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YORKSHIRE · LIMESTONE

Kilnsey Crag weather & climbing conditions

Poor — wet, too windy or closed

Right now

Temp9°C
Wind4 km/h
Gusts7 km/h
Humidity98.38%
Rain 48h0.3mm
Last rain6h ago

Assessment

6.7mm rain forecast
Humidity 91% — potential fog

Drying Time

14% dry · 31-63h to dry

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Wednesday 21 October
Poor
Temp9°C
Rain7mm
Wind13 km/h
Gusts41 km/h
Humidity91%
6.7mm rain forecastHumidity 91% — potential fog
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
07:00 8° dry 4 15 94.84%
10:00 8° dry 6 15 93.03%
13:00 10° 0.3mm 11 19 88.83%
16:00 9° 2mm 22 41 89.65%
19:00 8° 3mm 27 53 86.17%
Thu Thursday 22 October
Poor
Temp8°C
Rain0.6mm
Wind13 km/h
Gusts27 km/h
Humidity81%
0.6mm rain forecast
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
07:00 5° dry 6 15 90.65%
10:00 6° 0.2mm 11 21 89.76%
13:00 8° dry 15 27 78.33%
16:00 9° dry 12 22 74.92%
19:00 7° dry 7 16 88.68%
Fri Friday 23 October
Poor
Temp9°C
Rain14mm
Wind21 km/h
Gusts55 km/h
Humidity91%
13.9mm rain forecastWindy — 21 km/h, gusts 55 km/hHumidity 91% — potential fog
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
07:00 8° 3mm 18 34 95.63%
10:00 9° 2mm 14 27 95.44%
13:00 9° 1mm 18 34 91.03%
16:00 8° 2mm 30 55 86.65%
19:00 7° 1mm 30 55 82.51%
Sat Saturday 24 October
Poor
Temp8°C
Rain12mm
Wind26 km/h
Gusts51 km/h
Humidity89%
11.9mm rain forecastWindy — 26 km/h, gusts 51 km/h
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
07:00 6° dry 17 31 87.25%
10:00 6° dry 21 39 86.45%
13:00 8° 2mm 28 51 87.57%
16:00 9° 4mm 29 51 91.58%
19:00 10° 4mm 29 52 90.5%
Sun Sunday 25 October
Poor
Temp8°C
Rain10mm
Wind36 km/h
Gusts69 km/h
Humidity75%
10mm rain forecastWind 36 km/h, gusts 69 km/h — too windy
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
  • Very windy — consider sheltered alternatives
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 7° 2mm 36 64 83.54%
09:00 7° 2mm 36 65 82.33%
12:00 8° 1mm 38 69 74.4%
15:00 8° 0.8mm 35 62 75.17%
18:00 8° 0.6mm 28 50 78.31%
21:00 7° 0.3mm 25 45 80.28%
Mon Monday 26 October
Poor
Temp10°C
Rain10mm
Wind29 km/h
Gusts53 km/h
Humidity88%
10mm rain forecastWindy — 29 km/h, gusts 53 km/h
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 7° dry 22 39 89.31%
09:00 8° 2mm 25 45 91.1%
12:00 10° 2mm 28 51 89.08%
15:00 11° 2mm 30 53 87.48%
18:00 11° 2mm 30 54 87.88%
21:00 10° 2mm 30 54 87.36%
Tue Tuesday 27 October
Poor
Temp9°C
Rain10mm
Wind28 km/h
Gusts54 km/h
Humidity77%
9.5mm rain forecastWindy — 28 km/h, gusts 54 km/h
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 8° 1mm 26 47 86.11%
09:00 8° 2mm 26 47 84.16%
12:00 9° 1mm 30 54 76.7%
15:00 9° 0.8mm 27 48 76.84%
18:00 8° 0.8mm 23 41 81.9%
21:00 8° 0.6mm 22 39 85%
Wed Wednesday 28 October
Poor
Temp7°C
Rain0.6mm
Wind22 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity—
0.6mm rain forecast
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
  • Breezy — helps drying

About Kilnsey Crag

Iconic overhanging limestone wall (~50m, with 12m main overhang). East-facing — sun until midday, then shade. The overhang stays dry in rain. Severe winter seepage — season usually starts late spring.

Region
Yorkshire
Rock type
Limestone
Aspect
east-facing
Altitude
200m
Exposure
medium
Seepage
high

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