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LAKE DISTRICT — CONISTON · SLATE

Hodge Close Quarry weather & climbing conditions

Good — dry and climbable

Right now

Temp6°C
Wind4 km/h
Gusts6 km/h
Humidity98.2%
Rain 48hdry
Last rainNone recent

Assessment

No recent rain
High humidity (98.2%) — slate friction compromised, particularly for bouldering
Repeated historical rockfall — HSE issued a 1996 advisory. Routes may change without warning. Inspect placements and belays carefully.

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Saturday 31 October
Good
Temp5°C
Raindry
Wind4 km/h
Gusts6 km/h
Humidity98%
No recent rain
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
09:00 — dry — — null%
17:00 6° dry 4 — 98.2%
18:00 5° dry 4 — 99.1%
19:00 5° dry 3 — 97.5%
20:00 5° dry 2 — 94.2%
21:00 5° dry 2 — 92.3%
Sun Sunday 1 November
Good
Temp9°C
Raindry
Wind10 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity82%
No recent rain
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 8° dry 10 — 97.3%
07:00 8° dry 12 — 98.1%
08:00 8° dry 10 — 97.7%
09:00 8° dry 9 — 95.5%
10:00 8° dry 9 — 89.3%
11:00 9° dry 11 — 82%
12:00 10° dry 10 — 82.1%
13:00 10° dry 11 — 82.3%
14:00 9° dry 10 — 80.3%
15:00 9° dry 12 — 76.7%
16:00 8° dry 9 — 81.5%
17:00 6° dry 7 — 87.9%
18:00 5° dry 7 — 89.6%
19:00 5° dry 7 — 89.8%
20:00 5° dry 7 — 88.4%
21:00 5° dry 7 — 87.6%
Mon Monday 2 November
Good
Temp9°C
Raindry
Wind8 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity72%
No recent rain
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 3° dry 7 — 87.7%
07:00 2° dry 7 — 87.7%
08:00 3° dry 7 — 87.7%
09:00 5° dry 8 — 86.1%
10:00 7° dry 8 — 79.5%
11:00 8° dry 9 — 73.1%
12:00 9° dry 9 — 69.5%
13:00 10° dry 10 — 67.1%
14:00 10° dry 11 — 67%
15:00 9° dry 8 — 70.9%
16:00 7° dry 6 — 80.2%
17:00 5° dry 7 — 86.5%
18:00 5° dry 9 — 87.9%
19:00 5° dry 9 — 88.5%
20:00 5° dry 9 — 89.6%
21:00 4° dry 9 — 91.4%
Tue Tuesday 3 November
Caution
Temp9°C
Raindry
Wind9 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity93%
No recent rainHumidity 93% — potential fog
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 6° dry 12 — 94.2%
12:00 9° dry 9 — 92.7%
18:00 6° dry 9 — 89.2%
Wed Wednesday 4 November
Good
Temp9°C
Raindry
Wind14 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity77%
No recent rain
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 3° dry 8 — 90.6%
12:00 9° dry 14 — 76.7%
18:00 6° dry 11 — 84.8%
Thu Thursday 5 November
Good
Temp10°C
Raindry
Wind22 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity69%
No recent rain
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 4° dry 9 — 92.1%
12:00 10° dry 22 — 68.8%
18:00 6° dry 14 — 89%
Fri Friday 6 November
Good
Temp9°C
Raindry
Wind17 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity76%
No recent rain
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 6° dry 9 — 95%
12:00 9° dry 17 — 76.4%
18:00 7° dry 12 — 91.2%
Sat Saturday 7 November
Good
Temp8°C
Rain0.2mm
Wind8 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity88%
No recent rain
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 5° dry 5 — 98.6%
12:00 8° dry 8 — 88.1%
18:00 6° 0.1mm 3 — 92.8%

About Hodge Close Quarry

Slate drains quickly but becomes lethally slick when even slightly damp; a genuine dry spell is needed. Access is either by walking down the spoil heap at the southern end or by abseiling in. The quarry has a well-documented history of rockfall and holds a flooded main pit popular with cave divers — take extreme care near unfenced edges.

Region
Lake District — Coniston
Rock type
Slate
Aspect
south-facing
Altitude
170m
Exposure
low
Seepage
medium

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