Climbing Forecast Lake District — Thirlmere Raven Crag (Thirlmere)

LAKE DISTRICT — THIRLMERE · RHYOLITE · bird ban

Raven Crag (Thirlmere) climbing conditions

Poor — wet, too windy or closed

Right now

Temp10°C
Wind27 km/h
Gusts47 km/h
Humidity87.06%
Rain 48hdry
Last rainNone recent

Assessment

1.8mm rain forecast
Windy — 37 km/h, gusts 58 km/h
Good friction temperature range for rhyolite
High humidity (87.06%) — rhyolite friction compromised, particularly for bouldering
Windy — 27 km/h, gusts 47 km/h. Take care on exposed routes

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Sunday 6 September
Poor
Temp14°C
Rain2mm
Wind37 km/h
Gusts58 km/h
Humidity83%
1.8mm rain forecastWindy — 37 km/h, gusts 58 km/h
  • Good temperature for mountain rhyolite
  • Wet rhyolite is slippery; seepage from grass above can linger
  • Very windy — consider sheltered alternatives
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 10° dry 27 47 87.06%
09:00 11° 0.7mm 35 50 95.69%
12:00 12° 0.3mm 35 50 92.58%
15:00 15° dry 39 58 73.63%
18:00 16° dry 39 60 79.88%
21:00 15° 0.8mm 35 55 95.11%
Mon Monday 7 September
Poor
Temp12°C
Rain10mm
Wind35 km/h
Gusts59 km/h
Humidity73%
9.5mm rain forecastWindy — 35 km/h, gusts 59 km/h
  • Good temperature for mountain rhyolite
  • Wet rhyolite is slippery; seepage from grass above can linger
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 11° dry 22 35 92.68%
09:00 11° dry 24 37 84.98%
12:00 12° dry 32 51 73.6%
15:00 13° dry 38 59 73.27%
18:00 12° 2mm 34 56 92.19%
21:00 11° 6mm 27 45 92.88%
Tue Tuesday 8 September
Poor
Temp10°C
Rain10mm
Wind33 km/h
Gusts62 km/h
Humidity87%
10.3mm rain forecastWind 33 km/h, gusts 62 km/h — too windy
  • Good temperature for mountain rhyolite
  • Wet rhyolite is slippery; seepage from grass above can linger
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 0.9mm 30 52 93.31%
09:00 1mm 32 58 88.29%
12:00 10° 1mm 34 62 86.8%
15:00 10° 1mm 33 60 86.95%
18:00 10° 1mm 31 57 90.24%
21:00 0.5mm 29 53 92.04%
Wed Wednesday 9 September
Caution
Temp11°C
Raindry
Wind20 km/h
Gusts40 km/h
Humidity72%
Drying — 15h since rain
  • Good temperature for mountain rhyolite
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 dry 21 37 93.87%
09:00 dry 21 40 85%
12:00 10° dry 21 40 72.17%
15:00 12° dry 20 37 71.57%
18:00 11° dry 15 27 80.12%
21:00 dry 9 15 92.21%
Thu Thursday 10 September
Poor
Temp12°C
Rain6mm
Wind23 km/h
Gusts42 km/h
Humidity90%
6mm rain forecastHumidity 90% — potential fog
  • Good temperature for mountain rhyolite
  • Wet rhyolite is slippery; seepage from grass above can linger
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 dry 13 23 96.85%
09:00 0.8mm 19 35 91.93%
12:00 11° 1mm 23 42 89.01%
15:00 12° 2mm 22 41 90%
18:00 12° 1mm 21 35 93.42%
21:00 12° 1mm 20 34 95.99%
Fri Friday 11 September
Poor
Temp12°C
Rain5mm
Wind22 km/h
Gusts42 km/h
Humidity83%
5.1mm rain forecast
  • Good temperature for mountain rhyolite
  • Wet rhyolite is slippery; seepage from grass above can linger
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 11° 1mm 21 36 96.12%
09:00 11° 0.9mm 22 39 92.18%
12:00 12° 0.6mm 23 42 84.05%
15:00 13° dry 21 40 81.92%
18:00 12° dry 17 30 87.03%
21:00 10° dry 13 23 93.31%
Sat Saturday 12 September
Poor
Temp12°C
Rain0.3mm
Wind17 km/h
Gusts33 km/h
Humidity82%
0.3mm rain forecast
  • Good temperature for mountain rhyolite
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 dry 12 21 96.4%
09:00 dry 15 28 88.46%
12:00 11° dry 17 33 82.04%
15:00 12° dry 17 32 82.59%
18:00 12° dry 15 27 88.86%
21:00 11° 0.3mm 14 24 93.84%
Sun Sunday 13 September
Poor
Temp9°C
Rain0.4mm
Wind12 km/h
Gusts
Humidity
0.4mm rain forecast
  • Good temperature for mountain rhyolite
Bird ban (03-01 to 06-30)
Seasonal restriction for nesting birds — check BMC RAD.

About Raven Crag (Thirlmere)

Sheer ~150m south-facing crag above Thirlmere Dam. Steep wall climbing on clean rock. Approach via forestry track from the dam — 15 minutes uphill.

Region
Lake District — Thirlmere
Rock type
Rhyolite
Aspect
south-facing
Altitude
280m
Exposure
medium
Seepage
low

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