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SCOTLAND - HIGHLANDS — NORTH WEST HIGHLANDS · GNEISS

Stone Valley Crags weather & climbing conditions

Poor — wet, too windy or closed

Right now

Temp8°C
Wind27 km/h
Gusts40 km/h
Humidity89.5%
Rain 48h2mm
Last rain29h ago

Assessment

1.4mm rain forecast
Good friction temperature range for gneiss
High humidity (89.5%) — gneiss friction compromised, particularly for bouldering
Breezy — good for drying

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Thursday 15 October
Poor
Temp0°C
Rain1mm
Wind27 km/h
Gusts40 km/h
Humidity90%
1.4mm rain forecast
  • Wet gneiss is slick — let the rock dry before leading
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
07:00 — dry — — null%
11:00 — 0.2mm — — null%
19:00 8° dry 27 — 89.5%
20:00 8° 0.3mm 26 — 88.1%
21:00 8° 0.3mm 28 — 90.7%
Fri Friday 16 October
Poor
Temp8°C
Rain8mm
Wind16 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity85%
7.8mm rain forecast
  • Good conditions for gneiss
  • Wet gneiss is slick — let the rock dry before leading
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 6° 0.4mm 16 — 96.2%
07:00 5° 0.9mm 12 — 93.6%
08:00 5° 0.5mm 13 — 96.6%
09:00 6° 0.5mm 8 — 97.4%
10:00 7° 0.2mm 12 — 95.5%
11:00 8° 0.8mm 11 — 87.6%
12:00 8° 0.7mm 14 — 86.1%
13:00 9° 0.7mm 15 — 84.1%
14:00 8° 0.4mm 18 — 86.9%
15:00 9° 0.2mm 20 — 81.9%
16:00 9° dry 20 — 73.5%
17:00 9° dry 19 — 70.2%
18:00 8° dry 17 — 72.6%
19:00 8° dry 19 — 74%
20:00 7° dry 21 — 82.4%
21:00 7° dry 23 — 87.9%
Sat Saturday 17 October
Good
Temp9°C
Raindry
Wind11 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity68%
Should be dry
  • 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 6° dry 5 — 87%
07:00 5° dry 6 — 87.3%
08:00 6° dry 5 — 85%
09:00 6° dry 4 — 84.8%
10:00 7° dry 8 — 83.3%
11:00 8° dry 10 — 74.9%
12:00 9° dry 12 — 66.9%
13:00 9° dry 13 — 63.5%
14:00 9° dry 12 — 61.9%
15:00 9° dry 11 — 60.7%
16:00 9° dry 10 — 62.2%
17:00 9° dry 8 — 62.6%
18:00 8° dry 5 — 71.4%
19:00 8° dry 5 — 71.5%
20:00 7° dry 8 — 75.4%
21:00 7° dry 10 — 77.2%
Sun Sunday 18 October
Good
Temp10°C
Raindry
Wind20 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity67%
Should be dry
  • 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 4° dry 16 — 82.6%
07:00 4° dry 17 — 82.4%
13:00 10° dry 20 — 67%
19:00 8° dry 14 — 75.6%
Mon Monday 19 October
Good
Temp11°C
Raindry
Wind16 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity63%
Should be dry
  • 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
07:00 7° dry 18 — 83.2%
13:00 11° dry 16 — 62.8%
19:00 7° dry 4 — 78.3%
Tue Tuesday 20 October
Good
Temp12°C
Rain0.2mm
Wind12 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity78%
Should be dry
  • 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
07:00 6° dry 8 — 91.3%
13:00 12° dry 12 — 77.7%
19:00 10° 0.2mm 8 — 88.3%
Wed Wednesday 21 October
Poor
Temp10°C
Rain0.7mm
Wind13 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity96%
0.7mm rain forecastHumidity 96% — potential fog
  • Good conditions for gneiss
  • Wet gneiss is slick — let the rock dry before leading
  • Damp air — friction edges may feel greasy
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
07:00 8° 0.2mm 18 — 94.5%
13:00 10° 0.1mm 13 — 95.6%
19:00 9° dry 5 — 93.8%
Thu Thursday 22 October
Poor
Temp9°C
Rain2mm
Wind18 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity86%
2.3mm rain forecast
  • Good conditions for gneiss
  • Wet gneiss is slick — let the rock dry before leading
  • Damp air — friction edges may feel greasy
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
07:00 9° 0.2mm 16 — 96.1%
13:00 9° 2mm 18 — 85.9%
19:00 7° 0.2mm 33 — 93.8%

About Stone Valley Crags

Stone Valley Crags are a cluster of gneiss buttresses on the slopes of Meall Lochan a' Chlèirich, south of the A832 between Gairloch and Loch Maree, with over a hundred slab and crack routes, mostly from Hard Severe to E3. The rock is rough and the hummocky hillside sheds water, so the crags dry quickly after rain; most face south-west, looking out to the sea and Baosbheinn. Park by the green barn just off the A832 at the east end of Loch Bad an Sgalaig, follow the track over the bridge for about 1km, then cross two streams and climb steeply to the crags — about 30 minutes. Midges and ticks can be bad in summer.

Region
Scotland - Highlands — North West Highlands
Rock type
Gneiss
Aspect
south-west-facing
Altitude
230m
Exposure
medium
Seepage
low

Other crags in this region

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