Climbing Forecast Lake District — Thirlmere Raven Crag (Thirlmere)

LAKE DISTRICT — THIRLMERE · RHYOLITE · bird ban

Raven Crag (Thirlmere) climbing conditions

Good — dry and climbable

Right now

Temp11°C
Wind3 km/h
Gusts9 km/h
Humidity100%
Rain 48h0mm
Last rainNone recent

Assessment

No recent rain

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Thursday 23 July
Good
Temp16°C
Rain0mm
Wind14 km/h
Gusts23 km/h
Humidity72%
No recent rain
  • Good temperature for mountain rhyolite
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 11° 0mm 3 9 100%
09:00 13° 0mm 13 18 84.69%
12:00 16° 0mm 12 17 72.84%
15:00 17° 0mm 16 23 70.53%
18:00 17° 0mm 17 27 78.71%
21:00 14° 0mm 13 22 87.4%
Fri Friday 24 July
Good
Temp14°C
Rain0mm
Wind24 km/h
Gusts43 km/h
Humidity76%
No recent rain
  • Good temperature for mountain rhyolite
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 10° 0mm 13 24 90.02%
09:00 12° 0mm 20 34 80.75%
12:00 13° 0mm 23 39 76.95%
15:00 14° 0mm 25 43 75.43%
18:00 14° 0mm 22 38 78.6%
21:00 13° 0mm 14 24 93.87%
Sat Saturday 25 July
Poor
Temp13°C
Rain4.2mm
Wind27 km/h
Gusts52 km/h
Humidity94%
4.2mm rain forecastWindy — 27 km/h, gusts 52 km/hHumidity 94% — potential fog
  • Good temperature for mountain rhyolite
  • Wet rhyolite is slippery; seepage from grass above can linger
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 12° 0mm 22 41 89.46%
09:00 12° 0.24mm 30 55 85.24%
12:00 13° 0.98mm 28 52 91.84%
15:00 13° 1.43mm 25 46 95.28%
18:00 14° 0.79mm 23 42 91.85%
21:00 13° 0.76mm 16 29 95.66%
Sun Sunday 26 July
Poor
Temp13°C
Rain3.1mm
Wind20 km/h
Gusts43 km/h
Humidity81%
3.1mm rain forecast
  • Good temperature for mountain rhyolite
  • Wet rhyolite is slippery; seepage from grass above can linger
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 10° 0.46mm 12 23 95.81%
09:00 11° 0.3mm 15 29 89.94%
12:00 13° 0.63mm 18 35 83.58%
15:00 14° 0mm 23 43 77.91%
18:00 14° 0mm 22 40 81.47%
21:00 12° 0.24mm 19 33 90.56%
Mon Monday 27 July
Poor
Temp13°C
Rain1.8mm
Wind24 km/h
Gusts44 km/h
Humidity78%
1.8mm rain forecast
  • Good temperature for mountain rhyolite
  • Wet rhyolite is slippery; seepage from grass above can linger
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 10° 0mm 16 30 93.29%
09:00 11° 0.21mm 20 38 83.51%
12:00 13° 0.23mm 23 44 76.8%
15:00 14° 0mm 24 44 79.52%
18:00 13° 0.66mm 22 39 86.06%
21:00 13° 0.66mm 20 34 94.42%
Tue Tuesday 28 July
Poor
Temp15°C
Rain7.1mm
Wind27 km/h
Gusts49 km/h
Humidity85%
7.1mm rain forecastWindy — 27 km/h, gusts 49 km/h
  • Good temperature for mountain rhyolite
  • Wet rhyolite is slippery; seepage from grass above can linger
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 13° 1.46mm 22 37 95.8%
09:00 13° 0.98mm 25 45 91.63%
12:00 14° 0.92mm 27 49 86.1%
15:00 15° 1.04mm 26 48 84.67%
18:00 15° 0.55mm 24 42 86.75%
21:00 13° 0mm 21 34 93.99%
Wed Wednesday 29 July
Poor
Temp14°C
Rain3.7mm
Wind21 km/h
Gusts41 km/h
Humidity82%
3.7mm rain forecast
  • Good temperature for mountain rhyolite
  • Wet rhyolite is slippery; seepage from grass above can linger
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 12° 0.84mm 15 26 95.61%
09:00 13° 1.1mm 19 34 90.16%
12:00 14° 0.78mm 22 41 83.87%
15:00 15° 0.51mm 21 39 79.84%
18:00 15° 0mm 18 32 82.41%
21:00 13° 0mm 15 23 93.91%
Thu Thursday 30 July
Good
Temp11°C
Rain0mm
Wind12 km/h
Gusts
Humidity
Should be dry
  • Good temperature for mountain rhyolite
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 11° 0mm 12 20 95.2%
Bird ban (03-01 to 06-30)
Seasonal restriction for nesting birds — check BMC RAD.
Sheer ~150m south-facing crag above Thirlmere Dam. Steep wall climbing on clean rock. Approach via forestry track from the dam — 15 minutes uphill.

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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