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LAKE DISTRICT — LANGDALE · RHYOLITE

Middle Fell Buttress climbing conditions

Poor — wet, too windy or closed

Right now

Temp14°C
Wind6 km/h
Gusts15 km/h
Humidity81.74%
Rain 48h0.4mm
Last rain4h ago

Assessment

0.8mm rain forecast
Good friction temperature range for rhyolite

Drying Time

56% dry · 5-10h to dry

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Wednesday 16 September
Poor
Temp14°C
Rain0.8mm
Wind9 km/h
Gusts28 km/h
Humidity80%
0.8mm rain forecast
  • Good temperature for mountain rhyolite
  • Wet rhyolite is slippery; seepage from grass above can linger
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
12:00 14° 0.3mm 6 15 81.74%
15:00 14° 0.1mm 12 28 77.76%
18:00 14° 0.2mm 9 28 83.83%
21:00 14° 0.2mm 10 34 84.38%
Thu Thursday 17 September
Poor
Temp14°C
Rain12mm
Wind20 km/h
Gusts46 km/h
Humidity73%
12.4mm rain forecastWindy — 20 km/h, gusts 46 km/h
  • Good temperature for mountain rhyolite
  • Wet rhyolite is slippery; seepage from grass above can linger
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 13° dry 9 30 80.86%
09:00 13° dry 18 40 75.66%
12:00 14° dry 19 43 73.74%
15:00 14° 0.7mm 21 46 72.48%
18:00 13° 1mm 14 39 78.35%
21:00 12° 0.5mm 12 35 74.85%
Fri Friday 18 September
Poor
Temp14°C
Rain7mm
Wind25 km/h
Gusts50 km/h
Humidity86%
7.3mm rain forecastWindy — 25 km/h, gusts 50 km/h
  • Good temperature for mountain rhyolite
  • Wet rhyolite is slippery; seepage from grass above can linger
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 12° dry 13 31 83.89%
09:00 13° dry 18 39 78.21%
12:00 14° 0.4mm 25 50 80.42%
15:00 14° 4mm 25 49 91.19%
18:00 14° 2mm 29 52 94.6%
21:00 15° 1mm 30 52 94.86%
Sat Saturday 19 September
Poor
Temp15°C
Rain3mm
Wind31 km/h
Gusts55 km/h
Humidity75%
2.8mm rain forecastWindy — 31 km/h, gusts 55 km/h
  • Good temperature for mountain rhyolite
  • Wet rhyolite is slippery; seepage from grass above can linger
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 14° 0.5mm 26 43 92.15%
09:00 15° 0.5mm 29 50 84.73%
12:00 15° dry 32 55 76.11%
15:00 16° dry 31 53 74.24%
18:00 15° dry 26 43 78.89%
21:00 14° dry 25 41 77.56%
Sun Sunday 20 September
Caution
Temp14°C
Raindry
Wind24 km/h
Gusts45 km/h
Humidity66%
Should be dryWindy — 24 km/h, gusts 45 km/h
  • Good temperature for mountain rhyolite
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 12° dry 22 36 81.52%
09:00 13° dry 25 43 72.22%
12:00 14° dry 25 45 65.4%
15:00 15° dry 23 41 66.56%
18:00 14° dry 16 26 76.98%
21:00 13° dry 13 20 84.47%
Mon Monday 21 September
Poor
Temp16°C
Rain3mm
Wind19 km/h
Gusts34 km/h
Humidity90%
3.2mm rain forecastHumidity 90% — potential fog
  • Good temperature for mountain rhyolite
  • Wet rhyolite is slippery; seepage from grass above can linger
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 14° 0.6mm 14 24 93.79%
09:00 15° 0.6mm 17 29 92.75%
12:00 16° 0.5mm 19 34 90.41%
15:00 17° 0.4mm 18 31 89.7%
18:00 16° 0.3mm 14 23 94.2%
21:00 16° 0.3mm 14 23 96.15%
Tue Tuesday 22 September
Poor
Temp16°C
Rain4mm
Wind16 km/h
Gusts28 km/h
Humidity85%
3.5mm rain forecast
  • Good temperature for mountain rhyolite
  • Wet rhyolite is slippery; seepage from grass above can linger
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 15° 0.7mm 14 24 96.56%
09:00 15° 0.9mm 16 27 93.12%
12:00 16° 0.7mm 16 28 86.77%
15:00 16° 0.3mm 15 27 82.95%
18:00 15° dry 11 17 88.17%
21:00 14° dry 9 14 90.95%
Wed Wednesday 23 September
Good
Temp15°C
Raindry
Wind15 km/h
Gusts27 km/h
Humidity75%
Should be dry
  • Good temperature for mountain rhyolite
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 12° dry 9 14 92.59%
09:00 13° dry 11 21 83.28%
12:00 15° dry 15 27 75.34%

About Middle Fell Buttress

Middle Fell Buttress is the low-lying, roadside outcrop tucked under Raven Crag on the north side of Langdale, and is home to one of the most-climbed easy multi-pitches in the Lake District. The eponymous Middlefell Buttress (Diff) takes a natural line up the buttress in four pleasant pitches on rough Borrowdale volcanic rock — an outstanding introduction to multi-pitch mountain climbing and often used as a first Lakes lead by novices. Its west-facing aspect and modest altitude mean it dries very quickly and is climbable throughout the season, though wear on the popular lines has polished the holds noticeably. Approach is a quick fifteen minutes from the Old Dungeon Ghyll along the well-worn path towards Stickle Ghyll. Weekend queues on the classic are common in summer.

Region
Lake District — Langdale
Rock type
Rhyolite
Aspect
west-facing
Altitude
200m
Exposure
medium
Seepage
low

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