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SCOTLAND - ISLANDS — OUTER HEBRIDES · GNEISS

Mingulay weather & climbing conditions

Poor — wet, too windy or closed

Right now

Temp11°C
Wind28 km/h
Gusts43 km/h
Humidity78%
Rain 48h1mm
Last rain9h ago

Assessment

0.6mm rain forecast
Good friction temperature range for gneiss
Breezy — good for drying

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Saturday 31 October
Poor
Temp11°C
Rain0.6mm
Wind28 km/h
Gusts43 km/h
Humidity78%
0.6mm rain forecast
  • Good conditions for gneiss
  • Wet gneiss is slick — let the rock dry before leading
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
09:00 — 0.6mm — — null%
17:00 11° dry 28 — 78%
18:00 11° dry 28 — 78.7%
19:00 11° dry 26 — 77.8%
20:00 11° dry 24 — 77.4%
21:00 11° dry 22 — 77.6%
Sun Sunday 1 November
Good
Temp11°C
Raindry
Wind20 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity64%
Should be dry
  • Good conditions for gneiss
  • Gneiss climbs well when dry; foliation planes can hold moisture on shaded aspects
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 11° dry 26 — 64.3%
07:00 11° dry 26 — 63.3%
08:00 11° dry 25 — 61.1%
09:00 11° dry 24 — 64.1%
10:00 11° dry 22 — 63%
11:00 11° dry 21 — 61.9%
12:00 11° dry 20 — 63.5%
13:00 11° dry 21 — 64.1%
14:00 11° dry 19 — 65.3%
15:00 11° dry 18 — 65.6%
16:00 11° dry 19 — 66.2%
17:00 12° dry 16 — 65.7%
18:00 12° dry 16 — 66.1%
19:00 12° dry 16 — 67.2%
20:00 12° dry 18 — 69.2%
21:00 12° dry 19 — 73%
Mon Monday 2 November
Good
Temp12°C
Raindry
Wind12 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity78%
Should be dry
  • Good conditions for gneiss
  • Gneiss climbs well when dry; foliation planes can hold moisture on shaded aspects
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 12° dry 16 — 87%
07:00 12° dry 14 — 86.3%
08:00 12° dry 11 — 86%
09:00 12° dry 14 — 84.7%
10:00 12° dry 14 — 81.5%
11:00 12° dry 15 — 79.6%
12:00 12° dry 15 — 78.6%
13:00 12° dry 13 — 77.7%
14:00 12° dry 10 — 77%
15:00 12° dry 9 — 76.7%
16:00 12° dry 9 — 77.1%
17:00 12° dry 10 — 77.9%
18:00 12° dry 12 — 79.2%
19:00 12° dry 11 — 80.4%
20:00 12° dry 10 — 79.8%
21:00 12° dry 10 — 78.2%
Tue Tuesday 3 November
Good
Temp11°C
Raindry
Wind13 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity85%
Should be dry
  • Good conditions for gneiss
  • Gneiss climbs well when dry; foliation planes can hold moisture on shaded aspects
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 10° dry 13 — 92%
12:00 11° dry 13 — 85.3%
18:00 10° dry 13 — 84.4%
Wed Wednesday 4 November
Good
Temp11°C
Rain0.1mm
Wind21 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity82%
Should be dry
  • Good conditions for gneiss
  • Gneiss climbs well when dry; foliation planes can hold moisture on shaded aspects
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 11° dry 17 — 81.4%
12:00 11° dry 21 — 81.7%
18:00 11° dry 18 — 67.8%
Thu Thursday 5 November
Good
Temp11°C
Raindry
Wind18 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity77%
Should be dry
  • Good conditions for gneiss
  • Gneiss climbs well when dry; foliation planes can hold moisture on shaded aspects
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 10° dry 16 — 78.4%
12:00 11° dry 18 — 77.4%
18:00 11° dry 20 — 77.7%
Fri Friday 6 November
Good
Temp11°C
Raindry
Wind22 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity78%
Should be dry
  • Good conditions for gneiss
  • Gneiss climbs well when dry; foliation planes can hold moisture on shaded aspects
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 11° dry 24 — 76.1%
12:00 11° dry 22 — 78.4%
18:00 11° dry 16 — 67.6%
Sat Saturday 7 November
Good
Temp10°C
Raindry
Wind16 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity68%
Should be dry
  • Good conditions for gneiss
  • Gneiss climbs well when dry; foliation planes can hold moisture on shaded aspects
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 10° dry 14 — 73.9%
12:00 10° dry 16 — 68.3%
18:00 10° dry 19 — 64.5%

About Mingulay

Mingulay lies at the very southern end of the Outer Hebridean chain, a small uninhabited island whose sea cliffs hold nearly nine hundred recorded climbs on perfect Lewisian gneiss, with individual crags rising from twenty metres up to a full two hundred and fifty metres — genuine big-wall sea-cliff climbing. The rock is rough, ancient gneiss with excellent friction, positive incuts, and clean crack systems that take reliable gear. Most of the biggest cliffs face west into the full Atlantic, so climbing conditions swing entirely on the weather window, though the constant wind dries the rock fast between showers. Access is the same expedition-scale trip as neighbouring Pabbay: ferry to Barra then chartered boat, with camping on the island the normal base.

Region
Scotland - Islands — Outer Hebrides
Rock type
Gneiss
Aspect
west-facing
Altitude
60m
Exposure
medium
Seepage
low

Other crags in this region

Sron Uladail (Strone Ulladale)Pabbay