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LAKE DISTRICT — BORROWDALE · RHYOLITE

Shepherd's Crag climbing conditions

Poor — wet, too windy or closed

Right now

Temp13°C
Wind16.7 km/h
Gusts32 km/h
Humidity89.18%
Rain 48h15.6mm
Last rain2h ago

Assessment

21.9mm rain forecast

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Monday 8 June
Poor
Temp13°C
Rain21.9mm
Wind19 km/h
Gusts32 km/h
Humidity56%
21.9mm 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 11° 1.57mm 12 26 81.96%
09:00 12° 0mm 16 28 63.55%
12:00 12° 0mm 19 32 58.89%
15:00 13° 0mm 19 32 53.97%
18:00 13° 0mm 20 34 64.17%
21:00 12° 0.17mm 16 31 75.69%
Tue Tuesday 9 June
Poor
Temp11°C
Rain8.6mm
Wind24 km/h
Gusts43 km/h
Humidity73%
8.6mm 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° 1.03mm 15 28 77.14%
09:00 10° 1.69mm 22 40 78.72%
12:00 11° 1.06mm 23 41 76.59%
15:00 12° 1.4mm 25 43 69.12%
18:00 12° 0mm 24 40 62.44%
21:00 12° 0mm 16 28 68.84%
Wed Wednesday 10 June
Poor
Temp12°C
Rain5.4mm
Wind23 km/h
Gusts40 km/h
Humidity72%
5.4mm 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 10° 1.18mm 14 23 83.21%
09:00 10° 1.15mm 18 31 76.95%
12:00 11° 0.39mm 22 37 71.36%
15:00 12° 0.51mm 25 40 72.02%
18:00 12° 0.65mm 22 34 71.13%
21:00 12° 0.2mm 16 26 78.37%
Thu Thursday 11 June
Poor
Temp13°C
Rain4.5mm
Wind30 km/h
Gusts48 km/h
Humidity82%
4.5mm rain forecastWindy — 30 km/h, gusts 48 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 11° 0.95mm 20 32 83.86%
09:00 12° 0.74mm 26 41 82.27%
12:00 13° 0.92mm 30 47 81.11%
15:00 13° 0.75mm 30 48 82.78%
18:00 14° 0.4mm 25 39 84.7%
21:00 14° 0mm 22 35 86.94%
Fri Friday 12 June
Poor
Temp14°C
Rain1.4mm
Wind30 km/h
Gusts50 km/h
Humidity81%
1.4mm rain forecastWindy — 30 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 12° 0.67mm 23 37 87.52%
09:00 13° 0mm 29 46 85.21%
12:00 14° 0.29mm 31 50 81.95%
15:00 15° 0.43mm 29 48 79.63%
18:00 15° 0mm 26 42 81.1%
21:00 14° 0mm 23 37 84.2%
Sat Saturday 13 June
Good
Temp15°C
Rain0mm
Wind23 km/h
Gusts40 km/h
Humidity78%
Should be dry
  • Good temperature for mountain rhyolite
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 13° 0mm 22 36 87.19%
09:00 13° 0mm 24 39 82.88%
12:00 14° 0mm 24 40 79.12%
15:00 15° 0mm 23 38 77.29%
18:00 15° 0mm 19 32 80.03%
21:00 14° 0mm 15 24 86.51%
Sun Sunday 14 June
Good
Temp17°C
Rain0mm
Wind16 km/h
Gusts29 km/h
Humidity75%
Should be dry
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 12° 0mm 13 20 88.51%
09:00 14° 0mm 14 25 81.96%
12:00 16° 0mm 16 28 75.48%
15:00 17° 0mm 17 29 74.81%
18:00 17° 0mm 14 24 77.89%
21:00 16° 0mm 12 20 85.88%
Roadside crag above Derwentwater — one of the fastest-drying crags in Borrowdale ("if Keswick pavements are dry, Shepherd's will have something dry"). West-facing — best in afternoon/evening. Up to 50m. Great range of grades.

About Shepherd's Crag

Roadside crag above Derwentwater — one of the fastest-drying crags in Borrowdale ("if Keswick pavements are dry, Shepherd's will have something dry"). West-facing — best in afternoon/evening. Up to 50m. Great range of grades.

Region
Lake District — Borrowdale
Rock type
rhyolite
Aspect
west-facing
Altitude
130m
Exposure
medium
Seepage
low