Right now

Temp10°C

Wind20 km/h

Gusts30 km/h

Humidity89%

Rain 48h0.3mm

Last rain1h ago

Assessment

3.2mm rain forecast

Humidity 88% — potential fog

Good friction temperature range for rhyolite

High humidity (89%) — rhyolite friction compromised, particularly for bouldering

Humidity 89% — potential fog/cloud, rock may be damp from condensation

Breezy — good for drying

Drying Time

37% dry · 2-3h to dry

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Wednesday 16 September

Poor

Temp10°C

Rain3mm

Wind19 km/h

Gusts30 km/h

Humidity88%

3.2mm rain forecastHumidity 88% — 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

15:00 10° 0.3mm 20 — 89%

16:00 10° dry 18 — 87%

17:00 10° dry 17 — 89.3%

18:00 9° 0.2mm 18 — 89.5%

19:00 9° 0.3mm 21 — 92.6%

20:00 9° 0.3mm 21 — 96.3%

21:00 9° 0.2mm 22 — 96%

Thu Thursday 17 September

Poor

Temp10°C

Rain16mm

Wind28 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity85%

15.7mm rain forecastWindy — 28 km/h, gusts 0 km/hHumidity 85% — potential fog

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 8° 0.2mm 19 — 97.4%

07:00 8° 0.2mm 22 — 98.7%

08:00 9° 0.1mm 23 — 95.9%

09:00 9° 0.1mm 25 — 90.6%

10:00 10° 0.7mm 27 — 82.9%

11:00 10° 0.5mm 28 — 87.9%

12:00 10° 0.8mm 28 — 83.3%

13:00 10° 0.2mm 29 — 86.9%

14:00 10° 0.4mm 30 — 79.6%

15:00 10° 0.8mm 26 — 87.7%

16:00 9° 0.7mm 29 — 86.7%

17:00 9° 0.5mm 25 — 95.3%

18:00 8° 0.3mm 26 — 96.5%

19:00 8° 0.2mm 28 — 96%

20:00 8° 0.2mm 27 — 95.8%

21:00 7° 0.2mm 26 — 96.1%

Fri Friday 18 September

Poor

Temp10°C

Rain17mm

Wind29 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity93%

17.3mm rain forecastWindy — 29 km/h, gusts 0 km/hHumidity 93% — potential fog

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 8° 0.2mm 23 — 98.3%

07:00 9° 0.1mm 21 — 98%

08:00 9° 0.1mm 21 — 97.4%

09:00 9° 0.2mm 24 — 94.5%

10:00 10° 0.5mm 25 — 86.1%

11:00 10° 0.8mm 26 — 88%

12:00 9° 0.7mm 28 — 94.7%

13:00 10° 1mm 32 — 96.4%

14:00 9° 4mm 30 — 95.7%

15:00 9° 4mm 29 — 95.6%

16:00 10° 1mm 32 — 97.9%

17:00 11° 0.6mm 31 — 99.8%

18:00 12° 0.5mm 29 — 99.8%

19:00 12° 0.4mm 29 — 99.8%

20:00 12° 0.5mm 27 — 99.8%

21:00 12° 0.7mm 26 — 99.8%

Sat Saturday 19 September

Poor

Temp12°C

Rain4mm

Wind27 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity80%

4mm rain forecastWindy — 27 km/h, gusts 0 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 11° 0.3mm 25 — 99.6%

12:00 12° 0.5mm 27 — 80.3%

18:00 9° dry 25 — 93.3%

Sun Sunday 20 September

Poor

Temp10°C

Rain1mm

Wind28 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity79%

1.1mm rain forecastWindy — 28 km/h, gusts 0 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 7° 0.4mm 24 — 93.9%

12:00 10° 0.2mm 28 — 79.2%

18:00 8° dry 23 — 76.6%

Mon Monday 21 September

Good

Temp11°C

Raindry

Wind13 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity78%

Should be dry

Good temperature for mountain rhyolite

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

06:00 6° dry 9 — 92%

12:00 11° dry 13 — 77.7%

18:00 10° dry 4 — 88.7%

Tue Tuesday 22 September

Caution

Temp14°C

Rain0.2mm

Wind9 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity92%

Should be dryHumidity 92% — potential fog

Good temperature for mountain rhyolite
Damp mountain air — upper pitches may stay greasy

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

06:00 11° dry 5 — 98.3%

12:00 14° dry 9 — 92%

18:00 13° dry 5 — 98.3%

Wed Wednesday 23 September

Good

Temp14°C

Raindry

Wind13 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity81%

Should be dry

Good temperature for mountain rhyolite

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

06:00 11° dry 7 — 98.7%

12:00 14° dry 13 — 80.5%

18:00 11° dry 7 — 94.7%

About Napes (Great Gable)

The Napes is the historic south face of Great Gable, a long line of ridges, buttresses and pinnacles of rough Borrowdale volcanic rock that is widely regarded as the birthplace of British rock climbing. Napes Needle was famously soloed by W.P. Haskett-Smith in 1886, an ascent often cited as the moment rock climbing gained its independence from mountaineering. The south-facing aspect and open ridge structure mean the routes drain and dry quickly by mountain-crag standards, though at 750m the rock stays cold outside summer. Grade coverage runs from V Diff scrambling ridges (Needle Ridge, Arrowhead Ridge, Abbey Buttress) to sustained HVS/E1 wall climbing on Tophet Wall. Approach is via the Climbers' Traverse from Sty Head — around 1h 45m from Wasdale Head or 2 hours from Seathwaite in Borrowdale.

Region: Lake District — Wasdale
Rock type: Rhyolite
Aspect: south-facing
Altitude: 750m
Exposure: high
Seepage: medium

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