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Right now

Temp9°C

Wind37 km/h

Gusts56 km/h

Humidity89%

Rain 48hdry

Last rainNone recent

Assessment

No recent rain

Good friction temperature range for granite

High humidity (89%) — granite friction compromised, particularly for bouldering

Windy — 37 km/h, gusts 56 km/h. Take care on exposed routes

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Thursday 12 November

Good

Temp20°C

Raindry

Wind10 km/h

Gusts56 km/h

Humidity53%

No recent rain

Good conditions for granite

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

06:00 8° dry 27 — 93.5%

07:00 8° dry 26 — 95.4%

08:00 10° dry 24 — 87.7%

09:00 12° dry 22 — 76.9%

10:00 15° dry 19 — 69.8%

11:00 17° dry 15 — 62.6%

12:00 19° dry 11 — 54.9%

13:00 21° dry 8 — 50.2%

14:00 22° dry 5 — 46.3%

15:00 22° dry 5 — 44.9%

16:00 23° dry 10 — 44.2%

17:00 22° dry 14 — 50.4%

18:00 19° dry 18 — 66.7%

19:00 17° dry 21 — 71.1%

20:00 14° dry 23 — 76.6%

21:00 12° dry 26 — 83.6%

Fri Friday 13 November

Good

Temp18°C

Rain0.2mm

Wind9 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity70%

No recent rain

Good conditions for granite

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

06:00 9° dry 19 — 96.5%

07:00 10° dry 20 — 93.7%

08:00 13° dry 20 — 90%

09:00 13° dry 18 — 87.5%

10:00 14° dry 17 — 84.8%

11:00 17° dry 14 — 76.6%

12:00 18° dry 9 — 72.4%

13:00 18° dry 5 — 69.3%

14:00 19° dry 5 — 65.3%

15:00 19° dry 4 — 61.6%

16:00 20° dry 6 — 61.2%

17:00 20° 0.2mm 7 — 63.8%

18:00 19° dry 8 — 74.9%

19:00 18° dry 10 — 81.2%

20:00 15° dry 17 — 90.2%

21:00 13° dry 17 — 91.2%

Sat Saturday 14 November

Good

Temp17°C

Rain0.2mm

Wind10 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity78%

No recent rain

Good conditions for granite

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

06:00 13° dry 10 — 79%

07:00 14° dry 10 — 82%

08:00 15° dry 10 — 81.6%

09:00 16° dry 12 — 82.1%

10:00 16° 0.2mm 10 — 78.9%

11:00 17° dry 10 — 76.8%

17:00 14° dry 23 — 79.4%

Sun Sunday 15 November

Good

Temp13°C

Raindry

Wind25 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity66%

No recent rain

Good conditions for granite
Breezy — helps drying

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

11:00 13° dry 25 — 66%

17:00 12° dry 25 — 60.3%

Mon Monday 16 November

Good

Temp12°C

Raindry

Wind24 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity58%

No recent rain

Good conditions for granite
Breezy — helps drying

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

11:00 12° dry 24 — 58.1%

17:00 15° dry 14 — 55.8%

Tue Tuesday 17 November

Good

Temp13°C

Raindry

Wind24 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity76%

No recent rain

Good conditions for granite
Breezy — helps drying

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

11:00 13° dry 24 — 76%

17:00 13° dry 24 — 77.9%

Wed Wednesday 18 November

Good

Temp15°C

Raindry

Wind27 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity71%

No recent rain

Good conditions for granite
Breezy — helps drying

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

11:00 15° dry 27 — 70.8%

17:00 17° dry 19 — 64.9%

Thu Thursday 19 November

Good

Temp17°C

Rain0.1mm

Wind9 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity75%

No recent rain

Good conditions for granite

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

11:00 17° dry 9 — 75.2%

17:00 22° dry 8 — 47.1%

About Black Hill (Kyneton)

Black Hill Reserve near Kyneton is a council reserve of granite outcrops rising from the basalt plain to a 614m summit, north-west of Melbourne. The climbing is mostly bolted granite slabs, with some trad, on routes up to about 32m; some bolts are old carrots, so bring bolt hangers. It's about a 15-minute walk from the Ennis Road car park. A lightning fire burnt most of the reserve in 2015, so keep to defined paths. The granite dries quickly in sun and wind; summer days are hot, and autumn and spring are best.

Region: Melbourne & Geelong
Rock type: Granite
Aspect: mixed-facing
Altitude: 590m
Exposure: medium
Seepage: low

Other crags in this region

Camels Hump (Mount Macedon)Cathedral Range — North Jawbone Cathedral Range — Sugarloaf You Yangs — Big Rock You Yangs — Flinders Peak Slabs You Yangs — Gravel Pit Tor