Climbing Forecast Peak District Ramshaw Rocks

PEAK DISTRICT · GRITSTONE

Ramshaw Rocks climbing conditions

Poor — wet, too windy or closed

Right now

Temp12°C
Wind19 km/h
Gusts31 km/h
Humidity78.74%
Rain 48h1mm
Last rain1h ago

Assessment

1.3mm rain forecast
Windy — 34 km/h, gusts 48 km/h
Good friction temperature range

Drying Time

25% dry · 4-8h to dry

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Sunday 6 September
Poor
Temp15°C
Rain1mm
Wind34 km/h
Gusts48 km/h
Humidity71%
1.3mm rain forecastWindy — 34 km/h, gusts 48 km/h
  • Good friction range for gritstone
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 12° dry 19 31 78.74%
09:00 12° 1mm 32 43 93.21%
12:00 14° 0.1mm 34 44 78.83%
15:00 17° dry 34 48 63.52%
18:00 19° dry 33 50 67%
21:00 18° dry 32 48 68.51%
Mon Monday 7 September
Poor
Temp13°C
Rain1mm
Wind28 km/h
Gusts45 km/h
Humidity70%
1.1mm rain forecastWindy — 28 km/h, gusts 45 km/h
  • Good friction range for gritstone
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 13° 0.4mm 27 40 96.56%
09:00 12° dry 26 37 86.62%
12:00 13° dry 26 38 75.14%
15:00 14° dry 30 45 65.69%
18:00 14° dry 32 48 69.84%
21:00 12° 0.7mm 33 48 88.07%
Tue Tuesday 8 September
Poor
Temp11°C
Rain4mm
Wind34 km/h
Gusts58 km/h
Humidity68%
4.2mm rain forecastWindy — 34 km/h, gusts 58 km/h
  • Good friction range for gritstone
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 dry 31 47 94.31%
09:00 dry 30 52 83.44%
12:00 11° 0.4mm 34 58 68.4%
15:00 12° 0.3mm 34 57 68.54%
18:00 11° 0.5mm 30 49 83.53%
21:00 0.8mm 29 47 92.06%
Wed Wednesday 9 September
Poor
Temp11°C
Rain2mm
Wind25 km/h
Gusts46 km/h
Humidity71%
1.6mm rain forecastWindy — 25 km/h, gusts 46 km/h
  • Good friction range for gritstone
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 0.3mm 26 40 94.98%
09:00 0.2mm 24 42 87.01%
12:00 11° dry 26 46 72.22%
15:00 12° dry 24 42 68.98%
18:00 11° dry 19 31 78.29%
21:00 10° dry 14 22 85.14%
Thu Thursday 10 September
Poor
Temp13°C
Rain2mm
Wind23 km/h
Gusts40 km/h
Humidity82%
1.8mm rain forecast
  • Good friction range for gritstone
  • High humidity — grip may be affected
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 dry 16 24 93.45%
09:00 dry 19 33 87.48%
12:00 12° dry 23 40 80.85%
15:00 13° 0.5mm 24 40 82.79%
18:00 13° 0.6mm 23 36 89.1%
21:00 12° 0.7mm 23 37 93.51%
Fri Friday 11 September
Poor
Temp13°C
Rain4mm
Wind25 km/h
Gusts45 km/h
Humidity83%
4.4mm rain forecastWindy — 25 km/h, gusts 45 km/h
  • Good friction range for gritstone
  • High humidity — grip may be affected
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 11° 0.8mm 25 39 96.65%
09:00 12° 0.9mm 25 42 93.72%
12:00 13° 0.7mm 25 45 85.52%
15:00 13° 0.5mm 24 42 80.77%
18:00 13° dry 21 34 83.85%
21:00 11° dry 18 28 90.07%
Sat Saturday 12 September
Poor
Temp13°C
Rain0.5mm
Wind19 km/h
Gusts35 km/h
Humidity81%
0.5mm rain forecast
  • Good friction range for gritstone
  • High humidity — grip may be affected
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 dry 17 25 95.06%
09:00 10° dry 18 30 87.41%
12:00 12° dry 19 34 80.85%
15:00 13° 0.5mm 19 35 81.4%
18:00 13° dry 19 31 87.48%
21:00 12° dry 18 28 92.39%
Sun Sunday 13 September
Good
Temp10°C
Raindry
Wind18 km/h
Gusts
Humidity
Should be dry
  • Good friction range for gritstone

About Ramshaw Rocks

Roadside gritstone on the A53 with an exposed ridge feel — quick drying but cold in easterlies. Mix of bouldering and short trad. Classic: Ramshaw Crack (VS). The rock is extremely rough gritstone, shaped by harsh weathering into steep walls, wide offwidths, and rounded crests. Climbing at Ramshaw is notorious for requiring brutal, physical jamming craft and serious mental commitment on its famous crack lines. Access requires a brief but steep five-minute walk from the laybys along the A53.

Region
Peak District
Rock type
Gritstone
Aspect
east-facing
Altitude
460m
Exposure
high
Seepage
low

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