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
Wind25 km/h
Gusts46 km/h
Humidity92.37%
Rain 48h16.5mm
Last rain2h ago

Assessment

Bird nesting ban
21.7mm rain forecast
Humidity 92.37% — potential fog/cloud, rock may be damp from condensation
Windy — 25 km/h, gusts 46 km/h. Take care on exposed routes

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Monday 8 June
Poor
Temp9°C
Rain21.7mm
Wind27 km/h
Gusts42 km/h
Humidity60%
Bird nesting ban21.7mm 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 2.04mm 27 40 94.69%
09:00 0.17mm 25 38 73.93%
12:00 0mm 27 42 62.3%
15:00 10° 0mm 27 42 57.97%
18:00 0mm 31 48 72.04%
21:00 0.05mm 28 44 86.54%
Tue Tuesday 9 June
Poor
Temp8°C
Rain10mm
Wind31 km/h
Gusts51 km/h
Humidity83%
Bird nesting ban10mm rain forecastWindy — 31 km/h, gusts 51 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 1.57mm 22 35 87.7%
09:00 1.08mm 29 49 86.57%
12:00 1.1mm 30 50 85.55%
15:00 2.72mm 31 51 80.41%
18:00 0mm 28 49 71.65%
21:00 0mm 20 34 81.71%
Wed Wednesday 10 June
Poor
Temp8°C
Rain3.4mm
Wind21 km/h
Gusts42 km/h
Humidity76%
Bird nesting ban3.4mm 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 0.53mm 13 25 92.39%
09:00 0.65mm 17 34 84.18%
12:00 0.77mm 20 39 76.89%
15:00 0.78mm 23 42 75.93%
18:00 0.53mm 20 38 81.63%
21:00 0mm 15 26 93.72%
Thu Thursday 11 June
Poor
Temp9°C
Rain7.7mm
Wind26 km/h
Gusts50 km/h
Humidity88%
Bird nesting ban7.7mm rain forecastWindy — 26 km/h, gusts 50 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 0.7mm 18 32 94.17%
09:00 1.12mm 24 44 87.64%
12:00 1.64mm 26 49 88.56%
15:00 10° 1.75mm 26 50 88.26%
18:00 10° 1.14mm 22 40 89.7%
21:00 10° 0.75mm 22 39 95.12%
Fri Friday 12 June
Poor
Temp12°C
Rain5.4mm
Wind30 km/h
Gusts55 km/h
Humidity84%
Bird nesting ban5.4mm rain forecastWindy — 30 km/h, gusts 55 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 0.71mm 21 39 94.59%
09:00 10° 1.15mm 26 49 89.63%
12:00 11° 0.97mm 29 55 85.04%
15:00 12° 0.98mm 30 55 83.23%
18:00 12° 0.91mm 27 49 84.67%
21:00 11° 0mm 24 39 91.44%
Sat Saturday 13 June
Poor
Temp12°C
Rain0.8mm
Wind23 km/h
Gusts44 km/h
Humidity78%
Bird nesting ban0.8mm 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 0.46mm 20 35 92.96%
09:00 10° 0.35mm 23 42 86.24%
12:00 12° 0mm 23 44 79.34%
15:00 13° 0mm 22 42 77%
18:00 13° 0mm 19 34 79.52%
21:00 12° 0mm 15 25 91.47%
Sun Sunday 14 June
Poor
Temp16°C
Rain0mm
Wind16 km/h
Gusts32 km/h
Humidity69%
Bird nesting ban
  • Good temperature for mountain rhyolite
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 10° 0mm 12 21 88.88%
09:00 12° 0mm 14 27 79.1%
12:00 15° 0mm 16 32 69.72%
15:00 16° 0mm 16 31 68.79%
18:00 16° 0mm 13 24 72.9%
21:00 14° 0mm 11 17 90.66%
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