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SOUTH WALES — ABERGAVENNY · LIMESTONE

Gilwern Quarry climbing conditions

Good — dry and climbable

Right now

Temp18°C
Wind11.5 km/h
Gusts17 km/h
Humidity94%
Rain 48h0mm
Last rainNone recent

Assessment

No recent rain
Humidity 94% — 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
Temp26°C
Rain0mm
Wind13 km/h
Gusts17 km/h
Humidity54%
No recent rain
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 18° 0mm 12 0 94%
07:00 19° 0mm 11 0 87.9%
08:00 21° 0mm 11 0 80.8%
09:00 22° 0mm 10 0 77.1%
10:00 24° 0mm 12 0 68%
11:00 25° 0mm 13 0 61.9%
12:00 26° 0mm 13 0 55.9%
13:00 27° 0mm 13 0 50.1%
14:00 28° 0mm 13 0 45.2%
15:00 27° 0mm 14 0 48%
16:00 27° 0mm 16 0 51.9%
17:00 25° 0mm 18 0 62%
18:00 24° 0mm 17 0 69.2%
19:00 22° 0mm 18 0 72.4%
20:00 21° 0mm 15 0 77.6%
21:00 20° 0mm 16 0 78%
Sat Saturday 15 August
Good
Temp22°C
Rain0mm
Wind14 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity48%
No recent rain
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 15° 0mm 15 0 79.6%
07:00 16° 0mm 17 0 73.9%
08:00 17° 0mm 18 0 66.8%
09:00 19° 0mm 19 0 57.7%
10:00 20° 0mm 17 0 53.9%
11:00 21° 0mm 16 0 50.5%
12:00 22° 0mm 14 0 48.2%
13:00 23° 0mm 14 0 46.4%
14:00 23° 0mm 14 0 45.6%
15:00 23° 0mm 13 0 45.2%
16:00 23° 0mm 13 0 44.1%
17:00 23° 0mm 14 0 44.4%
18:00 22° 0mm 14 0 46.7%
19:00 21° 0mm 13 0 52.3%
20:00 19° 0mm 11 0 62.6%
21:00 17° 0mm 12 0 68.9%
Sun Sunday 16 August
Good
Temp22°C
Rain0mm
Wind9 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity48%
No recent rain
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 13° 0mm 7 0 83.6%
07:00 15° 0mm 6 0 69.6%
08:00 16° 0mm 7 0 63%
09:00 18° 0mm 5 0 57.5%
10:00 19° 0mm 3 0 53.3%
11:00 20° 0mm 6 0 51%
12:00 22° 0mm 8 0 48.9%
13:00 22° 0mm 9 0 47.3%
14:00 23° 0mm 10 0 45.3%
15:00 23° 0mm 12 0 43.7%
16:00 23° 0mm 13 0 43.8%
17:00 22° 0mm 14 0 46.2%
18:00 22° 0mm 13 0 51.4%
Mon Monday 17 August
Good
Temp23°C
Rain0.1mm
Wind14 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity58%
No recent rain
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 16° 0.08mm 9 0 90.1%
12:00 23° 0mm 14 0 58.1%
18:00 22° 0mm 14 0 62.6%
Tue Tuesday 18 August
Poor
Temp22°C
Rain2.1mm
Wind21 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity74%
2.1mm rain forecast
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 18° 0.02mm 13 0 94.5%
12:00 22° 0.08mm 21 0 73.7%
18:00 21° 2.02mm 18 0 86.4%
Wed Wednesday 19 August
Good
Temp20°C
Rain0mm
Wind13 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity63%
Should be dry
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 15° 0.03mm 8 0 98.5%
12:00 20° 0mm 13 0 62.8%
18:00 18° 0mm 13 0 63.6%
Thu Thursday 20 August
Poor
Temp16°C
Rain0.7mm
Wind18 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity85%
0.7mm rain forecastHumidity 85% — potential fog
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 13° 0.4mm 11 0 92.1%
12:00 16° 0.18mm 18 0 85%
18:00 16° 0.1mm 18 0 77.9%
Fri Friday 21 August
Poor
Temp18°C
Rain0.4mm
Wind24 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity66%
0.4mm rain forecast
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 13° 0.08mm 19 0 95.1%
12:00 18° 0.22mm 24 0 66.1%
18:00 16° 0.02mm 19 0 81.6%
Sat Saturday 22 August
Good
Temp18°C
Rain0.2mm
Wind12 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity56%
Should be dry
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 12° 0.03mm 6 0 93.6%
12:00 18° 0.17mm 12 0 55.6%
18:00 17° 0mm 7 0 65.1%
Sun Sunday 23 August
Good
Temp19°C
Rain0mm
Wind14 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity52%
Should be dry
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 10° 0mm 11 0 98.1%
12:00 19° 0mm 14 0 52.2%
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.

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