Climbing Forecast Devon — Dartmoor Staple Tor

DEVON — DARTMOOR · GRANITE

Staple Tor climbing conditions

Poor — wet, too windy or closed

Right now

Temp13°C
Wind19 km/h
Gusts29 km/h
Humidity82.3%
Rain 48hdry
Last rain48h ago

Assessment

1.6mm rain forecast
Good friction temperature range for granite

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Sunday 6 September
Poor
Temp20°C
Rain2mm
Wind22 km/h
Gusts29 km/h
Humidity70%
1.6mm rain forecast
  • Good conditions for granite
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 13° dry 19 82.3%
07:00 14° dry 21 81.4%
08:00 16° 0.7mm 21 82%
09:00 17° 0.9mm 19 80.3%
10:00 19° dry 20 77.3%
11:00 20° dry 23 74.4%
12:00 21° dry 24 69.2%
13:00 21° dry 23 67.4%
14:00 21° dry 23 67.2%
15:00 21° dry 21 67.4%
16:00 20° dry 20 69.5%
17:00 19° dry 17 75.5%
18:00 18° dry 16 80%
19:00 16° dry 12 87.9%
20:00 16° dry 10 90.3%
21:00 16° dry 11 94.4%
Mon Monday 7 September
Poor
Temp16°C
Rain2mm
Wind21 km/h
Gusts
Humidity74%
2.1mm rain forecast
  • Good conditions for granite
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 15° dry 20 97.5%
07:00 15° dry 19 93.6%
08:00 15° dry 20 88%
09:00 15° dry 18 82.1%
10:00 16° dry 19 78.1%
11:00 17° dry 21 75%
12:00 17° dry 20 72.5%
13:00 17° dry 21 71.9%
14:00 17° dry 21 70.9%
15:00 17° dry 22 72.8%
16:00 16° dry 22 76.2%
17:00 15° dry 21 79.6%
18:00 15° dry 20 82.8%
19:00 14° dry 21 85.2%
20:00 14° 0.2mm 22 85.9%
21:00 14° 0.2mm 23 87.3%
Tue Tuesday 8 September
Poor
Temp15°C
Rain0.9mm
Wind23 km/h
Gusts
Humidity72%
0.9mm rain forecast
  • Good conditions for granite
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 11° dry 15 93.2%
07:00 12° dry 15 91.4%
08:00 13° 0.2mm 18 86.2%
09:00 14° 0.2mm 22 82.2%
10:00 15° dry 23 79.8%
11:00 15° dry 23 75.3%
12:00 15° 0.2mm 23 71.1%
13:00 15° dry 24 71.7%
14:00 15° dry 24 67.2%
15:00 15° dry 23 68.8%
16:00 15° dry 23 71.1%
17:00 14° dry 22 73.6%
18:00 13° dry 21 77.7%
Wed Wednesday 9 September
Good
Temp14°C
Rain0.1mm
Wind21 km/h
Gusts
Humidity72%
Should be dry
  • Good conditions for granite
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 11° dry 15 90.9%
12:00 14° dry 21 71.6%
18:00 13° dry 13 75.5%
Thu Thursday 10 September
Poor
Temp15°C
Rain0.7mm
Wind23 km/h
Gusts
Humidity95%
0.7mm rain forecastHumidity 95% — likely fog/cloud
  • Good conditions for granite
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 12° 0.2mm 10 95.4%
12:00 15° 0.2mm 23 94.6%
18:00 16° dry 12 96.7%
Fri Friday 11 September
Poor
Temp16°C
Rain0.4mm
Wind23 km/h
Gusts
Humidity81%
0.4mm rain forecast
  • Good conditions for granite
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 13° 0.3mm 15 98.5%
12:00 16° dry 23 81.1%
18:00 13° dry 17 79.7%
Sat Saturday 12 September
Poor
Temp15°C
Rain0.3mm
Wind15 km/h
Gusts
Humidity71%
0.3mm rain forecast
  • Good conditions for granite
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 10° dry 2 84%
12:00 15° dry 15 70.6%
18:00 14° 0.2mm 17 85.5%
Sun Sunday 13 September
Poor
Temp17°C
Rain2mm
Wind24 km/h
Gusts
Humidity85%
1.8mm rain forecastHumidity 85% — potential fog
  • Good conditions for granite
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 16° 0.1mm 18 99.4%
12:00 17° 0.2mm 24 85.3%
18:00 15° dry 19 95.9%

About Staple Tor

Three granite stacks (Little, Middle, Great Staple Tor) above Merrivale on west Dartmoor — one of Dartmoor's most striking tor groups. 47+ recorded routes; short trad and bouldering. West Dartmoor is noticeably wetter than the east side. Park on B3357. Often combined with nearby Cox Tor.

Region
Devon — Dartmoor
Rock type
Granite
Aspect
mixed-facing
Altitude
455m
Exposure
high
Seepage
very-low

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