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PEAK DISTRICT · GRITSTONE

Higgar Tor weather & climbing conditions

Poor — wet, too windy or closed

Right now

Temp9°C
Wind6 km/h
Gusts20 km/h
Humidity98.93%
Rain 48hdry
Last rainNone recent

Assessment

10mm rain forecast
Windy — 15 km/h, gusts 57 km/h
Humidity 90% — potential fog
Good friction temperature range
High humidity — grip may be affected

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Wednesday 21 October
Poor
Temp9°C
Rain10mm
Wind15 km/h
Gusts57 km/h
Humidity90%
10mm rain forecastWindy — 15 km/h, gusts 57 km/hHumidity 90% — potential fog
  • Good friction range for gritstone
  • High humidity — grip may be affected
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
07:00 8° dry 6 21 93.54%
10:00 9° 0.2mm 9 20 93.77%
13:00 10° 2mm 11 21 88.83%
16:00 9° 4mm 27 57 87.63%
19:00 8° 4mm 23 53 82.17%
Thu Thursday 22 October
Caution
Temp8°C
Rain0.1mm
Wind10 km/h
Gusts25 km/h
Humidity75%
Drying — 17h since rain
  • Good friction range for gritstone
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
07:00 5° 0.1mm 6 16 90.81%
10:00 6° dry 8 18 85.82%
13:00 9° dry 13 25 71.84%
16:00 10° dry 11 21 66.58%
19:00 9° dry 9 22 82.94%
Fri Friday 23 October
Poor
Temp9°C
Rain16mm
Wind24 km/h
Gusts65 km/h
Humidity90%
15.7mm rain forecastWind 24 km/h, gusts 65 km/h — too windyHumidity 90% — potential fog
  • Good friction range for gritstone
  • High humidity — grip may be affected
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
07:00 10° 3mm 19 35 96.07%
10:00 10° 1mm 15 28 94.86%
13:00 10° 3mm 22 41 91.02%
16:00 9° 2mm 35 65 85.4%
19:00 7° 1mm 33 62 80.02%
Sat Saturday 24 October
Poor
Temp8°C
Rain8mm
Wind24 km/h
Gusts52 km/h
Humidity87%
8.1mm rain forecastWindy — 24 km/h, gusts 52 km/hHumidity 87% — potential fog
  • Good friction range for gritstone
  • High humidity — grip may be affected
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
07:00 6° dry 17 32 84.5%
10:00 7° dry 19 36 84.6%
13:00 8° 2mm 26 49 86.17%
16:00 10° 3mm 28 52 89.06%
19:00 11° 2mm 27 49 88.84%
Sun Sunday 25 October
Poor
Temp9°C
Rain3mm
Wind33 km/h
Gusts65 km/h
Humidity69%
2.8mm rain forecastWind 33 km/h, gusts 65 km/h — too windy
  • Good friction range for gritstone
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 8° 0.5mm 31 58 79.8%
09:00 8° 0.4mm 32 59 77.4%
12:00 9° 0.5mm 34 65 69.61%
15:00 10° 0.2mm 31 58 68.2%
18:00 9° dry 26 48 72.28%
21:00 8° dry 22 41 75.03%
Mon Monday 26 October
Poor
Temp11°C
Rain3mm
Wind27 km/h
Gusts52 km/h
Humidity85%
3mm rain forecastWindy — 27 km/h, gusts 52 km/hHumidity 85% — potential fog
  • Good friction range for gritstone
  • High humidity — grip may be affected
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 8° dry 20 37 86.54%
09:00 9° 1mm 24 44 87.69%
12:00 11° 1mm 27 50 85.43%
15:00 12° dry 28 52 84.54%
18:00 12° 0.7mm 29 53 84.82%
21:00 12° dry 29 53 83.64%
Tue Tuesday 27 October
Poor
Temp10°C
Rain2mm
Wind26 km/h
Gusts52 km/h
Humidity69%
1.6mm rain forecastWindy — 26 km/h, gusts 52 km/h
  • Good friction range for gritstone
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 9° 0.3mm 25 46 82.51%
09:00 9° dry 25 46 78.39%
12:00 10° dry 28 52 69.67%
15:00 10° dry 25 46 68.99%
18:00 9° dry 21 38 75.68%
21:00 8° dry 21 38 80.15%
Wed Wednesday 28 October
Good
Temp8°C
Raindry
Wind20 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity—
Should be dry
  • Good friction range for gritstone

About Higgar Tor

Higgar Tor (often spelled Higger Tor) sits on the west side of the Burbage Valley, facing south-west, and is dominated by the Leaning Block. Its 12m front face overhangs by about 15 degrees and carries The Rasp (E2 5b), with The File (VS 4c), one of the Peak's great jamming cracks, round on the south face. The tor stands exposed to the prevailing wind, so it dries quickly after rain, but it can be bitterly cold in the morning even when the valley feels mild. Summer evenings, when the sun swings onto the faces, are the classic time. The climbing is short, steep and powerful, so good friction matters more than usual; avoid humid, still days. It's a short walk from the Upper Burbage Bridge parking, so it's easy to combine with Burbage in one session.

Region
Peak District
Rock type
Gritstone
Aspect
south-west-facing
Altitude
434m
Exposure
high
Seepage
low

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