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PEAK DISTRICT · GRITSTONE

Hen Cloud climbing conditions

Good — dry and climbable

Right now

Temp17°C
Wind8.5 km/h
Gusts26 km/h
Humidity81.76%
Rain 48h0mm
Last rainNone recent

Assessment

No recent rain
High humidity — grip may be affected

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Thursday 23 July
Good
Temp17°C
Rain0mm
Wind20 km/h
Gusts28 km/h
Humidity70%
No recent rain
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 13° 0mm 17 21 99.3%
09:00 14° 0mm 20 26 87.59%
12:00 16° 0mm 19 26 72.09%
15:00 18° 0mm 21 28 67.75%
18:00 18° 0mm 20 29 74.43%
21:00 16° 0mm 24 36 86.08%
Fri Friday 24 July
Good
Temp16°C
Rain0mm
Wind23 km/h
Gusts36 km/h
Humidity68%
No recent rain
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 12° 0mm 21 31 93%
09:00 13° 0mm 19 27 84.82%
12:00 15° 0mm 22 32 70.26%
15:00 17° 0mm 24 36 65.59%
18:00 17° 0mm 27 41 65.53%
21:00 14° 0mm 21 33 78.15%
Sat Saturday 25 July
Poor
Temp17°C
Rain0.3mm
Wind27 km/h
Gusts48 km/h
Humidity61%
0.3mm rain forecastWindy — 27 km/h, gusts 48 km/h
  • Low humidity — good for grip
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 12° 0mm 21 33 89.35%
09:00 14° 0mm 24 41 74.14%
12:00 16° 0mm 27 48 58.32%
15:00 18° 0mm 28 48 63.71%
18:00 16° 0mm 25 42 80.18%
21:00 15° 0.32mm 21 34 89.98%
Sun Sunday 26 July
Poor
Temp15°C
Rain3.4mm
Wind26 km/h
Gusts49 km/h
Humidity75%
3.4mm rain forecastWindy — 26 km/h, gusts 49 km/h
  • Good friction range for gritstone
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 13° 0.68mm 21 35 97.01%
09:00 13° 0.63mm 22 40 91.05%
12:00 14° 0.62mm 25 45 78.29%
15:00 16° 0.32mm 28 49 70.79%
18:00 15° 0mm 26 45 74.88%
21:00 13° 0mm 22 37 86.12%
Mon Monday 27 July
Good
Temp15°C
Rain0mm
Wind24 km/h
Gusts44 km/h
Humidity66%
Should be dry
  • Good friction range for gritstone
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 11° 0mm 21 35 92.96%
09:00 12° 0mm 23 41 78.6%
12:00 14° 0mm 24 44 68.45%
15:00 16° 0mm 24 43 63.56%
18:00 16° 0mm 20 36 69.94%
21:00 15° 0mm 17 28 80.14%
Tue Tuesday 28 July
Good
Temp18°C
Rain0mm
Wind24 km/h
Gusts44 km/h
Humidity73%
Should be dry
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 13° 0mm 21 35 95.2%
09:00 15° 0mm 24 41 85.45%
12:00 17° 0mm 25 44 74.95%
15:00 18° 0mm 24 42 71.06%
18:00 18° 0mm 21 36 72.56%
21:00 17° 0mm 19 31 84.09%
Wed Wednesday 29 July
Good
Temp17°C
Rain0mm
Wind19 km/h
Gusts37 km/h
Humidity68%
Should be dry
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 13° 0mm 16 27 95.41%
09:00 14° 0mm 18 32 82.97%
12:00 16° 0mm 19 37 68.73%
15:00 18° 0mm 19 35 66.64%
18:00 17° 0mm 17 30 67.5%
21:00 15° 0mm 15 24 80.9%
Prominent south-facing summit buttress beside The Roaches — very exposed, dries extremely fast. Crack lines up to 30m. Classics: The Sloth (HVS), Saul's Crack (VS).

About Hen Cloud

Prominent south-facing summit buttress beside The Roaches — very exposed, dries extremely fast. Crack lines up to 30m. Classics: The Sloth (HVS), Saul's Crack (VS).

Region
Peak District
Rock type
gritstone
Aspect
south-facing
Altitude
480m
Exposure
high
Seepage
low

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