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BLUE MOUNTAINS · SYDNEY BASIN SANDSTONE

Blue Mountains — Shipley Upper weather & climbing conditions

Good — dry and climbable

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Right now

Temp13°C
Wind2 km/h
Gusts3 km/h
Humidity76.5%
Rain 48h0.1mm
Last rainNone recent

Assessment

No recent rain

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Thursday 12 November
Good
Temp20°C
Raindry
Wind13 km/h
Gusts3 km/h
Humidity53%
No recent rain
  • Check the rock is dry — wait at least 24h after rain, longer on shaded or seeping walls
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 9° dry 12 — 92.4%
07:00 11° dry 11 — 90%
08:00 13° dry 13 — 83.5%
09:00 15° dry 11 — 70.4%
10:00 17° dry 12 — 61.9%
11:00 19° dry 12 — 55.7%
12:00 20° dry 14 — 52.5%
13:00 21° dry 12 — 49.5%
14:00 21° dry 13 — 49.8%
15:00 20° dry 13 — 51.2%
16:00 20° dry 13 — 52.9%
17:00 19° dry 13 — 58.5%
18:00 17° dry 13 — 64.1%
19:00 16° dry 12 — 71.9%
20:00 13° dry 11 — 85.3%
21:00 11° dry 10 — 94.2%
Fri Friday 13 November
Poor
Temp24°C
Rain5mm
Wind11 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity53%
4.9mm rain forecastDo not climb wet sandstone — it is soft when wet and holds break
  • Do not climb — this sandstone is soft when wet and holds break
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 12° dry 8 — 97.8%
07:00 13° dry 9 — 95.3%
08:00 15° dry 8 — 84.6%
09:00 19° dry 7 — 69.1%
10:00 22° dry 8 — 56.8%
11:00 25° 0.5mm 10 — 47.8%
12:00 24° 0.3mm 10 — 51.2%
13:00 25° 0.1mm 12 — 46.8%
14:00 26° 0.2mm 13 — 43.2%
15:00 25° 1mm 14 — 43.1%
16:00 20° 2mm 11 — 81%
17:00 18° 0.1mm 11 — 89.4%
18:00 18° dry 8 — 93%
19:00 17° dry 8 — 94.6%
20:00 16° dry 7 — 97.1%
21:00 15° dry 6 — 98.2%
Sat Saturday 14 November
Poor
Temp26°C
Rain0.9mm
Wind21 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity37%
0.9mm rain forecastDo not climb wet sandstone — it is soft when wet and holds break
  • Do not climb — this sandstone is soft when wet and holds break
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 13° dry 12 — 88.6%
07:00 16° dry 13 — 77.9%
08:00 20° dry 12 — 66%
09:00 22° dry 16 — 50.6%
10:00 25° dry 20 — 40.3%
11:00 27° 0.3mm 22 — 33.6%
17:00 22° 0.4mm 17 — 59.3%
Sun Sunday 15 November
Poor
Temp20°C
Rain4mm
Wind1 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity72%
3.8mm rain forecastDo not climb wet sandstone — it is soft when wet and holds break
  • Do not climb — this sandstone is soft when wet and holds break
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
11:00 20° 3mm 1 — 71.9%
17:00 14° 0.8mm 12 — 97.9%
Mon Monday 16 November
Poor
Temp10°C
Rain0.9mm
Wind13 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity92%
0.9mm rain forecastDo not climb wet sandstone — it is soft when wet and holds breakHumidity 92% — potential fog
  • Do not climb — this sandstone is soft when wet and holds break
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
11:00 10° 0.2mm 13 — 92.3%
17:00 12° 0.1mm 13 — 86.4%
Tue Tuesday 17 November
Poor
Temp12°C
Rain5mm
Wind4 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity99%
5.4mm rain forecastDo not climb wet sandstone — it is soft when wet and holds breakHumidity 99% — likely fog/cloud
  • Do not climb — this sandstone is soft when wet and holds break
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
11:00 12° 0.9mm 4 — 99%
17:00 14° 1mm 8 — 97.2%
Wed Wednesday 18 November
Poor
Temp15°C
Rain0.5mm
Wind23 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity68%
0.5mm rain forecastDo not climb wet sandstone — it is soft when wet and holds break
  • Do not climb — this sandstone is soft when wet and holds break
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
11:00 15° dry 23 — 68.2%
17:00 16° dry 19 — 54.1%
Thu Thursday 19 November
Good
Temp17°C
Rain0.1mm
Wind5 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity49%
Should be dry
  • Check the rock is dry — wait at least 24h after rain, longer on shaded or seeping walls
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
11:00 17° dry 5 — 49.3%
17:00 17° dry 11 — 60%

About Blue Mountains — Shipley Upper

Shipley Upper is a sport crag on the escarpment rim above the Megalong Valley near Blackheath, sharing the Centennial Glen car park: down the stone steps and left, about 200m. Routes run from slabs to big roofs, and it is often busy. Facing north-west, it gets the afternoon sun in winter and dries faster than the shaded glen next door. Like all Blue Mountains sandstone, it is soft when wet, so wait at least 24 hours after rain.

Region
Blue Mountains
Rock type
Sydney Basin sandstone
Aspect
north-west-facing
Altitude
960m
Exposure
medium
Seepage
low

Other crags in this region

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