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DEVON — DARTMOOR · GRANITE

Needle Rock (Dewerstone) climbing conditions

Good — dry and climbable

Right now

Temp18°C
Wind15.5 km/h
Gusts23 km/h
Humidity95.5%
Rain 48h0mm
Last rainNone recent

Assessment

No recent rain
High humidity (95.5%) — granite friction compromised, particularly for bouldering
Humidity 95.5% — potential fog/cloud, rock may be damp from condensation

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Friday 14 August
Good
Temp24°C
Rain0mm
Wind15 km/h
Gusts23 km/h
Humidity64%
No recent rain
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 18° 0mm 16 0 95.5%
07:00 19° 0mm 16 0 90.7%
08:00 20° 0mm 16 0 83.4%
09:00 21° 0mm 14 0 78.1%
10:00 22° 0mm 13 0 73.9%
11:00 23° 0mm 14 0 68%
12:00 24° 0mm 15 0 62%
13:00 25° 0mm 16 0 59.9%
14:00 25° 0mm 15 0 59.5%
15:00 24° 0mm 15 0 60.1%
16:00 24° 0mm 16 0 62.2%
17:00 22° 0mm 18 0 68.7%
18:00 21° 0mm 18 0 74.6%
19:00 20° 0mm 18 0 80.2%
20:00 19° 0mm 18 0 85.9%
21:00 18° 0mm 18 0 90%
Sat Saturday 15 August
Good
Temp21°C
Rain0mm
Wind20 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity54%
No recent rain
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 15° 0mm 21 0 79.6%
07:00 17° 0mm 19 0 76.8%
08:00 18° 0mm 21 0 70.7%
09:00 19° 0mm 22 0 64%
10:00 20° 0mm 19 0 58.6%
11:00 21° 0mm 19 0 53.9%
12:00 22° 0mm 18 0 51.3%
13:00 22° 0mm 18 0 50.1%
14:00 22° 0mm 21 0 50.3%
15:00 22° 0mm 22 0 54%
16:00 21° 0mm 22 0 57.1%
17:00 20° 0mm 22 0 56.7%
18:00 19° 0mm 21 0 59.5%
19:00 18° 0mm 20 0 65%
20:00 17° 0mm 17 0 71.9%
21:00 16° 0mm 18 0 74.7%
Sun Sunday 16 August
Good
Temp22°C
Rain0mm
Wind11 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity53%
No recent rain
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 14° 0mm 12 0 84.7%
07:00 16° 0mm 10 0 78.1%
08:00 18° 0mm 7 0 70%
09:00 19° 0mm 6 0 63.8%
10:00 20° 0mm 7 0 60.8%
11:00 21° 0mm 7 0 56.8%
12:00 22° 0mm 8 0 53.9%
13:00 22° 0mm 9 0 50.9%
14:00 23° 0mm 11 0 49.5%
15:00 23° 0mm 17 0 49.6%
16:00 22° 0mm 18 0 51%
17:00 20° 0mm 17 0 54.7%
18:00 19° 0mm 18 0 59.8%
Mon Monday 17 August
Poor
Temp21°C
Rain0.3mm
Wind14 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity81%
0.3mm rain forecast
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 16° 0.1mm 9 0 88.7%
12:00 21° 0.17mm 14 0 81.2%
18:00 21° 0mm 17 0 72.5%
Tue Tuesday 18 August
Poor
Temp21°C
Rain1mm
Wind18 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity85%
1mm rain forecast
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 18° 0.22mm 12 0 97.5%
12:00 21° 0.43mm 18 0 85.1%
18:00 19° 0.32mm 16 0 93.5%
Wed Wednesday 19 August
Good
Temp20°C
Rain0.2mm
Wind12 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity69%
Should be dry
  • Good conditions for granite
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 15° 0.08mm 1 0 98.1%
12:00 20° 0.1mm 12 0 68.6%
18:00 17° 0mm 15 0 69.9%
Thu Thursday 20 August
Poor
Temp16°C
Rain0.7mm
Wind17 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity85%
0.7mm rain forecast
  • Good conditions for granite
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 13° 0.42mm 6 0 91.6%
12:00 16° 0.28mm 17 0 84.8%
18:00 17° 0.03mm 17 0 64.4%
Fri Friday 21 August
Poor
Temp18°C
Rain0.7mm
Wind23 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity73%
0.7mm rain forecast
  • Good conditions for granite
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 13° 0.28mm 13 0 94.3%
12:00 18° 0.28mm 23 0 73%
18:00 16° 0mm 19 0 76%
Sat Saturday 22 August
Poor
Temp15°C
Rain0.9mm
Wind5 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity90%
0.9mm rain forecastHumidity 90% — potential fog
  • Good conditions for granite
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 13° 0.17mm 2 0 89.3%
12:00 15° 0.55mm 5 0 89.9%
18:00 15° 0.15mm 1 0 93.2%
Sun Sunday 23 August
Good
Temp18°C
Rain0mm
Wind17 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity65%
Should be dry
  • Good conditions for granite
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 12° 0.02mm 15 0 97.6%
12:00 18° 0mm 17 0 64.7%
Needle Rock is a striking, slender granite pinnacle situated adjacent to the Main Cliff at the Dewerstone in the Plym Valley. The rock character is clean, crystalline granite with positive crimps, sharp arête edges, and narrow crack placements on all sides. Facing predominantly south on its main climbing face, the pinnacle receives excellent sun exposure and dries rapidly under valley breezes. The climbing offers short, airy traditional routes and arête lines from Severe to lower E-grades, with Needle Route serving as the classic peak ascent. The approach takes fifteen minutes along woodland trails from the Shaugh Bridge car park. Isolated pinnacle positioning offers fine positions, though top-outs require care.

About Needle Rock (Dewerstone)

Needle Rock is a striking, slender granite pinnacle situated adjacent to the Main Cliff at the Dewerstone in the Plym Valley. The rock character is clean, crystalline granite with positive crimps, sharp arête edges, and narrow crack placements on all sides. Facing predominantly south on its main climbing face, the pinnacle receives excellent sun exposure and dries rapidly under valley breezes. The climbing offers short, airy traditional routes and arête lines from Severe to lower E-grades, with Needle Route serving as the classic peak ascent. The approach takes fifteen minutes along woodland trails from the Shaugh Bridge car park. Isolated pinnacle positioning offers fine positions, though top-outs require care.

Region
Devon — Dartmoor
Rock type
granite
Aspect
south-facing
Altitude
170m
Exposure
medium
Seepage
low

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