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Symonds Yat weather & climbing conditions

Poor — wet, too windy or closed

Right now

Temp8°C
Wind18 km/h
Gusts28 km/h
Humidity69%
Rain 48h1mm
Last rain32h ago

Assessment

2mm rain forecast

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Wednesday 21 October
Poor
Temp0°C
Rain2mm
Wind18 km/h
Gusts28 km/h
Humidity69%
2mm rain forecast
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
11:00 — dry — — null%
19:00 8° dry 18 — 69%
20:00 8° dry 18 — 68.8%
21:00 7° dry 16 — 74.8%
Thu Thursday 22 October
Poor
Temp12°C
Rain7mm
Wind14 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity68%
7.2mm rain forecast
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 7° dry 16 — 95.5%
07:00 6° dry 13 — 95.7%
08:00 6° dry 13 — 95.5%
09:00 7° dry 14 — 94.6%
10:00 9° dry 14 — 88.8%
11:00 10° dry 13 — 76.5%
12:00 12° dry 14 — 67%
13:00 13° dry 15 — 60.3%
14:00 13° dry 15 — 58.1%
15:00 13° dry 14 — 60.9%
16:00 13° dry 13 — 62.2%
17:00 12° dry 10 — 69.7%
18:00 10° dry 9 — 79.3%
19:00 10° 0.1mm 12 — 82.2%
20:00 10° 0.2mm 14 — 83.9%
21:00 10° 0.7mm 19 — 87%
Fri Friday 23 October
Poor
Temp9°C
Rain13mm
Wind32 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity85%
13.4mm rain forecast
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 10° dry 7 — 98.9%
07:00 10° dry 3 — 97.8%
08:00 9° dry 4 — 99.5%
09:00 9° 2mm 8 — 99.5%
10:00 10° 1mm 12 — 96.1%
11:00 11° 0.2mm 28 — 94.2%
12:00 10° 0.7mm 39 — 87%
13:00 8° 0.3mm 37 — 89.9%
14:00 8° dry 37 — 84.7%
15:00 9° dry 35 — 72%
16:00 9° dry 34 — 70.4%
17:00 8° dry 32 — 68.7%
18:00 8° dry 31 — 66.1%
19:00 8° dry 28 — 62.3%
20:00 8° dry 26 — 59.8%
21:00 8° dry 23 — 60.6%
Sat Saturday 24 October
Poor
Temp10°C
Rain2mm
Wind31 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity97%
2.4mm rain forecastHumidity 97% — potential fog
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 7° dry 12 — 84.8%
07:00 8° 0.5mm 14 — 85.3%
13:00 10° 2mm 31 — 96.7%
19:00 15° 0.2mm 31 — 97.3%
Sun Sunday 25 October
Good
Temp12°C
Raindry
Wind27 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity61%
Should be dry
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 9° dry 27 — 72.9%
12:00 12° dry 27 — 61.2%
18:00 9° dry 14 — 67.6%
Mon Monday 26 October
Poor
Temp15°C
Rain0.9mm
Wind26 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity93%
0.9mm rain forecastHumidity 93% — potential fog
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 8° 0.5mm 18 — 96%
12:00 15° dry 26 — 92.6%
18:00 15° dry 25 — 88.6%
Tue Tuesday 27 October
Poor
Temp13°C
Rain0.9mm
Wind27 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity60%
0.9mm rain forecast
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 12° 0.2mm 25 — 93.9%
12:00 13° dry 27 — 60.3%
18:00 11° dry 19 — 74%
Wed Wednesday 28 October
Good
Temp14°C
Rain0.1mm
Wind16 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity71%
Should be dry
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 12° dry 18 — 88.3%
12:00 14° dry 16 — 71.3%
18:00 11° dry 10 — 91.2%
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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