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LAKE DISTRICT — WASDALE · RHYOLITE

Napes (Great Gable) weather & climbing conditions

Good — dry and climbable

Right now

Temp6°C
Wind4 km/h
Gusts6 km/h
Humidity94.7%
Rain 48hdry
Last rainNone recent

Assessment

No recent rain
High humidity (94.7%) — rhyolite friction compromised, particularly for bouldering
Humidity 94.7% — potential fog/cloud, rock may be damp from condensation

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Saturday 31 October
Good
Temp6°C
Raindry
Wind6 km/h
Gusts6 km/h
Humidity95%
No recent rain
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
09:00 — dry — — null%
17:00 6° dry 4 — 94.7%
18:00 6° dry 5 — 97.5%
19:00 5° dry 6 — 95.2%
20:00 5° dry 5 — 91.5%
21:00 6° dry 5 — 87.7%
Sun Sunday 1 November
Caution
Temp8°C
Raindry
Wind11 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity85%
No recent rainHumidity 85% — potential fog
  • Good temperature for mountain rhyolite
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 9° dry 11 — 98%
07:00 8° dry 13 — 95.9%
08:00 7° dry 11 — 95.2%
09:00 7° dry 10 — 94.6%
10:00 7° dry 10 — 92.8%
11:00 8° dry 13 — 89.1%
12:00 9° dry 12 — 87.7%
13:00 9° dry 12 — 86.4%
14:00 9° dry 12 — 81.6%
15:00 9° dry 12 — 78.1%
16:00 8° dry 9 — 82.4%
17:00 6° dry 7 — 90.6%
18:00 6° dry 6 — 91.1%
19:00 6° dry 7 — 89.3%
20:00 6° dry 7 — 87.7%
21:00 5° dry 7 — 88.3%
Mon Monday 2 November
Good
Temp8°C
Raindry
Wind8 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity74%
No recent rain
  • Good temperature for mountain rhyolite
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 3° dry 5 — 86.7%
07:00 3° dry 5 — 85.6%
08:00 3° dry 6 — 86%
09:00 6° dry 8 — 84.1%
10:00 7° dry 8 — 79.9%
11:00 8° dry 9 — 74.5%
12:00 9° dry 9 — 70.6%
13:00 9° dry 10 — 69.5%
14:00 9° dry 9 — 69.6%
15:00 9° dry 8 — 72.7%
16:00 7° dry 6 — 84.4%
17:00 5° dry 7 — 89.2%
18:00 5° dry 7 — 87%
19:00 6° dry 8 — 88.1%
20:00 5° dry 7 — 90.6%
21:00 5° dry 7 — 92.3%
Tue Tuesday 3 November
Poor
Temp8°C
Rain0.1mm
Wind8 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity98%
No recent rainHumidity 98% — likely fog/cloud
  • Good temperature for mountain rhyolite
  • Damp mountain air — upper pitches may stay greasy
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 7° dry 10 — 96.2%
12:00 8° dry 8 — 97.5%
18:00 6° dry 9 — 90.3%
Wed Wednesday 4 November
Good
Temp8°C
Raindry
Wind14 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity78%
No recent rain
  • Good temperature for mountain rhyolite
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 4° dry 8 — 89.5%
12:00 8° dry 14 — 78.3%
18:00 6° dry 13 — 84.8%
Thu Thursday 5 November
Good
Temp9°C
Raindry
Wind22 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity72%
No recent rain
  • Good temperature for mountain rhyolite
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 5° dry 10 — 91.2%
12:00 9° dry 22 — 71.6%
18:00 7° dry 15 — 89.3%
Fri Friday 6 November
Good
Temp8°C
Raindry
Wind16 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity77%
No recent rain
  • Good temperature for mountain rhyolite
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 6° dry 9 — 96.7%
12:00 8° dry 16 — 77.2%
18:00 7° dry 10 — 92.5%
Sat Saturday 7 November
Poor
Temp7°C
Rain0.2mm
Wind7 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity95%
No recent rainHumidity 95% — likely fog/cloud
  • Damp mountain air — upper pitches may stay greasy
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 5° dry 6 — 98.6%
12:00 7° dry 7 — 94.7%
18:00 7° 0.1mm 5 — 95.3%

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. 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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