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Dirty Reiver weather
What race day has been like in Kielder, England, the forecast when it’s close, and how to see the wind and rain on every stretch of the course.
- When
- Saturday, April 24, 2027
- Start & finish
- Kielder Castle, Northumberland, near the Scottish border
- Distances
- 65, 130 and 200 km
- 200 km
- About 3,100 m of climbing
- Terrain
- About 95% forest gravel and moorland
Live weather
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Race day in past years
The weather in Kielder on April 25, 7 AM to 6 PM, in each of the last 10 years. The race isn’t always on that exact date, but it shows what that time of year is like.
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Measured for the base town. Out on the course, especially higher up, it can be colder, windier or wetter.
Forecast the course, stretch by stretch
The town forecast only tells part of the story. Route Forecast times the weather to where you’ll be on the course.
- Get the course from the race: a GPX file, or a Ride with GPS or Strava route link. Races usually publish it a few weeks before.
- Open Route Forecast and drop in the file or paste the link.
- Set the race start time and your pace. You’ll see temperature, rain and headwind, tailwind or crosswind for every stretch.
About the course
- Fast forest gravel through Kielder and over the border, with long steady drags rather than big climbs.
- Open moorland sections are exposed to crosswinds; some descents are loose.
- Weather: Late April on the border can swing from mild to cold, wet and windy. Temperatures from a few degrees above freezing to the low teens °C are typical.
Questions
What’s the weather usually like at Dirty Reiver?
Late April on the border can swing from mild to cold, wet and windy. Temperatures from a few degrees above freezing to the low teens °C are typical. This page shows the weather in Kielder, England on April 25 in each of the last 10 years, from 7 AM to 6 PM: temperature, wind and rain.
When is Dirty Reiver?
Late April. The 2027 event is Saturday, April 24.
Can I get a forecast for the whole Dirty Reiver course?
Yes. Get the course GPX file, or a Ride with GPS or Strava route link, from the race, and open it in Route Forecast (free, no account). Set your start time and pace, and it shows the temperature, rain and headwind, tailwind or crosswind on every stretch of the course, timed to when you’ll be there.
When will the race-day forecast be available?
Weather models forecast about two weeks ahead. This page switches to the forecast for Saturday, April 24, 2027 about two weeks before. Until then it shows the weather there now and race-day weather from past years.