Climbing Forecast Yorkshire Ilkley (Cow & Calf)

YORKSHIRE · GRITSTONE

Ilkley (Cow & Calf) climbing conditions

Poor — wet, too windy or closed

Right now

Temp10°C
Wind3 km/h
Gusts6 km/h
Humidity94.43%
Rain 48hdry
Last rainNone recent

Assessment

0.5mm rain forecast
Good friction temperature range
High humidity — grip may be affected
Humidity 94.43% — potential fog/cloud, rock may be damp from condensation

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Sunday 6 September
Poor
Temp19°C
Rain0.5mm
Wind12 km/h
Gusts34 km/h
Humidity66%
0.5mm rain forecast
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 10° dry 3 6 94.43%
09:00 13° 0.1mm 8 22 74.01%
12:00 17° 0.3mm 8 18 76.17%
15:00 20° dry 17 34 55.57%
18:00 22° dry 12 31 65.3%
21:00 20° dry 7 20 73.98%
Mon Monday 7 September
Poor
Temp17°C
Rain0.5mm
Wind21 km/h
Gusts40 km/h
Humidity60%
0.5mm rain forecast
  • Low humidity — good for grip
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 17° dry 12 28 86.67%
09:00 16° dry 18 35 71.42%
12:00 17° dry 21 40 63.45%
15:00 18° dry 20 39 56.82%
18:00 17° dry 17 35 63.62%
21:00 16° 0.4mm 19 38 77.82%
Tue Tuesday 8 September
Poor
Temp15°C
Rain1mm
Wind27 km/h
Gusts54 km/h
Humidity62%
1.1mm rain forecastWindy — 27 km/h, gusts 54 km/h
  • Good friction range for gritstone
  • Low humidity — good for grip
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 12° dry 16 33 84.06%
09:00 13° dry 24 46 75.56%
12:00 15° 0.3mm 27 54 60.04%
15:00 15° 0.1mm 28 54 63.9%
18:00 14° 0.2mm 23 45 73.6%
21:00 13° dry 21 39 78.13%
Wed Wednesday 9 September
Good
Temp16°C
Raindry
Wind19 km/h
Gusts39 km/h
Humidity56%
Should be dry
  • Low humidity — good for grip
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 11° dry 17 32 83.46%
09:00 12° dry 19 37 68.89%
12:00 15° dry 19 39 57.97%
15:00 16° dry 19 38 54.51%
18:00 16° dry 15 30 63.68%
21:00 14° dry 10 18 75.4%
Thu Thursday 10 September
Poor
Temp16°C
Rain0.5mm
Wind16 km/h
Gusts31 km/h
Humidity69%
0.5mm rain forecast
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 12° dry 9 16 83.2%
09:00 13° dry 12 24 75.96%
12:00 15° dry 16 31 67.18%
15:00 17° 0.3mm 16 31 70.32%
18:00 17° dry 14 26 75.71%
21:00 16° 0.2mm 13 25 82.51%
Fri Friday 11 September
Good
Temp17°C
Raindry
Wind19 km/h
Gusts39 km/h
Humidity67%
Should be dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 14° dry 14 26 87.93%
09:00 15° dry 17 34 79.64%
12:00 17° dry 19 39 67.76%
15:00 18° dry 18 36 66.33%
18:00 17° dry 15 29 70.85%
21:00 15° dry 12 23 78.57%
Sat Saturday 12 September
Good
Temp16°C
Raindry
Wind13 km/h
Gusts27 km/h
Humidity70%
Should be dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 13° dry 8 16 88.65%
09:00 13° dry 11 22 80.12%
12:00 15° dry 13 27 71.1%
15:00 17° dry 13 27 68.11%
18:00 17° dry 12 23 74.5%
21:00 15° dry 11 20 80.4%
Sun Sunday 13 September
Good
Temp14°C
Raindry
Wind10 km/h
Gusts
Humidity
Should be dry
  • Good friction range for gritstone

About Ilkley (Cow & Calf)

Famous gritstone outcrop on Ilkley Moor. Mostly north-facing but multi-faceted — Rocky Valley below has its own sheltered microclimate. Bouldering and trad. Exposed moorland.

Region
Yorkshire
Rock type
Gritstone
Aspect
north-facing
Altitude
280m
Exposure
high
Seepage
low

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