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YORKSHIRE — NIDDERDALE GRIT · GRITSTONE

Nought Bank Crag climbing conditions

Good — dry and climbable

Right now

Temp12°C
Wind6 km/h
Gusts9 km/h
Humidity73.8%
Rain 48hdry
Last rainNone recent

Assessment

No recent rain
Good friction temperature range

7-day forecast

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Today Monday 28 September
Good
Temp0°C
Raindry
Wind6 km/h
Gusts9 km/h
Humidity74%
No recent rain
  • Cold — excellent friction, dress warm
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
10:00 — dry — — null%
18:00 12° dry 6 — 73.8%
19:00 11° dry 5 — 72.4%
20:00 11° dry 5 — 73.2%
21:00 9° dry 8 — 81.8%
Tue Tuesday 29 September
Good
Temp16°C
Rain0.1mm
Wind22 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity88%
No recent rain
  • High humidity — grip may be affected
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 9° dry 10 — 98.9%
07:00 10° dry 13 — 97.1%
08:00 12° dry 18 — 92.4%
09:00 13° dry 20 — 90%
10:00 15° 0.1mm 18 — 90.1%
11:00 15° dry 26 — 89.5%
12:00 16° dry 28 — 88.2%
13:00 16° dry 24 — 88.9%
14:00 17° dry 22 — 89.4%
15:00 18° dry 21 — 84.9%
16:00 18° dry 18 — 86.3%
17:00 18° dry 19 — 85.8%
18:00 17° dry 18 — 91.5%
19:00 17° dry 18 — 96.3%
20:00 16° dry 21 — 98%
21:00 17° dry 22 — 97.6%
Wed Wednesday 30 September
Poor
Temp19°C
Rain5mm
Wind21 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity76%
4.8mm rain forecast
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 17° 2mm 25 — 95.7%
07:00 17° 0.2mm 25 — 96.2%
08:00 17° dry 25 — 96.5%
09:00 18° dry 23 — 96.4%
10:00 18° dry 21 — 94.8%
11:00 18° dry 19 — 89%
12:00 19° dry 21 — 76.8%
13:00 20° dry 22 — 69.3%
14:00 20° dry 22 — 67.2%
15:00 20° dry 22 — 66.4%
16:00 19° dry 19 — 69.8%
17:00 18° dry 16 — 69.6%
18:00 16° dry 14 — 73.6%
19:00 15° dry 14 — 77%
20:00 15° dry 16 — 79.7%
21:00 14° dry 16 — 81.5%
Thu Thursday 1 October
Good
Temp15°C
Rain0.1mm
Wind20 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity74%
Should be dry
  • Good friction range for gritstone
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 11° dry 13 — 96.1%
12:00 15° dry 20 — 73.7%
18:00 12° dry 12 — 84.8%
Fri Friday 2 October
Poor
Temp17°C
Rain0.7mm
Wind26 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity81%
0.7mm rain forecast
  • High humidity — grip may be affected
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 12° dry 17 — 90.3%
12:00 17° 0.4mm 26 — 80.6%
18:00 15° 0.2mm 23 — 95.3%
Sat Saturday 3 October
Good
Temp14°C
Rain0.2mm
Wind12 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity66%
Should be dry
  • Good friction range for gritstone
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 12° dry 10 — 93.5%
12:00 14° dry 12 — 66%
18:00 11° dry 6 — 80.3%
Sun Sunday 4 October
Good
Temp15°C
Raindry
Wind16 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity75%
Should be dry
  • Good friction range for gritstone
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 8° dry 9 — 92.2%
12:00 15° dry 16 — 74.9%
18:00 13° dry 13 — 85.1%
Mon Monday 5 October
Good
Temp16°C
Rain0.1mm
Wind21 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity89%
Should be dry
  • High humidity — grip may be affected
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 13° dry 21 — 95.9%
12:00 16° dry 21 — 88.9%
18:00 14° dry 14 — 92.2%

About Nought Bank Crag

Nought Bank Crag is a quiet gritstone edge situated above Nidderdale near Pateley Bridge. The rock is hard gritstone offering clean vertical faces, rounded top-outs, and natural horizontal cracks. Facing south across the valley, the edge acts as an effective sun trap and dries quickly after rainfall. The climbing style is traditional, catering mainly to introductory and intermediate climbers with routes from Diff to E2. Classic climbs like Nought Bank Wall offer pleasant, well-protected climbing. Reach the crag via a 15-minute uphill walk on public footpaths from valley laybys. Respecting farm gates and livestock is essential during the approach.

Region
Yorkshire — Nidderdale Grit
Rock type
Gritstone
Aspect
south-facing
Altitude
230m
Exposure
medium
Seepage
very-low

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