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PEAK DISTRICT · LIMESTONE

Horseshoe Quarry climbing conditions

Poor — wet, too windy or closed

Right now

Temp16°C
Wind17 km/h
Gusts32 km/h
Humidity73.47%
Rain 48h0.9mm
Last rain2h ago

Assessment

0.9mm rain forecast
Loose rock away from main wall — blast-shattered quarry rock. Stick to starred routes. Helmet essential.

Drying Time

73% dry · 2-5h to dry

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Sunday 6 September
Poor
Temp18°C
Rain0.9mm
Wind17 km/h
Gusts32 km/h
Humidity68%
0.9mm rain forecast
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
12:00 16° 0.9mm 17 32 73.47%
15:00 19° dry 17 32 61.55%
18:00 21° dry 9 33 72.62%
21:00 19° dry 12 38 68.08%
Mon Monday 7 September
Poor
Temp16°C
Rain0.3mm
Wind20 km/h
Gusts37 km/h
Humidity64%
0.3mm rain forecast
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 16° 0.1mm 17 33 94.69%
09:00 15° dry 17 31 80.69%
12:00 16° dry 20 34 68.33%
15:00 17° dry 21 37 59.23%
18:00 16° dry 20 40 66.8%
21:00 15° 0.2mm 21 43 81.41%
Tue Tuesday 8 September
Poor
Temp13°C
Rain6mm
Wind28 km/h
Gusts53 km/h
Humidity68%
5.6mm rain forecastWindy — 28 km/h, gusts 53 km/h
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 10° dry 19 40 91.26%
09:00 11° dry 26 48 77.96%
12:00 13° 0.3mm 29 53 64.23%
15:00 13° 0.5mm 28 53 71.09%
18:00 13° 0.7mm 26 48 82.16%
21:00 11° 0.8mm 25 47 90.33%
Wed Wednesday 9 September
Poor
Temp14°C
Rain1mm
Wind20 km/h
Gusts40 km/h
Humidity66%
1.1mm rain forecast
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 10° dry 17 32 94.38%
09:00 11° dry 20 39 82.93%
12:00 13° dry 20 40 67.87%
15:00 14° dry 19 37 64.8%
18:00 14° dry 14 26 75.2%
21:00 12° dry 8 16 84.16%
Thu Thursday 10 September
Poor
Temp14°C
Rain0.5mm
Wind17 km/h
Gusts34 km/h
Humidity73%
0.5mm rain forecast
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 10° dry 9 17 89.99%
09:00 11° dry 14 28 84.51%
12:00 14° dry 17 34 73.09%
15:00 15° dry 17 33 73.71%
18:00 15° dry 15 28 81.69%
21:00 14° 0.5mm 16 30 89.02%
Fri Friday 11 September
Poor
Temp15°C
Rain5mm
Wind22 km/h
Gusts42 km/h
Humidity78%
4.7mm rain forecast
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 13° 1mm 17 32 97.26%
09:00 13° 0.7mm 20 37 93.29%
12:00 14° 0.6mm 22 42 80.07%
15:00 15° 0.5mm 22 42 76.1%
18:00 14° dry 17 31 80.63%
21:00 13° dry 12 22 87.04%
Sat Saturday 12 September
Good
Temp14°C
Raindry
Wind18 km/h
Gusts35 km/h
Humidity77%
Should be dry
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 10° dry 9 17 92.57%
09:00 11° dry 14 26 83.69%
12:00 13° dry 18 35 74.43%
15:00 14° dry 17 34 79.6%
18:00 14° dry 17 31 85.99%
21:00 13° dry 16 30 89.83%
Sun Sunday 13 September
Poor
Temp15°C
Rain0.4mm
Wind17 km/h
Gusts33 km/h
Humidity83%
0.4mm rain forecast
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 12° 0.2mm 15 26 95.21%
09:00 13° dry 16 30 89.32%
12:00 15° dry 17 33 82.84%

About Horseshoe Quarry

Open SW-facing quarry — notoriously quick drying. Catches afternoon sun. Great winter/spring venue. Watch for loose rock off the main wall.

Region
Peak District
Rock type
Limestone
Aspect
south-facing
Altitude
350m
Exposure
high
Seepage
very-low

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