Climbing Forecast Yorkshire Kilnsey Crag

YORKSHIRE · LIMESTONE

Kilnsey Crag climbing conditions

Poor — wet, too windy or closed

Right now

Temp10°C
Wind6 km/h
Gusts23 km/h
Humidity91.74%
Rain 48hdry
Last rainNone recent

Assessment

0.8mm rain forecast
Humidity 91.74% — 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
Temp17°C
Rain0.8mm
Wind17 km/h
Gusts36 km/h
Humidity75%
0.8mm rain forecast
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 10° dry 6 23 91.74%
09:00 12° 0.2mm 8 19 79.08%
12:00 16° 0.6mm 15 28 82.52%
15:00 19° dry 19 36 67.04%
18:00 20° dry 12 28 76.53%
21:00 18° dry 16 36 79.91%
Mon Monday 7 September
Poor
Temp15°C
Rain2mm
Wind23 km/h
Gusts42 km/h
Humidity68%
2.3mm rain forecast
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 15° dry 12 27 89.87%
09:00 14° dry 20 37 77.96%
12:00 15° dry 23 42 69.74%
15:00 16° dry 22 40 65.5%
18:00 15° dry 18 36 77.26%
21:00 14° 2mm 19 38 86.53%
Tue Tuesday 8 September
Poor
Temp13°C
Rain9mm
Wind30 km/h
Gusts57 km/h
Humidity77%
9.2mm rain forecastWindy — 30 km/h, gusts 57 km/h
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 10° dry 20 38 89.03%
09:00 11° 0.8mm 27 49 83.08%
12:00 13° 0.6mm 31 57 73.97%
15:00 13° 0.9mm 30 54 80.1%
18:00 12° 0.9mm 26 46 84.82%
21:00 11° 0.3mm 24 43 87.44%
Wed Wednesday 9 September
Poor
Temp14°C
Raindry
Wind21 km/h
Gusts40 km/h
Humidity66%
Only 15h since rain — needs ~41h
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 10° dry 17 31 90.73%
09:00 11° dry 20 38 78.58%
12:00 13° dry 21 40 67.95%
15:00 14° dry 21 39 64.81%
18:00 13° dry 15 27 76.33%
21:00 11° dry 8 13 88%
Thu Thursday 10 September
Poor
Temp14°C
Rain2mm
Wind18 km/h
Gusts34 km/h
Humidity80%
2.4mm rain forecast
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 10° dry 9 16 91.61%
09:00 11° dry 14 27 84.96%
12:00 14° 0.3mm 18 34 78.46%
15:00 15° 0.7mm 18 32 81.93%
18:00 15° 0.7mm 15 26 88.35%
21:00 14° 0.6mm 15 27 92.42%
Fri Friday 11 September
Poor
Temp15°C
Rain1mm
Wind21 km/h
Gusts40 km/h
Humidity79%
1.2mm rain forecast
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 13° dry 16 30 94.82%
09:00 13° dry 20 37 89.19%
12:00 15° 0.5mm 21 40 79.57%
15:00 15° dry 20 37 77.82%
18:00 14° dry 15 26 83.11%
21:00 13° dry 11 19 90.93%
Sat Saturday 12 September
Caution
Temp14°C
Raindry
Wind15 km/h
Gusts30 km/h
Humidity77%
Drying — 24h since rain
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 10° dry 9 16 94.62%
09:00 12° dry 12 24 84.92%
12:00 14° dry 15 29 77.2%
15:00 15° dry 16 30 77.18%
18:00 14° dry 13 23 85.92%
21:00 13° dry 10 19 91.36%
Sun Sunday 13 September
Good
Temp11°C
Raindry
Wind10 km/h
Gusts
Humidity
Should be dry
  • Limestone should be fine if dry

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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