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PEAK DISTRICT · LIMESTONE

Harpur Hill Quarry climbing conditions

Poor — wet, too windy or closed

Right now

Temp12°C
Wind20 km/h
Gusts39 km/h
Humidity97.92%
Rain 48h4.7mm
Last rain2h ago

Assessment

14.5mm rain forecast

Drying Time

7% dry · 17-33h to dry

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Monday 8 June
Poor
Temp12°C
Rain14.5mm
Wind21 km/h
Gusts40 km/h
Humidity59%
14.5mm rain forecast
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 11° 5.05mm 16 34 91.88%
09:00 10° 2.35mm 19 36 90.3%
12:00 11° 0.55mm 21 39 65.59%
15:00 12° 0mm 22 40 51.55%
18:00 12° 0.05mm 17 32 59.91%
21:00 10° 0.2mm 14 33 77.47%
Tue Tuesday 9 June
Poor
Temp11°C
Rain5.1mm
Wind27 km/h
Gusts52 km/h
Humidity67%
5.1mm rain forecastWindy — 27 km/h, gusts 52 km/h
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 8° 1.09mm 19 36 89.02%
09:00 9° 0.16mm 21 40 72.1%
12:00 11° 0.89mm 26 48 67.18%
15:00 11° 0.99mm 28 52 65.85%
18:00 10° 1.45mm 23 42 75.85%
21:00 9° 0.13mm 15 28 85.54%
Wed Wednesday 10 June
Poor
Temp11°C
Rain2.7mm
Wind19 km/h
Gusts37 km/h
Humidity76%
2.7mm rain forecast
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 7° 0mm 15 27 90.4%
09:00 9° 0mm 17 34 77.1%
12:00 10° 1.4mm 17 32 78.27%
15:00 11° 0.83mm 20 37 74.35%
18:00 11° 0.41mm 19 34 73%
21:00 9° 0.09mm 13 24 86.09%
Thu Thursday 11 June
Poor
Temp12°C
Rain5mm
Wind23 km/h
Gusts43 km/h
Humidity82%
5mm rain forecast
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 8° 0.87mm 17 30 93.33%
09:00 9° 0.49mm 20 37 85.54%
12:00 11° 0.8mm 22 41 81.21%
15:00 12° 1.17mm 23 43 83.06%
18:00 12° 0.98mm 22 39 87.12%
21:00 12° 0.68mm 19 33 92.99%
Fri Friday 12 June
Poor
Temp14°C
Rain1.5mm
Wind27 km/h
Gusts49 km/h
Humidity76%
1.5mm rain forecastWindy — 27 km/h, gusts 49 km/h
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 11° 0.19mm 19 35 93.99%
09:00 12° 0.34mm 25 45 87.36%
12:00 14° 0.42mm 26 48 78.92%
15:00 15° 0mm 27 49 73.81%
18:00 15° 0mm 23 42 76.01%
21:00 14° 0mm 19 33 86.76%
Sat Saturday 13 June
Good
Temp16°C
Rain0.1mm
Wind21 km/h
Gusts39 km/h
Humidity69%
Should be dry
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 11° 0.14mm 18 33 91.6%
09:00 13° 0mm 20 38 82.3%
12:00 15° 0mm 21 39 71.33%
15:00 17° 0mm 20 39 66.12%
18:00 18° 0mm 18 32 69.51%
21:00 15° 0mm 13 22 82.65%
Sun Sunday 14 June
Good
Temp19°C
Rain0mm
Wind16 km/h
Gusts31 km/h
Humidity65%
Should be dry
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 12° 0mm 12 22 85.88%
09:00 15° 0mm 14 28 75.94%
12:00 18° 0mm 16 31 66.58%
15:00 19° 0mm 16 31 63.07%
18:00 19° 0mm 14 25 67.58%
21:00 16° 0mm 11 19 84.4%
Open south-facing quarry above Buxton — notoriously quick to dry due to porous rock and good sun exposure. Often climbable hours after rain. Sport up to F8b. Check current access arrangements before visiting.

About Harpur Hill Quarry

Open south-facing quarry above Buxton — notoriously quick to dry due to porous rock and good sun exposure. Often climbable hours after rain. Sport up to F8b. Check current access arrangements before visiting.

Region
Peak District
Rock type
limestone
Aspect
south-facing
Altitude
370m
Exposure
medium
Seepage
very-low