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WYE VALLEY · LIMESTONE · bird ban

Symonds Yat climbing conditions

Good — dry and climbable

Right now

Temp12°C
Wind10 km/h
Gusts16 km/h
Humidity95.8%
Rain 48hdry
Last rainNone recent

Assessment

No recent rain
Humidity 95.8% — potential fog/cloud, rock may be damp from condensation

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Sunday 6 September
Good
Temp22°C
Raindry
Wind18 km/h
Gusts16 km/h
Humidity61%
No recent rain
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 12° dry 10 — 95.8%
07:00 13° dry 14 — 94.9%
08:00 14° dry 13 — 92.2%
09:00 16° dry 14 — 85.2%
10:00 18° dry 16 — 73.6%
11:00 19° dry 14 — 71.3%
12:00 21° dry 17 — 63.8%
13:00 23° dry 18 — 58%
14:00 23° dry 20 — 55.7%
15:00 24° dry 19 — 52.5%
16:00 24° dry 21 — 52.4%
17:00 23° dry 20 — 57.9%
18:00 21° dry 17 — 65.7%
19:00 19° dry 16 — 70.1%
20:00 18° dry 16 — 75.1%
21:00 18° dry 15 — 78.5%
Mon Monday 7 September
Good
Temp19°C
Raindry
Wind19 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity60%
No recent rain
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 16° dry 14 — 94.3%
07:00 17° dry 13 — 87.4%
08:00 18° dry 17 — 78.6%
09:00 18° dry 18 — 74.9%
10:00 18° dry 16 — 66.6%
11:00 19° dry 17 — 62%
12:00 19° dry 18 — 59.5%
13:00 19° dry 20 — 56.7%
14:00 19° dry 22 — 56.4%
15:00 18° dry 22 — 59.4%
16:00 18° dry 20 — 60.2%
17:00 17° dry 22 — 61.2%
18:00 16° dry 19 — 69.1%
19:00 16° dry 19 — 72.1%
20:00 16° dry 21 — 73.7%
21:00 16° dry 23 — 75.3%
Tue Tuesday 8 September
Good
Temp18°C
Raindry
Wind23 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity51%
No recent rain
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 11° dry 13 — 88.4%
07:00 12° dry 18 — 77.1%
08:00 14° dry 17 — 72.3%
09:00 15° dry 19 — 68%
10:00 17° dry 22 — 60.1%
11:00 18° dry 22 — 53%
12:00 18° dry 23 — 50.1%
13:00 18° dry 23 — 48.6%
14:00 18° dry 25 — 47%
15:00 18° dry 23 — 47.5%
16:00 17° dry 23 — 49.6%
17:00 16° dry 21 — 55.4%
18:00 15° dry 18 — 61.4%
Wed Wednesday 9 September
Good
Temp18°C
Raindry
Wind16 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity49%
No recent rain
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 11° dry 14 — 86.3%
12:00 18° dry 16 — 49.2%
18:00 16° dry 15 — 55.9%
Thu Thursday 10 September
Poor
Temp17°C
Rain0.6mm
Wind20 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity74%
0.6mm rain forecast
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 12° 0.1mm 12 — 90.6%
12:00 17° 0.3mm 20 — 73.7%
18:00 16° dry 17 — 97.2%
Fri Friday 11 September
Good
Temp19°C
Raindry
Wind18 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity59%
Should be dry
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 13° dry 16 — 95.8%
12:00 19° dry 18 — 58.6%
18:00 16° dry 17 — 58.7%
Sat Saturday 12 September
Poor
Temp18°C
Rain0.3mm
Wind13 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity56%
0.3mm rain forecast
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 8° dry 3 — 93.5%
12:00 18° dry 13 — 56.3%
18:00 15° 0.2mm 12 — 82.2%
Sun Sunday 13 September
Poor
Temp18°C
Rain0.5mm
Wind22 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity80%
0.5mm rain forecast
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 17° dry 17 — 98%
12:00 18° dry 22 — 79.5%
18:00 17° dry 14 — 76.2%
Bird ban (03-01 to 06-30)
Annual peregrine restriction on most of the cliff (Mar 1 – Jun 30). Plus ongoing Forestry England access restrictions from a 2023 rockfall — only Far South Buttress, New Orleans Buttress and The Final Zone currently open. Closure of Introductory Rocks to Bowlers Hole must be observed until at least April 2026.

About Symonds Yat

NW-facing limestone above the Wye. Steep juggy rock with 400+ routes when fully open. Access currently heavily restricted — check BMC RAD before visiting.

Region
Wye Valley
Rock type
Limestone
Aspect
northwest-facing
Altitude
150m
Exposure
low
Seepage
medium

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