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Sron Uladail (Strone Ulladale) weather & climbing conditions

Good — dry and climbable

Right now

Temp10°C
Wind23 km/h
Gusts35 km/h
Humidity89.1%
Rain 48h0.6mm
Last rain25h ago

Assessment

Should be dry
Good friction temperature range for gneiss
High humidity (89.1%) — gneiss friction compromised, particularly for bouldering
Humidity 89.1% — potential fog/cloud, rock may be damp from condensation
Breezy — good for drying

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Saturday 31 October
Good
Temp9°C
Raindry
Wind24 km/h
Gusts35 km/h
Humidity89%
Should be dry
  • Good conditions for gneiss
  • Gneiss climbs well when dry; foliation planes can hold moisture on shaded aspects
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
09:00 — dry — — null%
17:00 10° dry 23 — 89.1%
18:00 9° dry 24 — 86.8%
19:00 9° dry 22 — 85.5%
20:00 9° dry 18 — 83.2%
21:00 8° dry 16 — 83.9%
Sun Sunday 1 November
Poor
Temp10°C
Rain0.3mm
Wind20 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity69%
0.3mm rain forecast
  • Good conditions for gneiss
  • Gneiss climbs well when dry; foliation planes can hold moisture on shaded aspects
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 9° dry 25 — 70.8%
07:00 9° dry 25 — 68.7%
08:00 9° dry 23 — 69.4%
09:00 9° dry 22 — 69.4%
10:00 10° dry 22 — 66.8%
11:00 10° dry 21 — 66.2%
12:00 10° dry 22 — 66.8%
13:00 10° dry 20 — 69.1%
14:00 10° dry 20 — 71.3%
15:00 10° dry 19 — 72%
16:00 10° dry 18 — 73.9%
17:00 9° dry 17 — 77.8%
18:00 10° dry 20 — 78.1%
19:00 10° dry 22 — 82.8%
20:00 10° dry 21 — 87.3%
21:00 10° dry 22 — 90.7%
Mon Monday 2 November
Caution
Temp10°C
Raindry
Wind5 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity87%
Should be dryHumidity 87% — potential fog
  • Good conditions for gneiss
  • Gneiss climbs well when dry; foliation planes can hold moisture on shaded aspects
  • Damp air — friction edges may feel greasy
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 9° dry 12 — 94.2%
07:00 8° dry 12 — 97.6%
08:00 8° dry 10 — 97%
09:00 9° dry 8 — 97.8%
10:00 9° dry 7 — 97%
11:00 10° dry 5 — 97.4%
12:00 10° dry 4 — 90.7%
13:00 10° dry 4 — 87.2%
14:00 11° dry 4 — 80.8%
15:00 11° dry 6 — 78.8%
16:00 10° dry 7 — 80.2%
17:00 10° dry 5 — 83%
18:00 10° dry 3 — 86.2%
19:00 9° dry 3 — 89.7%
20:00 9° dry 5 — 93.9%
21:00 8° dry 6 — 96.6%
Tue Tuesday 3 November
Caution
Temp10°C
Raindry
Wind9 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity87%
Should be dryHumidity 87% — potential fog
  • Good conditions for gneiss
  • Gneiss climbs well when dry; foliation planes can hold moisture on shaded aspects
  • Damp air — friction edges may feel greasy
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 7° dry 10 — 98.6%
12:00 10° dry 9 — 87.1%
18:00 9° dry 7 — 88.7%
Wed Wednesday 4 November
Caution
Temp9°C
Raindry
Wind7 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity88%
Should be dryHumidity 88% — potential fog
  • Good conditions for gneiss
  • Gneiss climbs well when dry; foliation planes can hold moisture on shaded aspects
  • Damp air — friction edges may feel greasy
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 6° dry 7 — 98.7%
12:00 9° dry 7 — 87.8%
18:00 8° dry 5 — 98.7%
Thu Thursday 5 November
Caution
Temp8°C
Raindry
Wind7 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity92%
Should be dryHumidity 92% — potential fog
  • Good conditions for gneiss
  • Gneiss climbs well when dry; foliation planes can hold moisture on shaded aspects
  • Damp air — friction edges may feel greasy
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 6° dry 8 — 96.2%
12:00 8° dry 7 — 92%
18:00 6° dry 7 — 97.7%
Fri Friday 6 November
Caution
Temp9°C
Raindry
Wind7 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity87%
Should be dryHumidity 87% — potential fog
  • Good conditions for gneiss
  • Gneiss climbs well when dry; foliation planes can hold moisture on shaded aspects
  • Damp air — friction edges may feel greasy
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 6° dry 8 — 98.6%
12:00 9° dry 7 — 87.1%
18:00 6° dry 5 — 98.6%
Sat Saturday 7 November
Caution
Temp8°C
Raindry
Wind3 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity88%
Should be dryHumidity 88% — potential fog
  • Good conditions for gneiss
  • Gneiss climbs well when dry; foliation planes can hold moisture on shaded aspects
  • Damp air — friction edges may feel greasy
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 5° dry 4 — 97.3%
12:00 8° dry 3 — 87.7%
18:00 7° dry 5 — 80.4%

About Sron Uladail (Strone Ulladale)

Sron Uladail — Strone Ulladale — is one of the most famous pieces of rock architecture in the British Isles: a great overhanging prow of Lewisian gneiss rising 270 metres above the remote Loch Uladail in the hills of North Harris. The rock is some of the oldest on the planet (up to three billion years) and where the traffic keeps it clean the gneiss offers positive incuts, rough face texture, and solid gear, though remote sectors carry inevitable loose blocks. Facing east and overhanging so steeply that the top overhangs the base by many metres, the crag remains a shelter from westerly rain but seeps in the shaded sections after prolonged wet weather. The approach is a serious hour-plus walk from the road along the Uladail track through the wildest hills in the Hebrides.

Region
Scotland - Islands — Outer Hebrides
Rock type
Gneiss
Aspect
east-facing
Altitude
350m
Exposure
high
Seepage
medium

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