Right now

Temp12°C

Wind15.8 km/h

Gusts24 km/h

Humidity96.5%

Rain 48h0mm

Last rainNone recent

Assessment

2.2mm rain forecast

Tidal access: Climbing and belaying platforms at base are submerged or swept by waves at high tide — access 2h either side of low water

Humidity 96.5% — potential fog/cloud, rock may be damp from condensation

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Friday 14 August

Poor

Temp16°C

Rain2.2mm

Wind22 km/h

Gusts24 km/h

Humidity77%

2.2mm rain forecast

Good friction range for dolerite
Wet dolerite is slick — let it dry before leading
Breezy — helps drying

Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum

06:00 12° 0mm 16 0 96.5%

07:00 14° 0.1mm 19 0 90%

08:00 15° 0.4mm 20 0 85.8%

09:00 15° 0.2mm 20 0 87.4%

10:00 16° 0.1mm 21 0 79.8%

11:00 16° 0mm 22 0 76.2%

12:00 16° 0.1mm 24 0 76%

13:00 16° 0.3mm 23 0 76.5%

14:00 16° 0mm 22 0 78.1%

15:00 16° 0.2mm 22 0 75.2%

16:00 16° 0.2mm 22 0 80.4%

17:00 15° 0.2mm 24 0 89.7%

18:00 14° 0mm 25 0 91.1%

19:00 14° 0.2mm 25 0 91.2%

20:00 13° 0.2mm 24 0 94.1%

21:00 13° 0mm 23 0 95.6%

Sat Saturday 15 August

Poor

Temp14°C

Rain3.3mm

Wind27 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity85%

3.3mm rain forecast

Good friction range for dolerite
Wet dolerite is slick — let it dry before leading
Breezy — helps drying

Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum

06:00 12° 0.1mm 28 0 95.3%

07:00 12° 0.2mm 30 0 94.8%

08:00 13° 0.2mm 30 0 93.5%

09:00 13° 0.3mm 28 0 92.1%

10:00 13° 0.5mm 28 0 90.4%

11:00 13° 0.5mm 28 0 91%

12:00 14° 0.4mm 28 0 88.9%

13:00 14° 0.2mm 27 0 86.1%

14:00 15° 0.2mm 26 0 78.8%

15:00 14° 0mm 25 0 79.2%

16:00 14° 0mm 26 0 80.9%

17:00 14° 0mm 25 0 81%

18:00 13° 0mm 21 0 82.3%

19:00 13° 0mm 20 0 84%

20:00 13° 0mm 20 0 86.8%

21:00 12° 0mm 19 0 89.1%

Sun Sunday 16 August

Poor

Temp14°C

Rain4.1mm

Wind10 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity87%

4.1mm rain forecast

Good friction range for dolerite
Wet dolerite is slick — let it dry before leading

Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum

06:00 12° 0mm 17 0 97%

07:00 12° 0mm 16 0 93.2%

08:00 13° 0mm 15 0 90.3%

09:00 14° 0mm 13 0 84.4%

10:00 15° 0.3mm 11 0 76.9%

11:00 15° 0.8mm 10 0 79.3%

12:00 14° 0.6mm 10 0 89.6%

13:00 14° 0.4mm 10 0 90%

14:00 14° 0.6mm 10 0 90.6%

15:00 14° 0.2mm 9 0 91.2%

16:00 14° 0.3mm 8 0 90.8%

17:00 14° 0.2mm 6 0 92.6%

18:00 14° 0mm 6 0 95.2%

Mon Monday 17 August

Poor

Temp14°C

Rain3.3mm

Wind14 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity96%

3.3mm rain forecastHumidity 96% — potential fog

Good friction range for dolerite
Wet dolerite is slick — let it dry before leading

Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum

06:00 11° 0.42mm 3 0 99.1%

12:00 14° 1.9mm 14 0 95.8%

18:00 14° 1mm 15 0 97.2%

Tue Tuesday 18 August

Poor

Temp15°C

Rain0.7mm

Wind18 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity88%

0.7mm rain forecast

Good friction range for dolerite
Wet dolerite is slick — let it dry before leading

Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum

06:00 15° 0.08mm 9 0 99.5%

12:00 15° 0.2mm 18 0 87.7%

18:00 14° 0.07mm 17 0 81.7%

Wed Wednesday 19 August

Poor

Temp16°C

Rain1.2mm

Wind21 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity78%

1.2mm rain forecast

Good friction range for dolerite
Wet dolerite is slick — let it dry before leading
Breezy — helps drying

Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum

06:00 12° 0.15mm 14 0 94.9%

12:00 16° 0.7mm 21 0 77.9%

18:00 14° 0.22mm 13 0 92.1%

Thu Thursday 20 August

Poor

Temp16°C

Rain0.8mm

Wind7 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity90%

0.8mm rain forecast

Good friction range for dolerite
Wet dolerite is slick — let it dry before leading

Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum

06:00 12° 0.3mm 5 0 96.8%

12:00 16° 0.42mm 7 0 89.7%

18:00 14° 0mm 9 0 88.7%

Fri Friday 21 August

Poor

Temp15°C

Rain0.5mm

Wind14 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity89%

0.5mm rain forecast

Good friction range for dolerite
Wet dolerite is slick — let it dry before leading

Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum

06:00 13° 0.1mm 11 0 97.8%

12:00 15° 0.2mm 14 0 89%

18:00 13° 0mm 19 0 90.6%

Sat Saturday 22 August

Poor

Temp15°C

Rain0.4mm

Wind13 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity77%

0.4mm rain forecast

Good friction range for dolerite
Wet dolerite is slick — let it dry before leading

Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum

06:00 11° 0.08mm 10 0 93.6%

12:00 15° 0.1mm 13 0 77.4%

18:00 13° 0.22mm 15 0 82.5%

Sun Sunday 23 August

Good

Temp13°C

Rain0.1mm

Wind8 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity74%

Should be dry

Good friction range for dolerite
Dolerite climbs well when dry

Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum

06:00 9° 0.03mm 3 0 93.6%

12:00 13° 0mm 8 0 74%

Tidal access
Climbing and belaying platforms at base are submerged or swept by waves at high tide — access 2h either side of low water

Kilt Rock is a world-famous dolerite sea cliff on the Trotternish peninsula of North Skye, noted for its vertical basalt columns resembling tartan pleats. The rock character consists of immaculate, angular columns with laser-cut jam cracks, laybacks, and sustained finger-crack protection. Facing due east into the Minch, the cliff gets early morning sun before falling into shadow, drying steadily in fresh sea breezes. The climbing is strictly for experienced trad climbers, featuring pumpy, vertical single and multi-pitch crack testpieces from HVS up to hard E-grades like Pentalina. Access requires an abseil approach down the cliff face from the public tourist viewpoint parking off the A855. Ocean swell, tidal inundation at the base, and total dependence on abseil ropes are the defining characteristics of this atmospheric venue.

About Kilt Rock

Region: Scotland - Islands — Skye Staffin
Rock type: dolerite
Aspect: east-facing
Altitude: 60m
Exposure: low
Seepage: medium

Other crags in this region

Flodigarry Staffin Boulders