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Southgate weather & climbing conditions

Poor — wet, too windy or closed

Right now

Temp11°C
Wind26 km/h
Gusts46 km/h
Humidity85.52%
Rain 48h4mm
Last rain0h ago

Assessment

5.1mm rain forecast
Wind 37 km/h, gusts 67 km/h — too windy
Windy — 26 km/h, gusts 46 km/h. Take care on exposed routes

Drying Time

2% dry · 11-22h to dry

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Wednesday 21 October
Poor
Temp11°C
Rain5mm
Wind37 km/h
Gusts67 km/h
Humidity60%
5.1mm rain forecastWind 37 km/h, gusts 67 km/h — too windy
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
  • Very windy — consider sheltered alternatives
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
07:00 11° 0.5mm 31 60 80.7%
10:00 10° 0.4mm 37 67 68.91%
13:00 11° dry 40 67 56.04%
16:00 12° dry 35 58 55.81%
19:00 11° 0.3mm 21 43 69.69%
Thu Thursday 22 October
Poor
Temp13°C
Rain10mm
Wind15 km/h
Gusts27 km/h
Humidity68%
9.6mm rain forecast
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
07:00 10° 0.1mm 17 36 82.51%
10:00 11° dry 13 26 77.04%
13:00 13° dry 14 22 60.87%
16:00 14° dry 17 27 65.03%
19:00 14° 2mm 28 44 87.04%
Fri Friday 23 October
Poor
Temp11°C
Rain12mm
Wind52 km/h
Gusts82 km/h
Humidity72%
12.2mm rain forecastWind 52 km/h, gusts 82 km/h — too windy
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
  • Very windy — consider sheltered alternatives
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
07:00 12° 2mm 31 47 89.4%
10:00 11° 2mm 54 82 84.52%
13:00 11° 1mm 53 81 71%
16:00 11° dry 49 74 60.51%
19:00 11° dry 41 62 64.39%
Sat Saturday 24 October
Poor
Temp13°C
Rain23mm
Wind37 km/h
Gusts61 km/h
Humidity87%
23.4mm rain forecastWind 37 km/h, gusts 61 km/h — too windy
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
  • Very windy — consider sheltered alternatives
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
07:00 12° 0.6mm 27 40 81.11%
10:00 12° 3mm 33 49 83.9%
13:00 13° 6mm 38 57 88.07%
16:00 15° 7mm 41 61 89.38%
19:00 15° 4mm 42 62 87.16%
Sun Sunday 25 October
Poor
Temp13°C
Rain2mm
Wind41 km/h
Gusts63 km/h
Humidity61%
2.1mm rain forecastWind 41 km/h, gusts 63 km/h — too windy
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
  • Very windy — consider sheltered alternatives
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 13° 0.5mm 45 68 68.85%
09:00 12° dry 44 65 66.26%
12:00 13° dry 42 63 61.15%
15:00 13° dry 39 58 61%
18:00 13° dry 32 48 67.08%
21:00 13° dry 28 43 71.15%
Mon Monday 26 October
Poor
Temp15°C
Rain14mm
Wind39 km/h
Gusts62 km/h
Humidity86%
13.5mm rain forecastWind 39 km/h, gusts 62 km/h — too windy
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
  • Very windy — consider sheltered alternatives
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 13° 2mm 32 48 86.17%
09:00 14° 3mm 34 51 88.41%
12:00 15° 2mm 37 57 87.4%
15:00 15° 2mm 40 62 84.34%
18:00 15° 2mm 41 62 81.45%
21:00 15° 1mm 40 61 79.25%
Tue Tuesday 27 October
Poor
Temp13°C
Rain6mm
Wind34 km/h
Gusts54 km/h
Humidity66%
5.9mm rain forecastWindy — 34 km/h, gusts 54 km/h
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 13° 1.0mm 36 55 75%
09:00 12° 1mm 35 53 73.02%
12:00 13° 0.9mm 36 54 66.15%
15:00 13° 0.3mm 33 50 65.66%
18:00 13° 0.2mm 30 44 71.69%
21:00 13° dry 28 42 74.39%
Wed Wednesday 28 October
Caution
Temp13°C
Raindry
Wind27 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity—
Drying — 18h since rain
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
  • Breezy — helps drying
Tidal access
Watch House, Foxhole, Three Sisters are non-tidal. Some bouldering areas are tidal (3 hours around low tide). Park at Southgate NT car park.

About Southgate

Watch House faces SW. Foxhole cave area can stay wet but flanks dry fast. Gower limestone dries super fast.

Region
Gower
Rock type
Limestone
Aspect
south-facing
Altitude
15m
Exposure
medium
Seepage
low

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