Climbing Forecast South Wales — Cardiff Taff's Well Quarry

SOUTH WALES — CARDIFF · LIMESTONE

Taff's Well Quarry climbing conditions

Poor — wet, too windy or closed

Right now

Temp15°C
Wind27 km/h
Gusts41 km/h
Humidity83.4%
Rain 48hdry
Last rainNone recent

Assessment

1.1mm rain forecast
Breezy — good for drying

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Thursday 17 September
Poor
Temp16°C
Rain1mm
Wind31 km/h
Gusts41 km/h
Humidity69%
1.1mm rain forecast
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
09:00 15° dry 27 83.4%
10:00 16° dry 26 74.8%
11:00 17° 0.2mm 27 67.3%
12:00 16° 0.2mm 31 69%
13:00 16° 0.3mm 33 68.9%
14:00 16° 0.2mm 34 68.6%
15:00 16° 0.1mm 33 68.7%
16:00 16° 0.1mm 32 69.1%
17:00 15° dry 31 73.9%
18:00 14° dry 28 77%
19:00 13° dry 26 80.4%
20:00 13° dry 24 83%
21:00 13° dry 26 83.4%
Fri Friday 18 September
Poor
Temp16°C
Rain0.8mm
Wind31 km/h
Gusts
Humidity73%
0.8mm rain forecast
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 11° dry 21 88.8%
07:00 12° dry 20 84.8%
08:00 14° dry 21 77.6%
09:00 15° dry 23 77.4%
10:00 16° dry 28 69.9%
11:00 16° dry 29 74.3%
12:00 15° dry 30 77.9%
13:00 16° dry 30 75%
14:00 16° dry 33 73.7%
15:00 16° dry 32 72.3%
16:00 17° 0.1mm 31 70.6%
17:00 16° 0.1mm 32 76.3%
18:00 16° 0.2mm 34 78.9%
19:00 16° dry 33 84.8%
20:00 16° dry 31 86.7%
21:00 16° 0.2mm 30 88.3%
Sat Saturday 19 September
Poor
Temp17°C
Rain12mm
Wind31 km/h
Gusts
Humidity93%
12.1mm rain forecastHumidity 93% — potential fog
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 16° dry 31 90.6%
07:00 16° 0.4mm 29 89.2%
08:00 17° 0.5mm 31 90.1%
09:00 17° 0.3mm 31 91.4%
10:00 17° 0.4mm 31 91.8%
11:00 17° 0.4mm 30 91.9%
12:00 18° 0.9mm 30 90.8%
13:00 17° 0.5mm 32 92.5%
14:00 17° 0.8mm 34 93.5%
15:00 17° 2mm 32 95.2%
16:00 17° 3mm 31 96.2%
17:00 17° 2mm 34 96.3%
18:00 17° 0.8mm 35 96.5%
19:00 17° 0.5mm 35 96.9%
20:00 17° 0.3mm 36 97.2%
21:00 17° 0.1mm 34 96.7%
Sun Sunday 20 September
Poor
Temp17°C
Raindry
Wind14 km/h
Gusts
Humidity61%
Only 16h since rain — needs ~45h
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 13° dry 8 92.9%
12:00 17° dry 14 61.1%
18:00 14° dry 6 75%
Mon Monday 21 September
Caution
Temp17°C
Raindry
Wind6 km/h
Gusts
Humidity64%
Drying — 40h since rain
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 dry 3 93.1%
12:00 17° dry 6 64.1%
18:00 15° dry 5 74.5%
Tue Tuesday 22 September
Good
Temp20°C
Rain0.2mm
Wind4 km/h
Gusts
Humidity77%
Should be dry
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 11° dry 5 99.5%
12:00 20° 0.1mm 4 76.9%
18:00 17° dry 2 89.1%
Wed Wednesday 23 September
Good
Temp20°C
Raindry
Wind12 km/h
Gusts
Humidity72%
Should be dry
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 13° dry 9 93.9%
12:00 20° dry 12 71.5%
18:00 19° dry 10 76.4%
Thu Thursday 24 September
Good
Temp20°C
Raindry
Wind13 km/h
Gusts
Humidity68%
Should be dry
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 13° dry 11 95.8%
12:00 20° dry 13 68.1%
18:00 17° dry 8 61.4%

About Taff's Well Quarry

A large west-facing quarried limestone crag on the outskirts of Cardiff, overlooking the A470 between Tongwynlais and Taff's Well. Climbing style ranges from steep vertical walls and grooves to unusually slabby limestone face climbing. Access straight off the M4 corridor.

Region
South Wales — Cardiff
Rock type
Limestone
Aspect
west-facing
Altitude
60m
Exposure
low
Seepage
medium