St. Douane’s Den

1 wall · Weather from the Cullen and Portsoy point · Updated Wed 21 Oct, 05:52

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How sure

Today: ICON is just over 2 points higher than the other two at 09:00. This touches the best window.

Across the crag

Rock now: Damp. 0.3 mm of rain in 24 hours, 0.7 mm in 72.
Low water: Today 02:10, 14:15. Tomorrow 03:30, 15:33.
Sea: 1.2 m from the E, 6 s wind sea. Up to 1.3 m today.
Weather: Cullen and Portsoy point, shared along this stretch. Coast counted as facing N.

Met Office figures, to 05:00.

St. Douane’s Den

Faces N
Open
Not tidal

Today, Wed 21

Not climbable today. Best 09:00 to 12:00.

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Tomorrow, Thu 22

Climbable from 15:00. Best 14:00 to 17:00.

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Why

Even the best window is held back by rain and humid air (94% humidity).

What shapes this crag

Sun: Does not reach the face today.
Sea: Runs along the face, counted at 40%: 0.5 m at the wall.
Seepage: None noted.
Birds: No information. Grip does not know whether birds nest here.

Next 7 days

Wed009–120 h

Thu414–172 h

Fri110–130 h

Sat109–120 h

Sun114–160 h

Mon208–110 h

Tue514–162 h

Hour by hour

Grip is the blend of the three models. The points column shows the Met Office figures (the next model's where it does not reach), factors at zero left out. Wet risk is how many models have the rock wet, foggy or raining.

Wed 21 Oct

Wednesday 21 October · low water 02:10, 14:15
Time	Grip	Models	Wet risk	Humidity	Rock over dew point	Wind	Sun	Sea at wall	Points
09:00	1	002	2 in 3	92%	+2.5°C	E 12 km/h	cloud	0.5 m	air -4 · dew -1 · wet -5 (raining)
10:00	0	000	3 in 3	94%	+2.1°C	E 8 km/h	cloud	1.3 m	air -5 · dew -1 · sea -1 · wet -5 (raining)
11:00	0	000	3 in 3	97%	+1.6°C	E 9 km/h	cloud	1.3 m	air -5 · dew -2 · sea -1 · wet -5 (raining)
12:00	0	000	3 in 3	96%	+1.6°C	E 6 km/h	cloud	1.3 m	air -5 · dew -2 · sea -1 · wet -5 (raining)
13:00	0	000	3 in 3	95%	+1.6°C	E 5 km/h	cloud	1.3 m	air -5 · dew -2 · wind -1 · sea -1 · wet -5 · seep -2 (raining)
14:00	0	000	3 in 3	96%	+1.2°C	N 2 km/h	cloud	1.2 m	air -5 · dew -2 · wind -1 · sea -1 · wet -5 · seep -2 (raining)
15:00	0	000	3 in 3	97%	+1.1°C	W 9 km/h	cloud	1.2 m	air -5 · dew -2 · sea -1 · wet -5 · seep -2 (raining)
16:00	0	000	3 in 3	96%	+1.3°C	SW 11 km/h	cloud	1.2 m	air -5 · dew -2 · sea -1 · wet -5 · seep -3 (raining)
17:00	0	000	3 in 3	92%	+1.8°C	SW 9 km/h	cloud	1.2 m	air -4 · dew -2 · sea -1 · wet -5 · seep -3 (raining)

Thu 22 Oct

Thursday 22 October · low water 03:30, 15:33
Time	Grip	Models	Wet risk	Humidity	Rock over dew point	Wind	Sun	Sea at wall	Points
09:00	0	100	3 in 3	76%	+6.7°C	W 21 km/h	cloud	1.0 m	dew +1 · wind +1 · sea -1 · wet -3 · seep -3 (wet, 1.7 mm on the rock)
10:00	0	100	3 in 3	74%	+6.7°C	W 22 km/h	cloud	1.0 m	dew +1 · wind +1 · sea -1 · wet -3 · seep -3 (wet, 1.7 mm on the rock)
11:00	1	201	3 in 3	71%	+6.6°C	W 23 km/h	cloud	1.0 m	air +1 · dew +1 · wind +1 · sea -1 · wet -3 · seep -2 (wet, 1.6 mm on the rock)
12:00	2	311	3 in 3	66%	+7.5°C	W 27 km/h	sun	1.0 m	air +2 · dew +1 · wind +1 · sea -1 · wet -3 · seep -2 (wet, 1.4 mm on the rock)
13:00	2	322	3 in 3	63%	+7.3°C	W 26 km/h	cloud	0.9 m	air +3 · dew +1 · wind +1 · sea -1 · wet -3 · seep -2 (wet, 1.3 mm on the rock)
14:00	3	432	3 in 3	61%	+7.9°C	W 24 km/h	sun	0.9 m	air +4 · dew +1 · wind +1 · sea -1 · wet -3 (wet, 1.1 mm on the rock)
15:00	4	432	3 in 3	60%	+7.5°C	W 24 km/h	cloud	0.8 m	air +4 · dew +1 · wind +1 · sea -1 · wet -3 (wet, 1.0 mm on the rock)
16:00	4	443	3 in 3	63%	+7.4°C	W 19 km/h	sun	0.8 m	air +3 · dew +1 · wind +1 · wet -3 (wet, 0.8 mm on the rock)
17:00	3	233	3 in 3	74%	+4.7°C	SW 8 km/h	sun	0.7 m	wet -3 (wet, 0.7 mm on the rock)

Fri 23 Oct

Friday 23 October · low water 03:58, 16:26
Time	Grip	Models	Wet risk	Humidity	Rock over dew point	Wind	Sun	Sea at wall	Points
09:00	0	001	3 in 3	89%	+2.2°C	E 14 km/h	cloud	0.4 m	air -3 · dew -1 · wet -5 (raining)
10:00	1	003	2 in 3	91%	+1.8°C	E 18 km/h	cloud	0.2 m	air -4 · haar -2 · dew -2 · wind +1 · sea +1 · wet -5 (raining)
11:00	1	002	3 in 3	92%	+1.2°C	E 21 km/h	cloud	0.2 m	air -4 · haar -2 · dew -2 · wind +1 · sea +1 · wet -5 · seep -2 (raining)
12:00	1	002	3 in 3	93%	+0.5°C	E 24 km/h	cloud	0.2 m	air -4 · haar -2 · dew -3 · wind +1 · sea +1 · wet -5 · seep -2 (raining)
13:00	0	001	3 in 3	94%	+0.1°C	E 26 km/h	cloud	0.3 m	air -5 · haar -2 · dew -3 · wind +1 · sea +1 · wet -5 · seep -3 (raining)
14:00	0	001	3 in 3	93%	+0.8°C	SE 26 km/h	cloud	0.3 m	air -4 · haar -2 · dew -3 · wind dir +1 · wind +1 · sea +1 · wet -5 · seep -4 (raining)
15:00	0	000	3 in 3	92%	+1.8°C	S 24 km/h	cloud	0.3 m	air -4 · dew -2 · wind dir +1 · wind +1 · sea +1 · wet -5 · seep -4 (raining)
16:00	0	000	3 in 3	91%	+2.6°C	W 24 km/h	cloud	0.3 m	air -3 · dew -1 · wind +1 · wet -5 · seep -4 (raining)

Models: Met Office, ECMWF, ICON, in that order.

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