15° dry 19 38 58.22%
18:00 14° dry 15 28 67.02%
21:00 13° dry 10 19 77.33%
Thu Thursday 10 September
Good
Temp15°C
Rain0.2mm
Wind18 km/h
Gusts37 km/h
Humidity72%
Should be dry
  • Good friction range for gritstone
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 10° dry 10 19 85.74%
09:00 12° dry 14 27 79.12%
12:00 15° dry 18 36 70.53%
15:00 16° dry 19 37 72.98%
18:00 16° dry 16 30 79.84%
21:00 15° 0.2mm 15 28 86.97%
Fri Friday 11 September
Good
Temp16°C
Raindry
Wind20 km/h
Gusts39 km/h
Humidity72%
Should be dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 13° dry 15 28 91.23%
09:00 14° dry 19 36 83.33%
12:00 16° dry 20 39 73.47%
15:00 17° dry 19 38 70.43%
18:00 16° dry 15 29 74.77%
21:00 14° dry 12 23 82.37%
Sat Saturday 12 September
Good
Temp15°C
Raindry
Wind14 km/h
Gusts29 km/h
Humidity73%
Should be dry
  • Good friction range for gritstone
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 11° dry 9 17 90.55%
09:00 12° dry 12 24 81.33%
12:00 15° dry 14 29 73.16%
15:00 16° dry 15 29 71.89%
18:00 16° dry 13 25 79.26%
21:00 14° dry 12 22 85.51%
Sun Sunday 13 September
Good
Temp13°C
Raindry
Wind11 km/h
Gusts
Humidity
Should be dry
  • Good friction range for gritstone

About Gardom's Edge

Open moorland above Baslow — catches afternoon/evening sun. Quick-drying west-facing grit with excellent mid-grade trad. Classics: Tody's Wall (E1). The rock character varies from clean, rough grit on exposed buttresses to lichen-covered rock in the heavily wooded sectors, and the tree-covered walls hold moisture longer after rain. Other classic routes include the sensational Eye of Faith (E3 5c) and the arête of Croft (VS 4c). Approach via a ten-minute woodland walk from the Robin Hood roadside laybys. Dense bracken and tree cover in summer can leave certain buttresses damp and midgy.

Region
Peak District
Rock type
Gritstone
Aspect
west-facing
Altitude
340m
Exposure
medium
Seepage
low

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