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SOUTH WALES — ABERGAVENNY · LIMESTONE

Gilwern Quarry climbing conditions

Good — dry and climbable

Right now

Temp13°C
Wind7 km/h
Gusts10 km/h
Humidity72.7%
Rain 48h0.7mm
Last rain32h ago

Assessment

Should be dry

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Monday 28 September
Good
Temp0°C
Raindry
Wind7 km/h
Gusts10 km/h
Humidity73%
Should be dry
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
10:00 — dry — — null%
18:00 13° dry 7 — 72.7%
19:00 12° dry 7 — 72.5%
20:00 11° dry 9 — 71.6%
21:00 11° dry 10 — 71.3%
Tue Tuesday 29 September
Poor
Temp19°C
Rain4mm
Wind24 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity88%
3.9mm rain forecastHumidity 88% — potential fog
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 13° 0.1mm 14 — 99.3%
07:00 14° 0.2mm 14 — 99.5%
08:00 14° 0.3mm 16 — 99.4%
09:00 15° dry 21 — 99.3%
10:00 16° dry 22 — 98.6%
11:00 17° 0.1mm 23 — 95%
12:00 18° dry 25 — 93.1%
13:00 19° dry 21 — 89.2%
14:00 20° dry 22 — 86.6%
15:00 21° dry 27 — 77%
16:00 21° 0.2mm 27 — 77.1%
17:00 19° 0.3mm 26 — 83.7%
18:00 18° 0.3mm 24 — 88.9%
19:00 18° 0.2mm 24 — 94.8%
20:00 18° 0.5mm 25 — 94.9%
21:00 17° 0.4mm 22 — 95.7%
Wed Wednesday 30 September
Poor
Temp17°C
Rain18mm
Wind23 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity77%
17.9mm rain forecast
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 16° dry 17 — 98.2%
07:00 16° dry 16 — 97.8%
08:00 16° dry 17 — 96.9%
09:00 17° dry 19 — 93.1%
10:00 17° dry 21 — 86.9%
11:00 18° 0.3mm 22 — 76.3%
12:00 18° 0.4mm 24 — 75.9%
13:00 18° 0.3mm 23 — 75.6%
14:00 18° 0.3mm 25 — 72.6%
15:00 17° 0.2mm 25 — 77.1%
16:00 17° 0.1mm 20 — 72.4%
17:00 16° 0.9mm 21 — 79.8%
18:00 13° dry 15 — 93.9%
19:00 13° 0.2mm 11 — 96%
20:00 13° 0.2mm 12 — 94.9%
21:00 12° 0.2mm 10 — 94.7%
Thu Thursday 1 October
Caution
Temp15°C
Rain0.2mm
Wind17 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity72%
Drying — 14h since rain
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 12° dry 10 — 97.1%
12:00 15° dry 17 — 72.3%
18:00 13° dry 11 — 80.3%
Fri Friday 2 October
Good
Temp17°C
Rain0.2mm
Wind20 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity76%
Should be dry
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 12° dry 10 — 97%
12:00 17° dry 20 — 75.8%
18:00 15° dry 11 — 89.1%
Sat Saturday 3 October
Good
Temp18°C
Rain0.1mm
Wind8 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity71%
Should be dry
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 14° dry 5 — 98.4%
12:00 18° dry 8 — 70.5%
18:00 14° dry 7 — 79.4%
Sun Sunday 4 October
Good
Temp17°C
Raindry
Wind5 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity73%
Should be dry
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 9° dry 2 — 91.7%
12:00 17° dry 5 — 72.8%
18:00 14° dry 3 — 87.9%
Mon Monday 5 October
Good
Temp18°C
Raindry
Wind4 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity69%
Should be dry
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 9° dry 6 — 91.7%
12:00 18° dry 4 — 69.3%
18:00 14° dry 4 — 93.2%

About Gilwern Quarry

Gilwern Quarry is a high-altitude limestone quarry venue perched on the edge of the Clydach Gorge near Abergavenny. The rock character features massive, quarried Carboniferous limestone slabs, technical pocketed walls, and sharp volume edges. Facing due south at elevated altitude, the crag catches all available sunshine and dries very rapidly under strong hilltop winds. The route distribution features accessible sport routes and traditional slab climbs from 5a up to 7th grade sport lines, with Gilwern Wall being a firm favorite. The approach takes ten minutes along flat trackways from the main Gilwern Hill parking area. Cold hilltop winds can make conditions chilly in winter, but it is excellent in clear spring weather.

Region
South Wales — Abergavenny
Rock type
Limestone
Aspect
south-facing
Altitude
320m
Exposure
high
Seepage
low