Climbing Forecast Peak District Hen Cloud

PEAK DISTRICT · GRITSTONE

Hen Cloud climbing conditions

Poor — wet, too windy or closed

Right now

Temp12°C
Wind19 km/h
Gusts31 km/h
Humidity78.74%
Rain 48hdry
Last rainNone recent

Assessment

1.3mm rain forecast
Windy — 34 km/h, gusts 48 km/h
Good friction temperature range

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Sunday 6 September
Poor
Temp15°C
Rain1mm
Wind34 km/h
Gusts48 km/h
Humidity71%
1.3mm rain forecastWindy — 34 km/h, gusts 48 km/h
  • Good friction range for gritstone
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 12° dry 19 31 78.74%
09:00 12° 1mm 32 43 93.21%
12:00 14° 0.1mm 34 44 78.83%
15:00 17° dry 34 48 63.52%
18:00 19° dry 33 50 67%
21:00 18° dry 32 48 68.51%
Mon Monday 7 September
Poor
Temp13°C
Rain1mm
Wind28 km/h
Gusts45 km/h
Humidity70%
1.1mm rain forecastWindy — 28 km/h, gusts 45 km/h
  • Good friction range for gritstone
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 13° 0.4mm 27 40 96.56%
09:00 12° dry 26 37 86.62%
12:00 13° dry 26 38 75.14%
15:00 14° dry 30 45 65.69%
18:00 14° dry 32 48 69.84%
21:00 12° 0.7mm 33 48 88.07%
Tue Tuesday 8 September
Poor
Temp11°C
Rain4mm
Wind34 km/h
Gusts58 km/h
Humidity68%
4.2mm rain forecastWindy — 34 km/h, gusts 58 km/h
  • Good friction range for gritstone
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 dry 31 47 94.31%
09:00 dry 30 52 83.44%
12:00 11° 0.4mm 34 58 68.4%
15:00 12° 0.3mm 34 57 68.54%
18:00 11° 0.5mm 30 49 83.53%
21:00 0.8mm 29 47 92.06%
Wed Wednesday 9 September
Poor
Temp11°C
Rain2mm
Wind25 km/h
Gusts46 km/h
Humidity71%
1.6mm rain forecastWindy — 25 km/h, gusts 46 km/h
  • Good friction range for gritstone
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 0.3mm 26 40 94.98%
09:00 0.2mm 24 42 87.01%
12:00 11° dry 26 46 72.22%
15:00 12° dry 24 42 68.98%
18:00 11° dry 19 31 78.29%
21:00 10° dry 14 22 85.14%
Thu Thursday 10 September
Poor
Temp13°C
Rain2mm
Wind23 km/h
Gusts40 km/h
Humidity82%
1.8mm rain forecast
  • Good friction range for gritstone
  • High humidity — grip may be affected
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 dry 16 24 93.45%
09:00 dry 19 33 87.48%
12:00 12° dry 23 40 80.85%
15:00 13° 0.5mm 24 40 82.79%
18:00 13° 0.6mm 23 36 89.1%
21:00 12° 0.7mm 23 37 93.51%
Fri Friday 11 September
Poor
Temp13°C
Rain4mm
Wind25 km/h
Gusts45 km/h
Humidity83%
4.4mm rain forecastWindy — 25 km/h, gusts 45 km/h
  • Good friction range for gritstone
  • High humidity — grip may be affected
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 11° 0.8mm 25 39 96.65%
09:00 12° 0.9mm 25 42 93.72%
12:00 13° 0.7mm 25 45 85.52%
15:00 13° 0.5mm 24 42 80.77%
18:00 13° dry 21 34 83.85%
21:00 11° dry 18 28 90.07%
Sat Saturday 12 September
Poor
Temp13°C
Rain0.5mm
Wind19 km/h
Gusts35 km/h
Humidity81%
0.5mm rain forecast
  • Good friction range for gritstone
  • High humidity — grip may be affected
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 dry 17 25 95.06%
09:00 10° dry 18 30 87.41%
12:00 12° dry 19 34 80.85%
15:00 13° 0.5mm 19 35 81.4%
18:00 13° dry 19 31 87.48%
21:00 12° dry 18 28 92.39%
Sun Sunday 13 September
Good
Temp10°C
Raindry
Wind18 km/h
Gusts
Humidity
Should be dry
  • Good friction range for gritstone

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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