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LAKE DISTRICT — BORROWDALE · RHYOLITE

Sergeant Crag Slabs weather & climbing conditions

Good — dry and climbable

Right now

Temp5°C
Wind4 km/h
Gusts6 km/h
Humidity95.3%
Rain 48hdry
Last rain57h ago

Assessment

Should be dry
Cold — excellent friction but watch for damp seeping features
High humidity (95.3%) — rhyolite friction compromised, particularly for bouldering
Humidity 95.3% — potential fog/cloud, rock may be damp from condensation

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Saturday 31 October
Good
Temp4°C
Raindry
Wind5 km/h
Gusts6 km/h
Humidity95%
Should be dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
09:00 — dry — — null%
17:00 5° dry 4 — 95.3%
18:00 4° dry 5 — 98.2%
19:00 4° dry 5 — 96.4%
20:00 4° dry 4 — 92.2%
21:00 4° dry 5 — 88.3%
Sun Sunday 1 November
Good
Temp7°C
Raindry
Wind10 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity86%
Should be dry
  • Damp mountain air — upper pitches may stay greasy
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 8° dry 11 — 97.6%
07:00 7° dry 12 — 97.2%
08:00 6° dry 10 — 95.8%
09:00 6° dry 9 — 94.1%
10:00 6° dry 9 — 92%
11:00 7° dry 11 — 89.9%
12:00 7° dry 10 — 90.5%
13:00 7° dry 10 — 87.8%
14:00 8° dry 10 — 81.8%
15:00 8° dry 12 — 78.7%
16:00 7° dry 9 — 82.5%
17:00 5° dry 7 — 90.7%
18:00 4° dry 6 — 91.1%
19:00 4° dry 7 — 89.4%
20:00 4° dry 7 — 88.3%
21:00 3° dry 6 — 89.3%
Mon Monday 2 November
Good
Temp7°C
Raindry
Wind8 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity76%
Should be dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 2° dry 6 — 86.9%
07:00 2° dry 6 — 86.2%
08:00 2° dry 7 — 86.4%
09:00 4° dry 8 — 85%
10:00 5° dry 8 — 81.3%
11:00 6° dry 9 — 75.6%
12:00 7° dry 9 — 71.9%
13:00 8° dry 10 — 70.6%
14:00 8° dry 11 — 71.2%
15:00 7° dry 8 — 74%
16:00 6° dry 6 — 84.5%
17:00 4° dry 7 — 88.7%
18:00 4° dry 7 — 87.9%
19:00 4° dry 7 — 89.2%
20:00 4° dry 7 — 92.1%
21:00 3° dry 7 — 94%
Tue Tuesday 3 November
Poor
Temp7°C
Rain0.1mm
Wind10 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity98%
Should be dryHumidity 98% — likely fog/cloud
  • Damp mountain air — upper pitches may stay greasy
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 6° dry 12 — 96.4%
12:00 7° dry 10 — 97.7%
18:00 5° dry 9 — 92.1%
Wed Wednesday 4 November
Good
Temp7°C
Raindry
Wind14 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity80%
Should be dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 2° dry 7 — 89.8%
12:00 7° dry 14 — 80.2%
18:00 4° dry 11 — 87%
Thu Thursday 5 November
Good
Temp8°C
Raindry
Wind22 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity73%
Should be dry
  • Good temperature for mountain rhyolite
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 4° dry 9 — 92.7%
12:00 8° dry 22 — 72.9%
18:00 5° dry 14 — 91.5%
Fri Friday 6 November
Good
Temp7°C
Raindry
Wind16 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity80%
Should be dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 4° dry 8 — 97.6%
12:00 7° dry 16 — 79.7%
18:00 6° dry 10 — 93.8%
Sat Saturday 7 November
Poor
Temp6°C
Rain0.4mm
Wind7 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity96%
0.4mm rain forecastHumidity 96% — potential fog
  • Damp mountain air — upper pitches may stay greasy
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 3° dry 4 — 99%
12:00 6° dry 7 — 96.2%
18:00 6° 0.2mm 5 — 96.7%

About Sergeant Crag Slabs

Sergeant Crag Slabs sit high on the eastern side of the wild Langstrath valley, offering some of the finest slab climbing anywhere in the Lake District on rough, high-friction Borrowdale volcanic rock. The south-westerly aspect makes this a genuine sun trap through the afternoon and evening, and the ~40m slabs dry rapidly thanks to the clean angle and open exposure. The approach takes around an hour up the pleasant Langstrath path from Stonethwaite village. Remote setting, so plan for a full day — but the climbing rewards the walk-in.

Region
Lake District — Borrowdale
Rock type
Rhyolite
Aspect
south-west-facing
Altitude
340m
Exposure
medium
Seepage
low

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