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Hen Cloud weather & climbing conditions

Poor — wet, too windy or closed

Right now

Temp6°C
Wind14 km/h
Gusts26 km/h
Humidity89.16%
Rain 48h3mm
Last rain1h ago

Assessment

9.4mm rain forecast
Wind 33 km/h, gusts 69 km/h — too windy
Humidity 95% — likely fog/cloud
High humidity — grip may be affected
Humidity 89.16% — potential fog/cloud, rock may be damp from condensation

Drying Time

7% dry · 12-24h to dry

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Wednesday 21 October
Poor
Temp6°C
Rain9mm
Wind33 km/h
Gusts69 km/h
Humidity95%
9.4mm rain forecastWind 33 km/h, gusts 69 km/h — too windyHumidity 95% — likely fog/cloud
  • High humidity — grip may be affected
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
10:00 6° 3mm 14 26 89.16%
13:00 6° 0.3mm 35 47 97.32%
16:00 6° 3mm 52 69 97.68%
19:00 5° 2mm 53 72 94.24%
Thu Thursday 22 October
Poor
Temp6°C
Rain2mm
Wind21 km/h
Gusts36 km/h
Humidity84%
1.6mm rain forecast
  • High humidity — grip may be affected
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
07:00 4° 0.2mm 19 28 97.24%
10:00 4° 1mm 19 26 97.22%
13:00 5° dry 25 36 82.6%
16:00 7° dry 18 26 71.46%
19:00 7° dry 20 29 77.87%
Fri Friday 23 October
Poor
Temp7°C
Rain20mm
Wind31 km/h
Gusts77 km/h
Humidity95%
19.7mm rain forecastWind 31 km/h, gusts 77 km/h — too windyHumidity 95% — likely fog/cloud
  • High humidity — grip may be affected
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
07:00 7° 5mm 27 42 96.83%
10:00 8° 1mm 16 25 96.68%
13:00 8° 1mm 29 48 96.27%
16:00 6° 2mm 47 77 92.91%
19:00 5° dry 44 72 87.39%
Sat Saturday 24 October
Poor
Temp6°C
Rain17mm
Wind37 km/h
Gusts69 km/h
Humidity95%
17.3mm rain forecastWind 37 km/h, gusts 69 km/h — too windyHumidity 95% — likely fog/cloud
  • High humidity — grip may be affected
  • Very windy — consider sheltered alternatives
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
07:00 4° dry 26 40 93.06%
10:00 4° 0.3mm 30 48 93.08%
13:00 6° 3mm 40 65 94.77%
16:00 7° 5mm 42 69 95.87%
19:00 9° 6mm 39 63 95.25%
Sun Sunday 25 October
Poor
Temp6°C
Rain6mm
Wind42 km/h
Gusts72 km/h
Humidity78%
6.3mm rain forecastWind 42 km/h, gusts 72 km/h — too windy
  • Very windy — consider sheltered alternatives
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 5° 1mm 44 72 87.58%
09:00 5° 2mm 43 72 87.51%
12:00 6° 1mm 43 72 79.71%
15:00 6° 0.8mm 42 69 75.62%
18:00 6° 0.2mm 38 61 76.83%
21:00 5° dry 34 53 80.29%
Mon Monday 26 October
Poor
Temp9°C
Rain8mm
Wind39 km/h
Gusts65 km/h
Humidity93%
7.7mm rain forecastWind 39 km/h, gusts 65 km/h — too windyHumidity 93% — potential fog
  • Good friction range for gritstone
  • High humidity — grip may be affected
  • Very windy — consider sheltered alternatives
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 5° 0.7mm 31 48 91.18%
09:00 6° 2mm 35 56 94.12%
12:00 8° 2mm 38 61 93.46%
15:00 10° 1mm 40 65 91.69%
18:00 10° 0.9mm 41 65 90.53%
21:00 10° 0.8mm 41 67 90.22%
Tue Tuesday 27 October
Poor
Temp7°C
Rain4mm
Wind36 km/h
Gusts62 km/h
Humidity75%
3.5mm rain forecastWind 36 km/h, gusts 62 km/h — too windy
  • Very windy — consider sheltered alternatives
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 7° 0.7mm 37 58 88.81%
09:00 6° dry 36 59 84.91%
12:00 7° dry 37 62 76.4%
15:00 7° 0.5mm 34 57 74.45%
18:00 7° 0.3mm 33 53 80.24%
21:00 6° dry 33 52 85.07%
Wed Wednesday 28 October
Caution
Temp6°C
Raindry
Wind33 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity—
Should be dryWindy — 33 km/h, gusts null km/h
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 5° dry 32 50 92.88%
09:00 6° dry 32 51 90.55%

About Hen Cloud

Prominent south-facing summit buttress beside The Roaches — very exposed, dries extremely fast. Crack lines up to 30m.

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

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