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WYE VALLEY · LIMESTONE

Wintour's Leap climbing conditions

Good — dry and climbable

Right now

Temp24°C
Wind21 km/h
Gusts31 km/h
Humidity52.9%
Rain 48hdry
Last rainNone recent

Assessment

No recent rain
Breezy — good for drying

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Sunday 6 September
Good
Temp23°C
Raindry
Wind22 km/h
Gusts31 km/h
Humidity54%
No recent rain
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 — dry — — null%
14:00 24° dry 21 — 52.9%
15:00 24° dry 23 — 52.7%
16:00 23° dry 22 — 57.2%
17:00 22° dry 21 — 62.1%
18:00 21° dry 18 — 68.7%
19:00 19° dry 16 — 72.3%
20:00 19° dry 17 — 74.7%
21:00 18° dry 16 — 77.5%
Mon Monday 7 September
Good
Temp19°C
Rain0.2mm
Wind20 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity65%
No recent rain
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 16° dry 14 — 95.5%
07:00 17° dry 16 — 91%
08:00 18° 0.1mm 17 — 86.6%
09:00 19° dry 15 — 80%
10:00 20° dry 15 — 71.9%
11:00 20° dry 18 — 67.1%
12:00 20° dry 20 — 64.7%
13:00 19° dry 21 — 63.8%
14:00 19° dry 21 — 63.3%
15:00 18° dry 22 — 63.3%
16:00 18° dry 21 — 63.1%
17:00 17° dry 21 — 63.1%
18:00 17° dry 19 — 69.5%
19:00 16° dry 19 — 69.8%
20:00 16° dry 21 — 70.5%
21:00 16° dry 20 — 75.7%
Tue Tuesday 8 September
Poor
Temp18°C
Rain0.6mm
Wind22 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity54%
0.6mm rain forecast
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 13° dry 12 — 95.8%
07:00 14° dry 13 — 91.9%
08:00 14° dry 14 — 84.6%
09:00 15° dry 17 — 72.1%
10:00 16° dry 19 — 64.2%
11:00 17° dry 20 — 60.6%
12:00 18° dry 22 — 54.7%
13:00 18° dry 23 — 51.6%
14:00 18° dry 23 — 50.3%
15:00 18° dry 25 — 49.4%
16:00 17° dry 24 — 50.5%
17:00 17° dry 23 — 52.6%
18:00 15° dry 19 — 62.1%
19:00 14° dry 17 — 67.3%
20:00 14° dry 17 — 70.6%
21:00 13° dry 18 — 72.7%
Wed Wednesday 9 September
Good
Temp18°C
Raindry
Wind19 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity54%
No recent rain
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 12° dry 17 — 82.1%
12:00 18° dry 19 — 53.7%
18:00 17° dry 8 — 54.5%
Thu Thursday 10 September
Good
Temp17°C
Rain0.2mm
Wind15 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity61%
No recent rain
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 9° dry 1 — 97.6%
12:00 17° dry 15 — 60.6%
18:00 16° 0.1mm 13 — 70.2%
Fri Friday 11 September
Poor
Temp20°C
Rain0.3mm
Wind13 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity65%
0.3mm rain forecast
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 14° dry 3 — 97.8%
12:00 20° dry 13 — 64.9%
18:00 18° dry 13 — 66%
Sat Saturday 12 September
Poor
Temp18°C
Rain0.3mm
Wind21 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity64%
0.3mm rain forecast
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 9° dry 2 — 99%
12:00 18° dry 21 — 64.3%
18:00 17° 0.3mm 20 — 76.9%
Sun Sunday 13 September
Good
Temp19°C
Raindry
Wind19 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity56%
Should be dry
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 14° dry 11 — 93.4%
12:00 19° dry 19 — 56.3%
18:00 16° dry 11 — 66.5%

About Wintour's Leap

Largest crag in the Wye Valley — up to 90m of compact limestone with cracks, faces and big overhangs. Tree cover at the base means slow drying; best in spring and autumn. Some loose rock — care needed. Massive multi-pitch Carboniferous limestone with steep vertical walls, sweeping overhangs, technical slab tiers, and clean crack systems. Facing west, the sweeping walls catch full afternoon sun. Deep shadowed gullies hold dampness longer. Additional classic routes include Central Rib (HS 4b), Zebra Fly (E1 5b), Great Overhanging Wall (E1 5b), and Coronation Street (E1 5b). Approach is a five-minute walk from roadside parking at Woodcroft.

Region
Wye Valley
Rock type
Limestone
Aspect
west-facing
Altitude
80m
Exposure
low
Seepage
high

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