Climbing Forecast › Devon — Dartmoor › Yes Tor

DEVON — DARTMOOR · GRANITE

Yes Tor climbing conditions

Good — dry and climbable

Right now

Temp11°C
Wind7 km/h
Gusts11 km/h
Humidity76.7%
Rain 48h2mm
Last rain32h ago

Assessment

Should be dry
Good friction temperature range for granite

7-day forecast

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Today Monday 28 September
Good
Temp0°C
Raindry
Wind7 km/h
Gusts11 km/h
Humidity77%
Should be dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
10:00 — dry — — null%
18:00 11° dry 7 — 76.7%
19:00 10° dry 10 — 79.4%
20:00 10° dry 13 — 74.1%
21:00 11° dry 16 — 75.2%
Tue Tuesday 29 September
Poor
Temp18°C
Rain13mm
Wind31 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity91%
13.1mm rain forecastWindy — 31 km/h, gusts 0 km/hHumidity 91% — potential fog
  • Good conditions for granite
  • Very windy — exposed routes will be unpleasant
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 15° 0.1mm 21 — 98.3%
07:00 15° dry 24 — 97.8%
08:00 16° dry 29 — 97.6%
09:00 16° dry 29 — 95.9%
10:00 16° dry 31 — 96.8%
11:00 17° dry 31 — 95.1%
12:00 18° dry 31 — 92.2%
13:00 18° dry 32 — 90.8%
14:00 19° dry 32 — 87.5%
15:00 19° dry 30 — 87%
16:00 19° dry 30 — 89.4%
17:00 19° 0.7mm 30 — 86.9%
18:00 18° 3mm 32 — 87.8%
19:00 17° 2mm 32 — 92.6%
20:00 17° 0.6mm 31 — 93.1%
21:00 17° 2mm 31 — 93.1%
Wed Wednesday 30 September
Poor
Temp15°C
Rain11mm
Wind28 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity83%
10.5mm rain forecastWindy — 28 km/h, gusts 0 km/h
  • Good conditions for granite
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 14° dry 22 — 97.5%
07:00 14° dry 21 — 96.9%
08:00 14° 0.1mm 23 — 93.7%
09:00 15° 0.3mm 23 — 89.8%
10:00 15° 0.5mm 27 — 86.6%
11:00 15° 0.5mm 28 — 87.3%
12:00 16° 0.6mm 30 — 81.1%
13:00 15° 0.5mm 31 — 80.5%
14:00 16° 0.4mm 28 — 81.2%
15:00 15° 0.4mm 26 — 82.4%
16:00 14° 0.6mm 28 — 81.3%
17:00 13° 0.2mm 22 — 93%
18:00 12° dry 20 — 93.6%
19:00 12° 0.1mm 19 — 92.9%
20:00 12° dry 18 — 94.2%
21:00 12° dry 19 — 94.3%
Thu Thursday 1 October
Good
Temp15°C
Rain0.2mm
Wind21 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity73%
Should be dry
  • Good conditions for granite
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 9° 0.1mm 12 — 96.9%
12:00 15° dry 21 — 73%
18:00 12° dry 12 — 84%
Fri Friday 2 October
Good
Temp16°C
Raindry
Wind23 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity73%
Should be dry
  • Good conditions for granite
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 12° dry 17 — 93.4%
12:00 16° dry 23 — 73.2%
18:00 13° dry 8 — 91.8%
Sat Saturday 3 October
Good
Temp17°C
Rain0.1mm
Wind8 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity78%
Should be dry
  • Good conditions for granite
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 12° dry 7 — 97.4%
12:00 17° dry 8 — 78.4%
18:00 13° dry 5 — 98.4%
Sun Sunday 4 October
Good
Temp17°C
Raindry
Wind3 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity76%
Should be dry
  • Good conditions for granite
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 8° dry 2 — 96.7%
12:00 17° dry 3 — 76%
18:00 13° dry 3 — 88.3%
Mon Monday 5 October
Good
Temp17°C
Raindry
Wind1 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity75%
Should be dry
  • Good conditions for granite
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 11° dry 1 — 92.2%
12:00 17° dry 1 — 74.7%
18:00 14° dry 1 — 91%

About Yes Tor

Yes Tor is one of Dartmoor's highest points, offering high-altitude granite tor climbing and bouldering near Okehampton. The rock character consists of coarse, crystalline granite with positive quartz crimps, deep horizontal breaks, and weathered face features. Facing all directions across summit outcrops, aspect varies, and high elevation ensures heavy wind exposure that dries open rock fast after rain. The climbing focuses on short traditional routes and boulder problems from Severe up to lower E-grades, led by Yes Tor Wall. The approach requires a sustained forty-five minute uphill hike along military tracks from the Rowtor car park. High altitude weather changes and military firing range closures must be checked before visiting.

Region
Devon — Dartmoor
Rock type
Granite
Altitude
610m
Exposure
high
Seepage
medium

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