Climbing Forecast Yorkshire Malham Cove

YORKSHIRE · LIMESTONE · bird ban

Malham Cove climbing conditions

Poor — wet, too windy or closed

Right now

Temp9°C
Wind2 km/h
Gusts20 km/h
Humidity91.17%
Rain 48hdry
Last rainNone recent

Assessment

0.9mm rain forecast
Humidity 91.17% — 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
Rain0.9mm
Wind12 km/h
Gusts34 km/h
Humidity74%
0.9mm rain forecast
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 dry 2 20 91.17%
09:00 12° 0.1mm 5 16 79%
12:00 16° 0.8mm 8 22 82.02%
15:00 18° dry 16 34 65.8%
18:00 20° dry 9 27 75.06%
21:00 18° dry 13 35 79.96%
Mon Monday 7 September
Poor
Temp15°C
Rain2mm
Wind22 km/h
Gusts43 km/h
Humidity66%
2mm rain forecast
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 14° dry 15 36 89.68%
09:00 14° dry 20 40 76.71%
12:00 15° dry 22 43 68.34%
15:00 16° dry 22 42 64.3%
18:00 15° dry 19 40 76.23%
21:00 14° 1mm 18 38 86.19%
Tue Tuesday 8 September
Poor
Temp13°C
Rain7mm
Wind30 km/h
Gusts58 km/h
Humidity77%
6.8mm rain forecastWindy — 30 km/h, gusts 58 km/h
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 10° dry 20 40 88.87%
09:00 11° 0.9mm 26 50 83.92%
12:00 12° 0.6mm 31 58 73.89%
15:00 13° 1.0mm 29 54 80.65%
18:00 12° 1mm 25 47 85.64%
21:00 11° 0.4mm 24 44 88.35%
Wed Wednesday 9 September
Good
Temp13°C
Raindry
Wind21 km/h
Gusts41 km/h
Humidity68%
Should be dry
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 dry 17 31 91.96%
09:00 11° dry 20 38 79.83%
12:00 13° dry 21 41 69%
15:00 14° dry 21 40 66.72%
18:00 13° dry 15 27 77.57%
21:00 11° dry 8 13 88.46%
Thu Thursday 10 September
Poor
Temp14°C
Rain3mm
Wind18 km/h
Gusts35 km/h
Humidity81%
2.6mm rain forecast
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 10° dry 10 17 91.98%
09:00 11° dry 15 28 85.21%
12:00 14° 0.3mm 18 35 79.33%
15:00 15° 0.8mm 18 33 82.58%
18:00 15° 0.8mm 15 27 88.73%
21:00 14° 0.6mm 15 28 92.71%
Fri Friday 11 September
Poor
Temp15°C
Rain3mm
Wind21 km/h
Gusts40 km/h
Humidity80%
2.9mm rain forecast
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 13° 0.7mm 17 31 95.28%
09:00 13° dry 20 38 90.04%
12:00 15° 0.5mm 21 40 80.85%
15:00 15° dry 20 38 78.97%
18:00 14° dry 15 27 84.13%
21:00 13° dry 10 19 91.63%
Sat Saturday 12 September
Poor
Temp14°C
Rain0.3mm
Wind15 km/h
Gusts31 km/h
Humidity78%
0.3mm rain forecast
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 10° dry 9 16 94.92%
09:00 12° dry 12 24 85.28%
12:00 14° dry 15 30 77.61%
15:00 15° dry 16 31 77.56%
18:00 14° dry 13 24 86.25%
21:00 13° 0.3mm 11 20 91.62%
Sun Sunday 13 September
Poor
Temp11°C
Rain0.3mm
Wind10 km/h
Gusts
Humidity
0.3mm rain forecast
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
Bird ban (03-01 to 07-31)
Peregrine falcon nesting. Restriction covers Terrace Wall and Carnage Area of the Right Wing. May lift early if chicks fledge — check BMC RAD.

About Malham Cove

Iconic 80m south-facing limestone amphitheatre. Best sport climbing in the Pennines. Central section (Consenting Adults area, Upper Wall) stays dry even in rain; right wing seeps but dries fast. South-facing means hot in summer — winter/spring is popular.

Region
Yorkshire
Rock type
Limestone
Aspect
south-facing
Altitude
250m
Exposure
high
Seepage
medium

Other crags in this region