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WYE VALLEY · LIMESTONE

Wintour's Leap climbing conditions

Poor — wet, too windy or closed

Right now

Temp14°C
Wind12.4 km/h
Gusts39 km/h
Humidity93.41%
Rain 48h4.3mm
Last rain1h ago

Assessment

4.3mm rain forecast
Humidity 93.41% — potential fog/cloud, rock may be damp from condensation

Drying Time

2% dry · 31-63h to dry

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Sunday 7 June
Poor
Temp14°C
Rain4.3mm
Wind12 km/h
Gusts39 km/h
Humidity93%
4.3mm rain forecast
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
21:00 14° 4.25mm 12 39 93.41%
Mon Monday 8 June
Poor
Temp15°C
Rain7.7mm
Wind18 km/h
Gusts37 km/h
Humidity50%
7.7mm rain forecast
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 12° 3.19mm 13 33 91.88%
09:00 13° 1.18mm 13 27 72.96%
12:00 15° 0mm 16 32 51.17%
15:00 15° 0mm 19 37 48.76%
18:00 14° 0mm 19 38 53.11%
21:00 12° 0.03mm 12 31 73.76%
Tue Tuesday 9 June
Poor
Temp14°C
Rain3mm
Wind23 km/h
Gusts46 km/h
Humidity54%
3mm rain forecastWindy — 23 km/h, gusts 46 km/h
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 10° 0.99mm 13 31 86.65%
09:00 12° 0.59mm 18 37 66.25%
12:00 14° 0mm 22 44 52.73%
15:00 14° 0.26mm 24 46 54.8%
18:00 14° 0.28mm 20 39 64.3%
21:00 12° 0mm 13 28 76.61%
Wed Wednesday 10 June
Poor
Temp14°C
Rain1.1mm
Wind19 km/h
Gusts39 km/h
Humidity61%
1.1mm rain forecast
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 9° 0mm 9 17 82.89%
09:00 12° 0mm 14 30 64.15%
12:00 13° 0.51mm 18 35 62.25%
15:00 14° 0.54mm 20 39 59.68%
18:00 14° 0mm 18 33 60.38%
21:00 12° 0mm 11 21 75.69%
Thu Thursday 11 June
Poor
Temp14°C
Rain3.6mm
Wind22 km/h
Gusts41 km/h
Humidity80%
3.6mm rain forecast
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 10° 0mm 14 25 87.26%
09:00 12° 1.62mm 19 36 80.48%
12:00 14° 1.14mm 22 41 79.17%
15:00 14° 0.88mm 23 41 81.44%
18:00 14° 0mm 22 39 83.21%
21:00 14° 0mm 19 34 88.22%
Fri Friday 12 June
Caution
Temp17°C
Rain0mm
Wind22 km/h
Gusts42 km/h
Humidity67%
Drying — 21h since rain
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 13° 0mm 18 32 86.81%
09:00 14° 0mm 22 41 77.54%
12:00 17° 0mm 22 42 68.2%
15:00 18° 0mm 22 42 65.08%
18:00 18° 0mm 19 34 69.73%
21:00 15° 0mm 14 25 83.1%
Sat Saturday 13 June
Good
Temp19°C
Rain0mm
Wind14 km/h
Gusts29 km/h
Humidity61%
Should be dry
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 12° 0mm 10 20 86.52%
09:00 15° 0mm 13 26 74.09%
12:00 18° 0mm 14 29 63.55%
15:00 20° 0mm 15 29 58.33%
18:00 21° 0mm 13 24 61.52%
21:00 18° 0mm 9 16 79.93%
Sun Sunday 14 June
Good
Temp21°C
Rain0mm
Wind14 km/h
Gusts28 km/h
Humidity58%
Should be dry
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 13° 0mm 8 15 85.06%
09:00 16° 0mm 11 22 72.24%
12:00 20° 0mm 13 28 60.53%
15:00 22° 0mm 14 28 56.2%
18:00 22° 0mm 13 24 60.08%
21:00 19° 0mm 10 18 77.81%
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.

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.

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