Climbing Forecast Lake District — Eastern Crags Gouther Crag (Swindale)

LAKE DISTRICT — EASTERN CRAGS · RHYOLITE

Gouther Crag (Swindale) climbing conditions

Poor — wet, too windy or closed

Right now

Temp16°C
Wind8.6 km/h
Gusts13 km/h
Humidity96.1%
Rain 48h0mm
Last rainNone recent

Assessment

0.5mm rain forecast
Humidity 96.1% — potential fog/cloud, rock may be damp from condensation
Trident (HS), Gouther Route (VS 4c), Bloodlust (E2 5c)

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Friday 14 August
Poor
Temp20°C
Rain0.5mm
Wind17 km/h
Gusts13 km/h
Humidity77%
0.5mm rain forecast
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 16° 0mm 9 0 96.1%
07:00 17° 0mm 10 0 95.1%
08:00 18° 0mm 11 0 91.3%
09:00 19° 0mm 10 0 90.8%
10:00 19° 0.2mm 12 0 87.1%
11:00 20° 0.2mm 14 0 83.2%
12:00 21° 0.1mm 17 0 79.9%
13:00 21° 0mm 18 0 76.8%
14:00 21° 0mm 19 0 74.3%
15:00 21° 0mm 18 0 70.9%
16:00 20° 0mm 18 0 67.5%
17:00 19° 0mm 19 0 67.5%
18:00 18° 0mm 19 0 69.1%
19:00 16° 0mm 17 0 71.5%
20:00 15° 0mm 12 0 76.8%
21:00 14° 0mm 11 0 80.3%
Sat Saturday 15 August
Good
Temp16°C
Rain0mm
Wind14 km/h
Gusts
Humidity62%
No recent rain
  • Good temperature for mountain rhyolite
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 12° 0mm 17 0 90.5%
07:00 13° 0mm 17 0 82.3%
08:00 14° 0mm 17 0 76.6%
09:00 14° 0mm 18 0 73.8%
10:00 14° 0mm 16 0 71.1%
11:00 15° 0mm 15 0 65.9%
12:00 16° 0mm 14 0 63.6%
13:00 16° 0mm 13 0 62.1%
14:00 16° 0mm 13 0 60.6%
15:00 17° 0mm 13 0 57.4%
16:00 17° 0mm 14 0 56.2%
17:00 16° 0mm 15 0 57.9%
18:00 16° 0mm 15 0 59.8%
19:00 15° 0mm 12 0 66.7%
20:00 13° 0mm 9 0 73%
21:00 13° 0mm 10 0 72.3%
Sun Sunday 16 August
Good
Temp16°C
Rain0.1mm
Wind12 km/h
Gusts
Humidity68%
No recent rain
  • Good temperature for mountain rhyolite
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 12° 0mm 8 0 86.9%
07:00 13° 0mm 10 0 80.5%
08:00 14° 0mm 11 0 74.9%
09:00 14° 0mm 12 0 71.7%
10:00 15° 0mm 10 0 68.2%
11:00 15° 0mm 8 0 68%
12:00 16° 0mm 11 0 66.7%
13:00 16° 0mm 13 0 68.7%
14:00 16° 0mm 14 0 67.3%
15:00 16° 0mm 15 0 67%
16:00 16° 0mm 15 0 69.3%
17:00 15° 0mm 14 0 74.1%
18:00 15° 0.07mm 13 0 76.2%
Mon Monday 17 August
Caution
Temp16°C
Rain0.2mm
Wind6 km/h
Gusts
Humidity90%
No recent rainHumidity 90% — potential fog
  • Good temperature for mountain rhyolite
  • Damp mountain air — upper pitches may stay greasy
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 13° 0.08mm 6 0 99.2%
12:00 16° 0.05mm 6 0 89.5%
18:00 16° 0mm 13 0 85.3%
Tue Tuesday 18 August
Poor
Temp18°C
Rain1.1mm
Wind18 km/h
Gusts
Humidity89%
1.1mm rain forecast
  • Wet rhyolite is slippery; seepage from grass above can linger
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 16° 0.62mm 17 0 98%
12:00 18° 0.25mm 18 0 89.2%
18:00 17° 0mm 12 0 83.4%
Wed Wednesday 19 August
Good
Temp16°C
Rain0.2mm
Wind16 km/h
Gusts
Humidity75%
Should be dry
  • Good temperature for mountain rhyolite
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 12° 0.13mm 5 0 99.6%
12:00 16° 0.03mm 16 0 75.2%
18:00 14° 0mm 14 0 77.8%
Thu Thursday 20 August
Poor
Temp14°C
Rain1.1mm
Wind17 km/h
Gusts
Humidity84%
1.1mm rain forecast
  • Good temperature for mountain rhyolite
  • Wet rhyolite is slippery; seepage from grass above can linger
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 12° 0.38mm 11 0 96.3%
12:00 14° 0.53mm 17 0 83.7%
18:00 13° 0.12mm 10 0 92%
Fri Friday 21 August
Poor
Temp15°C
Rain1.6mm
Wind6 km/h
Gusts
Humidity83%
1.6mm rain forecast
  • Good temperature for mountain rhyolite
  • Wet rhyolite is slippery; seepage from grass above can linger
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 11° 0.27mm 9 0 98.7%
12:00 15° 1.18mm 6 0 82.7%
18:00 14° 0.03mm 10 0 92.5%
Sat Saturday 22 August
Poor
Temp17°C
Rain0.4mm
Wind10 km/h
Gusts
Humidity72%
0.4mm rain forecast
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 11° 0.07mm 5 0 99.5%
12:00 17° 0.33mm 10 0 72.3%
18:00 15° 0.02mm 8 0 77.3%
Sun Sunday 23 August
Good
Temp15°C
Rain0mm
Wind10 km/h
Gusts
Humidity76%
Should be dry
  • Good temperature for mountain rhyolite
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 0.03mm 3 0 99%
12:00 15° 0mm 10 0 76.1%

About Gouther Crag (Swindale)

Region
Lake District — Eastern Crags
Rock type
rhyolite
Aspect
east-facing
Altitude
380m
Exposure
medium
Seepage
low