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NORTH WALES — LLANDUDNO · LIMESTONE · bird ban

Marine Drive (Great Orme) climbing conditions

Good — dry and climbable

Right now

Temp15°C
Wind23 km/h
Gusts35 km/h
Humidity75.4%
Rain 48h0.8mm
Last rain32h ago

Assessment

Should be dry
Breezy — good for drying
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7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Monday 28 September
Good
Temp0°C
Raindry
Wind23 km/h
Gusts35 km/h
Humidity75%
Should be dry
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
10:00 — dry — — null%
18:00 15° dry 23 — 75.4%
19:00 14° dry 23 — 73.6%
20:00 13° dry 24 — 74.6%
21:00 13° dry 25 — 73.9%
Tue Tuesday 29 September
Poor
Temp18°C
Rain3mm
Wind39 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity82%
3.1mm rain forecast
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
  • Very windy — consider sheltered alternatives
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 13° dry 35 — 88%
07:00 14° dry 36 — 88.3%
08:00 14° dry 39 — 87.9%
09:00 15° dry 41 — 87.3%
10:00 16° dry 38 — 86.9%
11:00 16° dry 36 — 86.2%
12:00 17° dry 41 — 83.5%
13:00 18° dry 41 — 81.1%
14:00 19° dry 42 — 79.9%
15:00 20° dry 40 — 80.9%
16:00 20° dry 38 — 78.6%
17:00 21° dry 35 — 74.3%
18:00 20° dry 35 — 72.8%
19:00 20° dry 36 — 73.6%
20:00 20° 0.6mm 37 — 76.5%
21:00 19° 0.2mm 35 — 82.5%
Wed Wednesday 30 September
Poor
Temp17°C
Rain9mm
Wind30 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity76%
8.7mm rain forecast
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 16° dry 22 — 88.6%
07:00 16° dry 22 — 88.1%
08:00 16° 0.1mm 23 — 87.3%
09:00 16° 0.2mm 25 — 84.8%
10:00 17° 0.2mm 27 — 81.5%
11:00 17° 0.1mm 31 — 78.2%
12:00 17° 0.2mm 31 — 73.8%
13:00 17° 0.2mm 31 — 74.1%
14:00 17° 0.2mm 33 — 73.3%
15:00 17° 0.3mm 30 — 73.9%
16:00 16° 0.2mm 28 — 80.4%
17:00 15° dry 24 — 82.7%
18:00 15° dry 23 — 83.1%
19:00 15° 0.1mm 24 — 82.7%
20:00 14° dry 18 — 84.9%
21:00 14° dry 17 — 85.6%
Thu Thursday 1 October
Poor
Temp15°C
Rain0.3mm
Wind20 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity72%
0.3mm rain forecast
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 13° dry 24 — 84.7%
12:00 15° 0.2mm 20 — 71.9%
18:00 14° dry 20 — 75.2%
Fri Friday 2 October
Poor
Temp16°C
Rain1mm
Wind24 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity85%
1.3mm rain forecast
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 15° 0.7mm 22 — 87.9%
12:00 16° 0.3mm 24 — 85.2%
18:00 16° 0.1mm 26 — 88.4%
Sat Saturday 3 October
Poor
Temp14°C
Rain0.2mm
Wind7 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity71%
Only 12h since rain — needs ~25h
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 13° dry 13 — 84.8%
12:00 14° dry 7 — 70.7%
18:00 13° dry 3 — 74.2%
Sun Sunday 4 October
Good
Temp17°C
Raindry
Wind8 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity67%
Should be dry
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 9° dry 7 — 94.3%
12:00 17° dry 8 — 67.2%
18:00 15° dry 10 — 80.2%
Mon Monday 5 October
Good
Temp18°C
Raindry
Wind17 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity80%
Should be dry
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 15° dry 19 — 92.1%
12:00 18° dry 17 — 79.7%
18:00 15° dry 14 — 88.4%
Bird ban (03-01 to 07-31)
Bird ban active on selected sectors for nesting seabirds; follow local signposts.

About Marine Drive (Great Orme)

Marine Drive (Great Orme) encompasses a diverse series of limestone cliffs positioned along the scenic toll road circuit. The Carboniferous limestone ranges from steep pocketed walls to massive overhangs and technical slab faces. Because sectors face multiple directions along the headland, climbers can select sun or shade throughout the day. The climbing includes a mix of hard traditional routes and extensive modern sport climbing across French 6th and 7th grades. Classic sport lines offer convenient, high-quality limestone climbing directly above the sea. The approach is extremely short, often taking under five minutes from roadside parking laybys along Marine Drive. Loose rock on uncleaned sectors and passing road traffic require constant vigilance.

Region
North Wales — Llandudno
Rock type
Limestone
Altitude
40m
Exposure
low
Seepage
low

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