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LAKE DISTRICT — WASDALE · RHYOLITE

Kern Knotts weather & climbing conditions

Good — dry and climbable

Right now

Temp6°C
Wind4 km/h
Gusts6 km/h
Humidity94.7%
Rain 48hdry
Last rainNone recent

Assessment

No recent rain
High humidity (94.7%) — rhyolite friction compromised, particularly for bouldering
Humidity 94.7% — potential fog/cloud, rock may be damp from condensation

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Saturday 31 October
Good
Temp6°C
Raindry
Wind6 km/h
Gusts6 km/h
Humidity95%
No recent rain
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
09:00 — dry — — null%
17:00 6° dry 4 — 94.7%
18:00 6° dry 5 — 97.5%
19:00 5° dry 6 — 95.2%
20:00 5° dry 5 — 91.5%
21:00 6° dry 5 — 87.7%
Sun Sunday 1 November
Caution
Temp8°C
Raindry
Wind11 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity85%
No recent rainHumidity 85% — potential fog
  • Good temperature for mountain rhyolite
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 9° dry 11 — 98%
07:00 8° dry 13 — 95.9%
08:00 7° dry 11 — 95.2%
09:00 7° dry 10 — 94.6%
10:00 7° dry 10 — 92.8%
11:00 8° dry 13 — 89.1%
12:00 9° dry 12 — 87.7%
13:00 9° dry 12 — 86.4%
14:00 9° dry 12 — 81.6%
15:00 9° dry 12 — 78.1%
16:00 8° dry 9 — 82.4%
17:00 6° dry 7 — 90.6%
18:00 6° dry 6 — 91.1%
19:00 6° dry 7 — 89.3%
20:00 6° dry 7 — 87.7%
21:00 5° dry 7 — 88.3%
Mon Monday 2 November
Good
Temp8°C
Raindry
Wind8 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity74%
No recent rain
  • Good temperature for mountain rhyolite
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 3° dry 5 — 86.7%
07:00 3° dry 5 — 85.6%
08:00 3° dry 6 — 86%
09:00 6° dry 8 — 84.1%
10:00 7° dry 8 — 79.9%
11:00 8° dry 9 — 74.5%
12:00 9° dry 9 — 70.6%
13:00 9° dry 10 — 69.5%
14:00 9° dry 9 — 69.6%
15:00 9° dry 8 — 72.7%
16:00 7° dry 6 — 84.4%
17:00 5° dry 7 — 89.2%
18:00 5° dry 7 — 87%
19:00 6° dry 8 — 88.1%
20:00 5° dry 7 — 90.6%
21:00 5° dry 7 — 92.3%
Tue Tuesday 3 November
Poor
Temp8°C
Rain0.1mm
Wind8 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity98%
No recent rainHumidity 98% — likely fog/cloud
  • Good temperature for mountain rhyolite
  • Damp mountain air — upper pitches may stay greasy
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 7° dry 10 — 96.2%
12:00 8° dry 8 — 97.5%
18:00 6° dry 9 — 90.3%
Wed Wednesday 4 November
Good
Temp8°C
Raindry
Wind14 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity78%
No recent rain
  • Good temperature for mountain rhyolite
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 4° dry 8 — 89.5%
12:00 8° dry 14 — 78.3%
18:00 6° dry 13 — 84.8%
Thu Thursday 5 November
Good
Temp9°C
Raindry
Wind22 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity72%
No recent rain
  • Good temperature for mountain rhyolite
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 5° dry 10 — 91.2%
12:00 9° dry 22 — 71.6%
18:00 7° dry 15 — 89.3%
Fri Friday 6 November
Good
Temp8°C
Raindry
Wind16 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity77%
No recent rain
  • Good temperature for mountain rhyolite
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 6° dry 9 — 96.7%
12:00 8° dry 16 — 77.2%
18:00 7° dry 10 — 92.5%
Sat Saturday 7 November
Poor
Temp7°C
Rain0.2mm
Wind7 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity95%
No recent rainHumidity 95% — likely fog/cloud
  • Damp mountain air — upper pitches may stay greasy
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 5° dry 6 — 98.6%
12:00 7° dry 7 — 94.7%
18:00 7° 0.1mm 5 — 95.3%

About Kern Knotts

Kern Knotts is a compact, steep south-facing buttress of Borrowdale volcanic rock sitting just below the Sty Head col on the south flank of Great Gable, the first crag reached along the Climbers' Traverse. Though small in area, it carries huge historical weight: Kern Knotts Crack was first ascended by O.G. Jones and H.C. The vertical crack lines can hold seepage after prolonged rain even though the buttress itself is south-facing, so a settled dry spell helps. Approach is around 1h 15m from Wasdale Head via Sty Head, or 1h 45m from Seathwaite in Borrowdale.

Region
Lake District — Wasdale
Rock type
Rhyolite
Aspect
south-facing
Altitude
640m
Exposure
high
Seepage
medium

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