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YORKSHIRE — WHARFEDALE GRIT · GRITSTONE

Otley Chevin climbing conditions

Good — dry and climbable

Right now

Temp17°C
Wind7 km/h
Gusts18 km/h
Humidity50.51%
Rain 48hdry
Last rainNone recent

Assessment

No recent rain

7-day forecast

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Today Monday 28 September
Good
Temp18°C
Raindry
Wind5 km/h
Gusts7 km/h
Humidity44%
No recent rain
  • Low humidity — good for grip
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
15:00 18° dry 5 7 44.26%
18:00 17° dry 7 18 50.51%
21:00 15° dry 11 21 73.44%
Tue Tuesday 29 September
Poor
Temp16°C
Rain0.3mm
Wind17 km/h
Gusts35 km/h
Humidity84%
0.3mm rain forecast
  • High humidity — grip may be affected
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 11° dry 8 25 88.46%
09:00 12° dry 13 29 88.88%
12:00 15° 0.2mm 17 35 84.09%
15:00 18° dry 16 32 83.16%
18:00 18° dry 13 32 86.96%
21:00 18° dry 10 29 89.65%
Wed Wednesday 30 September
Poor
Temp19°C
Rain4mm
Wind17 km/h
Gusts37 km/h
Humidity60%
3.8mm rain forecast
  • Low humidity — good for grip
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 18° 1.0mm 17 39 89.96%
09:00 17° 3mm 13 27 87.27%
12:00 18° dry 16 32 67.1%
15:00 20° dry 19 37 53.8%
18:00 20° dry 12 26 64.26%
21:00 17° dry 11 21 70.82%
Thu Thursday 1 October
Good
Temp16°C
Raindry
Wind14 km/h
Gusts29 km/h
Humidity56%
Should be dry
  • Low humidity — good for grip
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 12° dry 9 16 88.82%
09:00 13° dry 12 23 78.31%
12:00 16° dry 14 29 58%
15:00 17° dry 14 28 53.08%
18:00 17° dry 10 20 60.71%
21:00 15° dry 10 18 71.19%
Fri Friday 2 October
Poor
Temp17°C
Rain0.4mm
Wind16 km/h
Gusts34 km/h
Humidity67%
0.4mm rain forecast
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 12° dry 11 20 84.36%
09:00 13° dry 13 25 78.82%
12:00 16° 0.1mm 17 34 70.46%
15:00 18° 0.3mm 16 31 63.96%
18:00 17° dry 11 22 70.25%
21:00 16° dry 10 19 78.39%
Sat Saturday 3 October
Good
Temp16°C
Raindry
Wind11 km/h
Gusts22 km/h
Humidity66%
Should be dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 12° dry 8 13 90.65%
09:00 13° dry 8 15 84.79%
12:00 15° dry 10 21 68.81%
15:00 17° dry 11 22 62.26%
18:00 17° dry 9 18 69.76%
21:00 15° dry 8 15 78.16%
Sun Sunday 4 October
Good
Temp16°C
Raindry
Wind10 km/h
Gusts22 km/h
Humidity67%
Should be dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 12° dry 7 12 90.61%
09:00 12° dry 7 15 84.07%
12:00 15° dry 10 20 69.54%
15:00 17° dry 10 22 63.69%
18:00 17° dry 10 19 70.43%
21:00 15° dry 8 16 78.01%
Mon Monday 5 October
Good
Temp16°C
Raindry
Wind11 km/h
Gusts23 km/h
Humidity68%
Should be dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 12° dry 8 15 89.75%
09:00 13° dry 9 18 83.85%
12:00 15° dry 11 23 71.05%
15:00 17° dry 11 23 65.57%

About Otley Chevin

Otley Chevin consists of scattered gritstone outcrops and quarry faces set within Chevin Forest Park above Otley. The rock is fine-grained gritstone featuring technical slabs, bold arêtes, and clean vertical crack lines. Facing south through woodland glades, open sectors catch good sunlight and dry rapidly after rain showers. The venue offers accessible bouldering and traditional climbs ranging from Moderate to E4. Classic routes like Chevin Wall attract local climbers year-round. Access is fast, taking 5 to 10 minutes from Forest Park car parks via paved trails. Popular forest park usage requires belayers to keep public trails clear.

Region
Yorkshire — Wharfedale Grit
Rock type
Gritstone
Aspect
south-facing
Altitude
240m
Exposure
medium
Seepage
very-low

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