The Cuttings, Portland

Sport climbing conditions · Portland · Limestone · New service

Check access before travelling. Current access and seasonal restrictions. A good weather score does not mean the crag is open. Restrictions are not checked live here.

Scores compare weather suitability for climbing, not safety or guaranteed dry rock. The daily score averages the represented sectors; check their details below. How climbing scores work.

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Forecast generated 14 October 2026 at 05:30 UTC. Weather input cached 14 October 2026 at 05:29 UTC. Includes Mountain Weather rock and exposure estimates. This is a build time, not a single model-run time.

Weather data: Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0). Adapted by Mountain Weather.

Use it as a starting signal

Limestone still needs an on-arrival check.

Usually positive where it is rough and dry, but polished limestone can become very slippery when wet and seepage may linger. Broad crag-level rock context; individual sectors and routes may cross different rock, polish, lichen, superficial deposits or seepage.

Rain is model-grid precipitation, including any snow as water equivalent; nearby crags can share it. Aspect and terrain refine wind and drying, not cliff-by-cliff rainfall or rain shadows.

Crag drying and sheltered-wind estimates have not yet been validated against crag-level observations. Published summit checks are not a validation of low crags, woodland or individual belays.

The forecast combines recent and expected rain with broad drying, humidity, dew and wind signals. For this sport-climbing or bouldering venue, wind is shown for the face and exposed belay or landing area; open ground above is not part of the forecast.

A representative climbing-face direction has been checked against a published crag description, but the named point does not resolve individual sectors, route boundaries or exact belay positions. Forecast-grid weather and representative sector geometry only. Check live access information and touch-test the rock before climbing.

Official access advice: BMC Regional Access Database. We link to the source without reproducing its access notes or restrictions. Check it before travel; no endorsement or partnership is implied.