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LAKE DISTRICT — BUTTERMERE · RHYOLITE

Honister Crag climbing conditions

Good — dry and climbable

Right now

Temp13°C
Wind3 km/h
Gusts6 km/h
Humidity71.58%
Rain 48hdry
Last rainNone recent

Assessment

No recent rain
Good friction temperature range for rhyolite
Groove Armada (E6 6b), Crypt Route (VS 4b)

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Monday 28 September
Good
Temp14°C
Raindry
Wind10 km/h
Gusts19 km/h
Humidity60%
No recent rain
  • Good temperature for mountain rhyolite
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
15:00 14° dry 10 19 59.91%
18:00 13° dry 3 6 71.58%
21:00 11° dry 10 22 71.57%
Tue Tuesday 29 September
Caution
Temp15°C
Raindry
Wind27 km/h
Gusts57 km/h
Humidity84%
No recent rainWindy — 27 km/h, gusts 57 km/h
  • Good temperature for mountain rhyolite
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 10° dry 18 41 85.49%
09:00 11° dry 23 48 84.56%
12:00 14° dry 26 53 83.32%
15:00 16° dry 28 57 84.3%
18:00 16° dry 26 56 89.17%
21:00 16° dry 26 56 87.87%
Wed Wednesday 30 September
Poor
Temp15°C
Rain23mm
Wind25 km/h
Gusts48 km/h
Humidity79%
23.3mm rain forecastWindy — 25 km/h, gusts 48 km/h
  • Good temperature for mountain rhyolite
  • Wet rhyolite is slippery; seepage from grass above can linger
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 15° 14mm 19 40 92.38%
09:00 14° 4mm 17 33 91.44%
12:00 15° dry 24 45 80.75%
15:00 15° 0.4mm 26 48 77.31%
18:00 14° dry 19 37 85.13%
21:00 13° 0.5mm 18 34 91.49%
Thu Thursday 1 October
Poor
Temp12°C
Rain5mm
Wind19 km/h
Gusts37 km/h
Humidity75%
4.6mm rain forecast
  • Good temperature for mountain rhyolite
  • Wet rhyolite is slippery; seepage from grass above can linger
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 10° 1mm 11 19 96.15%
09:00 11° 0.9mm 15 27 89.8%
12:00 12° 0.6mm 19 37 74.79%
15:00 13° 0.2mm 20 37 74.3%
18:00 12° 0.1mm 14 25 86.76%
21:00 11° dry 16 29 90.04%
Fri Friday 2 October
Poor
Temp13°C
Rain11mm
Wind21 km/h
Gusts40 km/h
Humidity89%
10.8mm rain forecastHumidity 89% — potential fog
  • Good temperature for mountain rhyolite
  • Wet rhyolite is slippery; seepage from grass above can linger
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 11° 3mm 20 37 96.49%
09:00 11° 3mm 19 36 95.03%
12:00 12° 2mm 21 40 90.88%
15:00 13° 1mm 20 37 87.49%
18:00 12° dry 16 29 93.64%
21:00 11° dry 13 25 94.9%
Sat Saturday 3 October
Poor
Temp13°C
Rain5mm
Wind14 km/h
Gusts27 km/h
Humidity83%
5mm rain forecast
  • Good temperature for mountain rhyolite
  • Wet rhyolite is slippery; seepage from grass above can linger
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 9° dry 9 16 97.34%
09:00 10° 1mm 10 19 91.57%
12:00 12° 1mm 14 27 83.15%
15:00 13° dry 14 26 83.29%
18:00 12° dry 10 18 92.31%
21:00 10° dry 8 14 95.42%
Sun Sunday 4 October
Poor
Temp13°C
Rain0.4mm
Wind13 km/h
Gusts26 km/h
Humidity83%
0.4mm rain forecast
  • Good temperature for mountain rhyolite
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 9° dry 7 13 97.39%
09:00 10° dry 9 17 92.07%
12:00 12° dry 13 26 82.85%
15:00 13° dry 13 24 83.22%
18:00 12° dry 9 16 93.92%
21:00 11° dry 7 13 96.61%
Mon Monday 5 October
Poor
Temp13°C
Rain0.7mm
Wind13 km/h
Gusts25 km/h
Humidity86%
0.7mm rain forecastHumidity 86% — potential fog
  • Good temperature for mountain rhyolite
  • Wet rhyolite is slippery; seepage from grass above can linger
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 9° dry 9 17 97.35%
09:00 10° 0.4mm 10 18 92.2%
12:00 12° 0.3mm 13 25 86.73%
15:00 13° dry 13 24 84.58%

About Honister Crag

Region
Lake District — Buttermere
Rock type
Rhyolite
Aspect
north-facing
Altitude
500m
Exposure
high
Seepage
high

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