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SCOTLAND - HIGHLANDS — INVERNESS · SCHIST

Moy Rock climbing conditions

Good — dry and climbable

Right now

Temp10°C
Wind9 km/h
Gusts13 km/h
Humidity77.6%
Rain 48h0.6mm
Last rain32h ago

Assessment

Should be dry
Good friction temperature range for schist

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Monday 28 September
Good
Temp0°C
Rain0.1mm
Wind9 km/h
Gusts13 km/h
Humidity78%
Should be dry
  • Schist climbs well when dry; lichen may slow drying in shade
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
10:00 — 0.1mm — — null%
18:00 10° dry 9 — 77.6%
19:00 9° dry 6 — 80.3%
20:00 8° dry 4 — 82.2%
21:00 8° dry 4 — 83.8%
Tue Tuesday 29 September
Good
Temp15°C
Raindry
Wind25 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity64%
Should be dry
  • Schist climbs well when dry; lichen may slow drying in shade
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 6° dry 8 — 93.7%
07:00 6° dry 9 — 94.3%
08:00 8° dry 12 — 89.5%
09:00 10° dry 16 — 85.3%
10:00 12° dry 23 — 74.6%
11:00 14° dry 27 — 64.3%
12:00 15° dry 26 — 59.3%
13:00 16° dry 25 — 58%
14:00 15° dry 25 — 61.6%
15:00 16° dry 25 — 63.2%
16:00 15° dry 24 — 68.5%
17:00 14° dry 20 — 76.5%
18:00 13° dry 21 — 82.9%
19:00 13° dry 22 — 87.2%
20:00 13° dry 22 — 90.2%
21:00 13° dry 21 — 93.2%
Wed Wednesday 30 September
Poor
Temp18°C
Rain10mm
Wind22 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity65%
9.7mm rain forecast
  • Wet schist is slippery and slow to dry
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 14° 2mm 18 — 99%
07:00 14° 3mm 13 — 97.5%
08:00 15° 1mm 12 — 96%
09:00 15° dry 14 — 95.5%
10:00 16° dry 16 — 89.7%
11:00 18° dry 20 — 70.8%
12:00 19° dry 23 — 59.4%
13:00 19° dry 26 — 55.6%
14:00 18° dry 27 — 56.4%
15:00 18° dry 23 — 60.3%
16:00 17° dry 22 — 64.1%
17:00 16° dry 22 — 67.4%
18:00 14° dry 19 — 72.6%
19:00 14° dry 18 — 77.2%
20:00 12° dry 16 — 83.2%
21:00 12° dry 16 — 87.4%
Thu Thursday 1 October
Good
Temp15°C
Raindry
Wind17 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity62%
Should be dry
  • Schist climbs well when dry; lichen may slow drying in shade
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 11° dry 9 — 90.8%
12:00 15° dry 17 — 62%
18:00 11° dry 9 — 80.5%
Fri Friday 2 October
Poor
Temp14°C
Rain1mm
Wind17 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity81%
1.1mm rain forecast
  • Wet schist is slippery and slow to dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 11° 0.3mm 10 — 93.4%
12:00 14° 0.5mm 17 — 80.5%
18:00 11° 0.2mm 9 — 93.9%
Sat Saturday 3 October
Good
Temp13°C
Raindry
Wind19 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity66%
Should be dry
  • Schist climbs well when dry; lichen may slow drying in shade
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 8° dry 12 — 93.9%
12:00 13° dry 19 — 65.5%
18:00 12° dry 11 — 70.4%
Sun Sunday 4 October
Good
Temp15°C
Rain0.1mm
Wind15 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity89%
Should be dry
  • Schist climbs well when dry; lichen may slow drying in shade
  • Damp air — slopers and friction edges may feel greasy
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 12° dry 18 — 86.2%
12:00 15° dry 15 — 88.7%
18:00 15° dry 17 — 89.2%
Mon Monday 5 October
Good
Temp16°C
Rain0.2mm
Wind23 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity70%
Should be dry
  • Schist climbs well when dry; lichen may slow drying in shade
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 13° dry 25 — 81%
12:00 16° dry 23 — 70.1%
18:00 14° 0.2mm 15 — 85.5%

About Moy Rock

Moy Rock is a well-known sport and trad venue located near Contin in Easter Ross, featuring clean, steeply overhanging conglomerate and schist rock. The rock character offers steep, physical climbing on rounded cobbles, pockets, and prominent horizontal ledges with well-equipped bolt belays on sport lines. Facing south at low altitude, the main wall acts as a brilliant sun trap and dries very quickly after wet weather, making it a reliable option when higher mountain cliffs are damp. The grade coverage spans moderate traditional routes up to sustained high-grade sport testpieces, featuring standout lines like Eldorado and Little Teaser. The approach requires a short five-minute walk through woodland from roadside laybys off the A835. Midges can collect in the sheltered woodland base during windless summer evenings.

Region
Scotland - Highlands — Inverness
Rock type
Schist
Aspect
south-facing
Altitude
80m
Exposure
low
Seepage
low

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