Climbing Forecast › Wye Valley — Chepstow › Wyndcliff

WYE VALLEY — CHEPSTOW · LIMESTONE

Wyndcliff climbing conditions

Good — dry and climbable

Right now

Temp18°C
Wind6.1 km/h
Gusts9 km/h
Humidity92.4%
Rain 48h0mm
Last rainNone recent

Assessment

No recent rain

7-day forecast

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Today Friday 14 August
Good
Temp28°C
Rain0mm
Wind15 km/h
Gusts9 km/h
Humidity47%
No recent rain
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 18° 0mm 6 0 92.4%
07:00 20° 0mm 6 0 84.6%
08:00 22° 0mm 7 0 73.9%
09:00 23° 0mm 9 0 65%
10:00 25° 0mm 10 0 59.4%
11:00 26° 0mm 11 0 54.7%
12:00 28° 0mm 12 0 47.7%
13:00 29° 0mm 14 0 43.7%
14:00 29° 0mm 17 0 41.8%
15:00 29° 0mm 18 0 40.5%
16:00 29° 0mm 21 0 41.4%
17:00 27° 0mm 22 0 51.4%
18:00 26° 0mm 20 0 54%
19:00 25° 0mm 16 0 61.9%
20:00 24° 0mm 17 0 65.1%
21:00 22° 0mm 21 0 70.4%
Sat Saturday 15 August
Good
Temp23°C
Rain0mm
Wind16 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity42%
No recent rain
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 16° 0mm 20 0 71.7%
07:00 17° 0mm 19 0 68.8%
08:00 18° 0mm 19 0 64%
09:00 20° 0mm 21 0 55.6%
10:00 21° 0mm 18 0 48.7%
11:00 22° 0mm 17 0 45.3%
12:00 23° 0mm 16 0 43.2%
13:00 24° 0mm 15 0 41.7%
14:00 24° 0mm 16 0 40%
15:00 24° 0mm 15 0 38.5%
16:00 24° 0mm 14 0 36.6%
17:00 24° 0mm 16 0 37.1%
18:00 23° 0mm 16 0 39.5%
19:00 22° 0mm 15 0 43.8%
20:00 20° 0mm 14 0 49.2%
21:00 19° 0mm 14 0 53.3%
Sun Sunday 16 August
Good
Temp23°C
Rain0mm
Wind8 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity42%
No recent rain
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 13° 0mm 9 0 75.2%
07:00 15° 0mm 9 0 68.2%
08:00 17° 0mm 8 0 61.4%
09:00 18° 0mm 6 0 54.7%
10:00 20° 0mm 3 0 48.8%
11:00 21° 0mm 4 0 45.1%
12:00 22° 0mm 6 0 40.5%
13:00 23° 0mm 9 0 38.9%
14:00 24° 0mm 12 0 39.6%
15:00 24° 0mm 13 0 40.9%
16:00 24° 0mm 13 0 41.4%
17:00 24° 0mm 14 0 41.7%
18:00 24° 0mm 14 0 41.8%
Mon Monday 17 August
Good
Temp25°C
Rain0.1mm
Wind13 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity51%
No recent rain
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 16° 0.07mm 7 0 78.7%
12:00 25° 0mm 13 0 51.2%
18:00 23° 0mm 17 0 57.7%
Tue Tuesday 18 August
Poor
Temp24°C
Rain0.6mm
Wind20 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity62%
0.6mm rain forecast
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 18° 0mm 13 0 89.8%
12:00 24° 0.02mm 20 0 61.6%
18:00 22° 0.62mm 19 0 77.3%
Wed Wednesday 19 August
Good
Temp22°C
Rain0.1mm
Wind12 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity56%
Should be dry
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 16° 0.07mm 4 0 97.1%
12:00 22° 0.03mm 12 0 55.5%
18:00 20° 0mm 12 0 53.4%
Thu Thursday 20 August
Poor
Temp17°C
Rain0.7mm
Wind19 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity80%
0.7mm rain forecast
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 14° 0.45mm 11 0 86.8%
12:00 17° 0.08mm 19 0 80.2%
18:00 17° 0.12mm 21 0 66.1%
Fri Friday 21 August
Poor
Temp20°C
Rain0.3mm
Wind24 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity55%
0.3mm rain forecast
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 13° 0.03mm 17 0 93.7%
12:00 20° 0.22mm 24 0 55.4%
18:00 17° 0mm 18 0 71.3%
Sat Saturday 22 August
Good
Temp20°C
Rain0.1mm
Wind13 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity62%
Should be dry
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 13° 0.05mm 8 0 88.9%
12:00 20° 0.02mm 13 0 61.5%
18:00 18° 0mm 10 0 59.3%
Sun Sunday 23 August
Good
Temp21°C
Rain0mm
Wind14 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity46%
Should be dry
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 12° 0mm 12 0 90.1%
12:00 21° 0mm 14 0 46%
Wyndcliff sits tucked away in the scenic lower Wye Valley near St Arvans, offering classic multi-pitch limestone climbing above woodland canopy. The rock character features layered Carboniferous limestone with sharp crimp ledges, vertical crack lines, and pocketed slab faces. Facing due south, the upper walls act as a warm sun trap and dry rapidly in clear weather, though surrounding tree cover can keep lower pitch bases damp after rain. Traditional climbing is the focus, providing high-quality routes across the middle grades from Severe to E-grades, led by popular lines such as Quest. The approach takes ten minutes up steep woodland trails and stone steps starting from the Wyndcliff car park off the A466. High humidity in late summer means midges can be present on still days.

About Wyndcliff

Wyndcliff sits tucked away in the scenic lower Wye Valley near St Arvans, offering classic multi-pitch limestone climbing above woodland canopy. The rock character features layered Carboniferous limestone with sharp crimp ledges, vertical crack lines, and pocketed slab faces. Facing due south, the upper walls act as a warm sun trap and dry rapidly in clear weather, though surrounding tree cover can keep lower pitch bases damp after rain. Traditional climbing is the focus, providing high-quality routes across the middle grades from Severe to E-grades, led by popular lines such as Quest. The approach takes ten minutes up steep woodland trails and stone steps starting from the Wyndcliff car park off the A466. High humidity in late summer means midges can be present on still days.

Region
Wye Valley — Chepstow
Rock type
limestone
Aspect
south-facing
Altitude
120m
Exposure
low
Seepage
medium

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