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SCOTLAND - CENTRAL & SOUTHERN — FIFE · LIMESTONE

Limekilns climbing conditions

Good — dry and climbable

Right now

Temp12°C
Wind10 km/h
Gusts15 km/h
Humidity72.1%
Rain 48h0.2mm
Last rainNone recent

Assessment

No recent rain

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Monday 28 September
Good
Temp0°C
Raindry
Wind10 km/h
Gusts15 km/h
Humidity72%
No recent rain
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
10:00 — dry — — null%
18:00 12° dry 10 — 72.1%
19:00 11° dry 12 — 74.8%
20:00 10° dry 12 — 80.3%
21:00 9° dry 7 — 79.4%
Tue Tuesday 29 September
Good
Temp16°C
Raindry
Wind25 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity71%
No recent rain
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 8° dry 15 — 85.1%
07:00 9° dry 18 — 86.9%
08:00 11° dry 18 — 85.5%
09:00 13° dry 19 — 81.2%
10:00 14° dry 23 — 77.7%
11:00 16° dry 27 — 67.4%
12:00 17° dry 26 — 65.1%
13:00 17° dry 27 — 63.9%
14:00 18° dry 25 — 66.6%
15:00 17° dry 23 — 73.7%
16:00 16° dry 24 — 79.7%
17:00 16° dry 24 — 84.7%
18:00 15° dry 23 — 90.2%
19:00 15° dry 21 — 92.6%
20:00 15° dry 21 — 94%
21:00 15° dry 21 — 93.7%
Wed Wednesday 30 September
Poor
Temp18°C
Rain9mm
Wind22 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity70%
9.2mm rain forecast
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 17° 5mm 26 — 91%
07:00 17° 1mm 19 — 92.6%
08:00 17° dry 17 — 91.6%
09:00 16° dry 19 — 82.3%
10:00 18° dry 19 — 74.8%
11:00 19° dry 22 — 67.7%
12:00 19° dry 23 — 67.8%
13:00 19° dry 25 — 68.5%
14:00 18° dry 25 — 68.9%
15:00 18° dry 23 — 68.7%
16:00 17° dry 19 — 71.6%
17:00 17° dry 22 — 71.5%
18:00 15° dry 18 — 76.2%
19:00 14° dry 18 — 79.8%
20:00 14° dry 18 — 82.5%
21:00 14° dry 17 — 84.4%
Thu Thursday 1 October
Good
Temp16°C
Raindry
Wind16 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity60%
Should be dry
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 11° dry 14 — 91.7%
12:00 16° dry 16 — 59.7%
18:00 12° dry 7 — 76.3%
Fri Friday 2 October
Poor
Temp16°C
Rain2mm
Wind20 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity79%
2.1mm rain forecast
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 13° 0.8mm 12 — 90.4%
12:00 16° 0.2mm 20 — 78.9%
18:00 14° 0.9mm 13 — 86.9%
Sat Saturday 3 October
Good
Temp14°C
Raindry
Wind17 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity62%
Should be dry
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 9° dry 12 — 95.8%
12:00 14° dry 17 — 62.3%
18:00 11° dry 10 — 72.2%
Sun Sunday 4 October
Good
Temp15°C
Raindry
Wind19 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity81%
Should be dry
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 11° dry 12 — 76.2%
12:00 15° dry 19 — 80.6%
18:00 16° dry 18 — 84.6%
Mon Monday 5 October
Good
Temp17°C
Rain0.2mm
Wind24 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity85%
Should be dry
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 15° dry 19 — 92.5%
12:00 17° dry 24 — 85.1%
18:00 16° dry 18 — 87.9%

About Limekilns

Limekilns is a historical limestone quarry and natural cliff network situated along the northern shores of the Firth of Forth in Fife. The rock character features compact, hard limestone with sharp pockets, small crimps, and crisp edges, offering precise vertical face climbing. Facing south across the tidal estuary, the crag receives maximum daylight and dries extremely quickly in coastal breezes. Grade options are plentiful across the traditional spectrum from Diff up to hard E-grades, highlighted by quality benchmark lines like Gelert. The approach is trivial, taking under five minutes along flat coastal paths from the roadside parking laybys in Limekilns village. Soft ground at the cliff base and occasional loose rock on upper quarry tiers demand standard care.

Region
Scotland - Central & Southern — Fife
Rock type
Limestone
Aspect
south-facing
Altitude
15m
Exposure
low
Seepage
low