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LAKE DISTRICT — SOUTH LAKES · LIMESTONE · bird ban

Warton Main Quarry weather & climbing conditions

Good — dry and climbable

Right now

Temp7°C
Wind5 km/h
Gusts7 km/h
Humidity92.6%
Rain 48hdry
Last rainNone recent

Assessment

No recent rain
Loose rock across the quarry following cotoneaster clearance work; a bolt-bearing block fell from Rock Folly. Treat all protection with care.

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Saturday 31 October
Good
Temp5°C
Raindry
Wind5 km/h
Gusts7 km/h
Humidity93%
No recent rain
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
09:00 — dry — — null%
17:00 7° dry 5 — 92.6%
18:00 6° dry 4 — 94.4%
19:00 6° dry 5 — 95.9%
20:00 5° dry 5 — 98.1%
21:00 5° dry 4 — 99.3%
Sun Sunday 1 November
Good
Temp10°C
Raindry
Wind13 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity81%
No recent rain
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 6° dry 6 — 97.9%
07:00 6° dry 7 — 97%
08:00 7° dry 7 — 95.7%
09:00 8° dry 10 — 92.4%
10:00 9° dry 13 — 90.3%
11:00 11° dry 14 — 82.5%
12:00 11° dry 14 — 82.4%
13:00 11° dry 14 — 81.4%
14:00 11° dry 14 — 74.5%
15:00 11° dry 13 — 75.9%
16:00 9° dry 11 — 82.6%
17:00 8° dry 10 — 84.3%
18:00 7° dry 11 — 84.2%
19:00 5° dry 10 — 87%
20:00 5° dry 8 — 89.6%
21:00 4° dry 7 — 92%
Mon Monday 2 November
Good
Temp9°C
Raindry
Wind10 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity75%
No recent rain
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 1° dry 8 — 92.4%
07:00 1° dry 8 — 92.3%
08:00 2° dry 9 — 92.6%
09:00 4° dry 11 — 88.6%
10:00 6° dry 10 — 81.9%
11:00 8° dry 10 — 76.7%
12:00 10° dry 11 — 74.2%
13:00 10° dry 13 — 69.1%
14:00 11° dry 13 — 67.2%
15:00 10° dry 8 — 74.3%
16:00 8° dry 7 — 81.4%
17:00 6° dry 10 — 84.5%
18:00 6° dry 11 — 87%
19:00 5° dry 10 — 88.2%
20:00 5° dry 10 — 90.1%
21:00 4° dry 10 — 91.5%
Tue Tuesday 3 November
Good
Temp10°C
Raindry
Wind11 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity83%
No recent rain
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 8° dry 14 — 90.3%
12:00 10° dry 11 — 82.9%
18:00 7° dry 9 — 85.1%
Wed Wednesday 4 November
Good
Temp11°C
Raindry
Wind15 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity69%
No recent rain
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 4° dry 10 — 90%
12:00 11° dry 15 — 68.6%
18:00 6° dry 11 — 80.3%
Thu Thursday 5 November
Good
Temp11°C
Raindry
Wind18 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity68%
No recent rain
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 4° dry 9 — 90.6%
12:00 11° dry 18 — 67.8%
18:00 7° dry 12 — 85.9%
Fri Friday 6 November
Good
Temp11°C
Raindry
Wind14 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity73%
No recent rain
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 7° dry 7 — 90.2%
12:00 11° dry 14 — 72.9%
18:00 8° dry 10 — 86.3%
Sat Saturday 7 November
Good
Temp11°C
Rain0.1mm
Wind8 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity70%
No recent rain
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 6° dry 7 — 92.6%
12:00 11° dry 8 — 69.9%
18:00 8° dry 6 — 88.1%
Bird ban (02-01 to 07-27)
Full-quarry closure for nesting peregrines including Terrace Wall. If fledging allows, restrictions may lift early — check BMC RAD.

About Warton Main Quarry

Warton Main Quarry is a large Carboniferous limestone quarry above Carnforth, mixing traditional lines on the Main Wall with a growing number of bolted sport routes on Terrace Wall (the upper tier) under a formal agreement with Lancashire County Council. The westerly aspect over Morecambe Bay gives afternoon sun and generally good drying, though deep crack lines hold seepage. The peregrine ban is strict and covers the whole quarry from February 1 to July 27 each year (potentially lifting earlier if fledging is complete). An additional orchid closure protects the quarry floor beneath Main Wall from April to June. Approach is under ten minutes from the roadside parking at Crag Foot.

Region
Lake District — South Lakes
Rock type
Limestone
Aspect
west-facing
Altitude
30m
Exposure
low
Seepage
medium

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