Right now

Temp9°C

Wind2 km/h

Gusts20 km/h

Humidity91.17%

Rain 48hdry

Last rainNone recent

Assessment

0.9mm rain forecast

Significant rockfall risk — often triggered by sheep above. Helmet essential.

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Sunday 6 September

Poor

Temp17°C

Rain0.9mm

Wind12 km/h

Gusts34 km/h

Humidity74%

0.9mm rain forecast

Wet limestone is dangerously slippery

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

06:00 9° dry 2 20 91.17%

09:00 12° 0.1mm 5 16 79%

12:00 16° 0.8mm 8 22 82.02%

15:00 18° dry 16 34 65.8%

18:00 20° dry 9 27 75.06%

21:00 18° dry 13 35 79.96%

Mon Monday 7 September

Poor

Temp15°C

Rain2mm

Wind22 km/h

Gusts43 km/h

Humidity66%

2mm rain forecast

Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
Breezy — helps drying

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

06:00 14° dry 15 36 89.68%

09:00 14° dry 20 40 76.71%

12:00 15° dry 22 43 68.34%

15:00 16° dry 22 42 64.3%

18:00 15° dry 19 40 76.23%

21:00 14° 1mm 18 38 86.19%

Tue Tuesday 8 September

Poor

Temp13°C

Rain7mm

Wind30 km/h

Gusts58 km/h

Humidity77%

6.8mm rain forecastWindy — 30 km/h, gusts 58 km/h

Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
Breezy — helps drying

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

06:00 10° dry 20 40 88.87%

09:00 11° 0.9mm 26 50 83.92%

12:00 12° 0.6mm 31 58 73.89%

15:00 13° 1.0mm 29 54 80.65%

18:00 12° 1mm 25 47 85.64%

21:00 11° 0.4mm 24 44 88.35%

Wed Wednesday 9 September

Poor

Temp13°C

Raindry

Wind21 km/h

Gusts41 km/h

Humidity68%

Only 15h since rain — needs ~36h

Limestone should be fine if dry
Breezy — helps drying

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

06:00 9° dry 17 31 91.96%

09:00 11° dry 20 38 79.83%

12:00 13° dry 21 41 69%

15:00 14° dry 21 40 66.72%

18:00 13° dry 15 27 77.57%

21:00 11° dry 8 13 88.46%

Thu Thursday 10 September

Poor

Temp14°C

Rain3mm

Wind18 km/h

Gusts35 km/h

Humidity81%

2.6mm rain forecast

Wet limestone is dangerously slippery

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

06:00 10° dry 10 17 91.98%

09:00 11° dry 15 28 85.21%

12:00 14° 0.3mm 18 35 79.33%

15:00 15° 0.8mm 18 33 82.58%

18:00 15° 0.8mm 15 27 88.73%

21:00 14° 0.6mm 15 28 92.71%

Fri Friday 11 September

Poor

Temp15°C

Rain3mm

Wind21 km/h

Gusts40 km/h

Humidity80%

2.9mm rain forecast

Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
Breezy — helps drying

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

06:00 13° 0.7mm 17 31 95.28%

09:00 13° dry 20 38 90.04%

12:00 15° 0.5mm 21 40 80.85%

15:00 15° dry 20 38 78.97%

18:00 14° dry 15 27 84.13%

21:00 13° dry 10 19 91.63%

Sat Saturday 12 September

Poor

Temp14°C

Rain0.3mm

Wind15 km/h

Gusts31 km/h

Humidity78%

0.3mm rain forecast

Wet limestone is dangerously slippery

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

06:00 10° dry 9 16 94.92%

09:00 12° dry 12 24 85.28%

12:00 14° dry 15 30 77.61%

15:00 15° dry 16 31 77.56%

18:00 14° dry 13 24 86.25%

21:00 13° 0.3mm 11 20 91.62%

Sun Sunday 13 September

Poor

Temp11°C

Rain0.3mm

Wind10 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity—

0.3mm rain forecast

Wet limestone is dangerously slippery

About Gordale Scar

Spectacular limestone gorge with waterfall. Heavily overhanging walls. Sheltered from wind, but seepage is severe — walls take time to dry. Tufa screens by the waterfall stay damp. Best summer/early autumn.

Region: Yorkshire
Rock type: Limestone
Aspect: south-facing
Altitude: 240m
Exposure: low
Seepage: high

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