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YORKSHIRE — WHARFEDALE · LIMESTONE

Threshfield Quarry climbing conditions

Good — dry and climbable

Right now

Temp14°C
Wind5 km/h
Gusts6 km/h
Humidity67.83%
Rain 48hdry
Last rainNone recent

Assessment

No recent rain

7-day forecast

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Today Monday 28 September
Good
Temp15°C
Raindry
Wind6 km/h
Gusts7 km/h
Humidity55%
No recent rain
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
15:00 15° dry 6 7 55.04%
18:00 14° dry 5 6 67.83%
21:00 10° dry 8 23 77.23%
Tue Tuesday 29 September
Poor
Temp15°C
Rain0.5mm
Wind22 km/h
Gusts44 km/h
Humidity88%
0.5mm rain forecast
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 10° dry 16 37 90.24%
09:00 12° 0.2mm 20 41 90.35%
12:00 14° 0.2mm 23 44 87.26%
15:00 16° 0.1mm 21 40 89.03%
18:00 17° dry 18 39 91.75%
21:00 16° dry 18 38 93.1%
Wed Wednesday 30 September
Poor
Temp17°C
Rain8mm
Wind20 km/h
Gusts37 km/h
Humidity69%
7.5mm rain forecast
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 17° 2mm 20 40 93.4%
09:00 16° 5mm 13 27 91.09%
12:00 17° dry 19 36 74.91%
15:00 18° dry 20 37 63.29%
18:00 17° dry 12 23 75.48%
21:00 15° dry 11 22 80.78%
Thu Thursday 1 October
Caution
Temp15°C
Raindry
Wind16 km/h
Gusts33 km/h
Humidity65%
Drying — 27h since rain
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 11° dry 10 18 94.48%
09:00 12° dry 14 26 85.51%
12:00 14° dry 17 33 66.26%
15:00 15° dry 16 30 64.31%
18:00 14° dry 9 16 77.81%
21:00 11° dry 10 18 81.79%
Fri Friday 2 October
Poor
Temp15°C
Rain1mm
Wind19 km/h
Gusts37 km/h
Humidity77%
1.2mm rain forecast
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 11° dry 14 26 89.55%
09:00 12° 0.2mm 17 33 86.61%
12:00 14° 0.4mm 20 37 79.49%
15:00 16° 0.3mm 18 34 73.83%
18:00 15° 0.3mm 13 23 83.92%
21:00 13° dry 11 20 89.46%
Sat Saturday 3 October
Caution
Temp15°C
Raindry
Wind12 km/h
Gusts23 km/h
Humidity74%
Drying — 18h since rain
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 10° dry 7 13 95.76%
09:00 11° dry 8 16 90.72%
12:00 14° dry 12 23 76.23%
15:00 16° dry 12 23 70.94%
18:00 14° dry 9 16 84.3%
21:00 12° dry 7 13 89.94%
Sun Sunday 4 October
Good
Temp15°C
Raindry
Wind12 km/h
Gusts25 km/h
Humidity74%
Should be dry
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 9° dry 8 14 95.74%
09:00 11° dry 9 18 87.79%
12:00 14° dry 12 24 74.85%
15:00 15° dry 13 25 72.86%
18:00 14° dry 10 19 85.07%
21:00 12° dry 9 16 91.07%
Mon Monday 5 October
Good
Temp14°C
Raindry
Wind13 km/h
Gusts27 km/h
Humidity76%
Should be dry
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 10° dry 10 17 95.65%
09:00 11° dry 11 22 89.52%
12:00 14° dry 13 27 78.42%
15:00 15° dry 13 26 74%

About Threshfield Quarry

Threshfield Quarry is a vast disused limestone quarry complex near Grassington in Wharfedale. The quarried limestone walls range from smooth, vertical plates to blocky overhangs and technical slab sectors. Facing multiple aspects inside large quarry bays, climbers can easily choose sun or shade, with open bays drying rapidly in dry weather. The crag has been developed into a major sport venue, housing dozens of fully bolted routes from 5c up to 7c+. Popular classics like Threshfield Wall offer fine technical wall climbing. Reach the site in ten minutes along flat access tracks from Grassington parking areas. Loose rock on uncleaned upper tiers demands helmet use at all times.

Region
Yorkshire — Wharfedale
Rock type
Limestone
Altitude
190m
Exposure
low
Seepage
medium

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