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Harborough Rocks climbing conditions

Good — dry and climbable

Right now

Temp22°C
Wind24.1 km/h
Gusts36 km/h
Humidity55.9%
Rain 48h0mm
Last rainNone recent

Assessment

No recent rain
Breezy — good for drying

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Thursday 13 August
Good
Temp22°C
Rain0mm
Wind24 km/h
Gusts36 km/h
Humidity56%
No recent rain
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
21:00 22° 0mm 24 0 55.9%
Fri Friday 14 August
Poor
Temp25°C
Rain0.4mm
Wind17 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity60%
0.4mm rain forecast
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 18° 0mm 14 0 91.1%
07:00 20° 0mm 14 0 83.9%
08:00 21° 0mm 18 0 76.6%
09:00 22° 0mm 17 0 71.1%
10:00 24° 0mm 17 0 64.8%
11:00 25° 0mm 17 0 60.6%
12:00 25° 0mm 18 0 58.9%
13:00 25° 0mm 17 0 57.4%
14:00 26° 0.3mm 16 0 55%
15:00 25° 0.1mm 17 0 59.4%
16:00 24° 0mm 19 0 66.3%
17:00 23° 0mm 22 0 65%
18:00 21° 0mm 25 0 69.8%
19:00 20° 0mm 23 0 66.8%
20:00 19° 0mm 21 0 61.5%
21:00 18° 0mm 21 0 62%
Sat Saturday 15 August
Good
Temp20°C
Rain0mm
Wind17 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity48%
Should be dry
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 13° 0mm 18 0 87.9%
07:00 15° 0mm 18 0 79.1%
08:00 16° 0mm 18 0 68.8%
09:00 18° 0mm 20 0 57.9%
10:00 19° 0mm 17 0 52.9%
11:00 20° 0mm 15 0 49.5%
12:00 20° 0mm 15 0 47.9%
13:00 21° 0mm 16 0 46%
14:00 20° 0mm 19 0 46.3%
15:00 20° 0mm 21 0 46.4%
16:00 20° 0mm 21 0 48.9%
17:00 19° 0mm 20 0 50.5%
18:00 18° 0mm 19 0 52.6%
19:00 16° 0mm 18 0 56.7%
20:00 15° 0mm 16 0 62.2%
21:00 14° 0mm 16 0 65.9%
Sun Sunday 16 August
Good
Temp18°C
Rain0mm
Wind14 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity58%
Should be dry
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 13° 0mm 14 0 75.3%
07:00 14° 0mm 13 0 74.6%
08:00 15° 0mm 14 0 67.5%
09:00 17° 0mm 14 0 60.5%
10:00 18° 0mm 15 0 55.4%
11:00 18° 0mm 13 0 57.9%
12:00 17° 0.02mm 14 0 60.9%
18:00 17° 0mm 14 0 56.3%
Mon Monday 17 August
Poor
Temp19°C
Rain0.3mm
Wind5 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity50%
0.3mm rain forecast
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 12° 0mm 8 0 84.7%
12:00 19° 0mm 5 0 49.9%
18:00 17° 0.27mm 11 0 58.4%
Tue Tuesday 18 August
Poor
Temp19°C
Rain0.4mm
Wind30 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity77%
0.4mm rain forecastWindy — 30 km/h, gusts 0 km/h
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 16° 0.12mm 22 0 96.2%
12:00 19° 0mm 30 0 76.8%
18:00 17° 0mm 26 0 65.6%
Wed Wednesday 19 August
Good
Temp18°C
Rain0.1mm
Wind22 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity56%
Should be dry
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 13° 0.05mm 16 0 92.7%
12:00 18° 0mm 22 0 55.7%
18:00 17° 0mm 20 0 53.4%
Thu Thursday 20 August
Good
Temp18°C
Rain0.1mm
Wind21 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity55%
Should be dry
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 12° 0mm 16 0 88.4%
12:00 18° 0mm 21 0 54.7%
18:00 18° 0.13mm 13 0 60.2%
Fri Friday 21 August
Poor
Temp16°C
Rain5.1mm
Wind2 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity95%
5.1mm rain forecastHumidity 95% — likely fog/cloud
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 12° 3.02mm 19 0 95.9%
12:00 16° 0.32mm 2 0 94.6%
18:00 15° 0.03mm 21 0 85.3%
Sat Saturday 22 August
Poor
Temp18°C
Rain1.3mm
Wind5 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity60%
1.3mm rain forecast
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 11° 0.03mm 15 0 93.8%
12:00 18° 0.33mm 5 0 60.2%
18:00 14° 0.9mm 13 0 90.5%
Sun Sunday 23 August
Good
Temp11°C
Rain0mm
Wind13 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity—
Should be dry
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Harborough Rocks is an unusual dolomitic limestone outcrop situated high on the Derbyshire plateau near the High Peak Trail. The rock is highly textured, yellow-brown limestone filled with large pockets, deep solution holes, and sharp friction holds. Facing southwest in an elevated setting, the rocks absorb direct sunshine all day and dry almost instantly following rain showers due to intense wind exposure. The venue offers short, well-protected trad routes and excellent bouldering problems, mostly concentrated between Moderate and HVS. Popular classics like Harborough Wall provide ideal introductory leading on unusually grippy rock. Access is extremely fast, taking three minutes from the High Peak Trail car park. Strong, biting winds on this high upland site make warm clothing essential even on clear days.

About Harborough Rocks

Harborough Rocks is an unusual dolomitic limestone outcrop situated high on the Derbyshire plateau near the High Peak Trail. The rock is highly textured, yellow-brown limestone filled with large pockets, deep solution holes, and sharp friction holds. Facing southwest in an elevated setting, the rocks absorb direct sunshine all day and dry almost instantly following rain showers due to intense wind exposure. The venue offers short, well-protected trad routes and excellent bouldering problems, mostly concentrated between Moderate and HVS. Popular classics like Harborough Wall provide ideal introductory leading on unusually grippy rock. Access is extremely fast, taking three minutes from the High Peak Trail car park. Strong, biting winds on this high upland site make warm clothing essential even on clear days.

Region
Peak District — Low Peak Limestone
Rock type
limestone
Aspect
south-west-facing
Altitude
320m
Exposure
high
Seepage
very-low

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