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Right now

Temp11°C

Wind9 km/h

Gusts13 km/h

Humidity86.1%

Rain 48hdry

Last rainNone recent

Assessment

No recent rain

Good friction temperature range for dolerite

High humidity (86.1%) — dolerite friction compromised, particularly for bouldering

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7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Thursday 12 November

Good

Temp20°C

Raindry

Wind15 km/h

Gusts13 km/h

Humidity49%

No recent rain

Dolerite climbs well when dry

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

06:00 7° dry 6 — 99.5%

07:00 9° dry 7 — 93.5%

08:00 12° dry 5 — 80.5%

09:00 15° dry 6 — 69%

10:00 17° dry 6 — 60.6%

11:00 19° dry 10 — 54.6%

12:00 21° dry 14 — 48%

13:00 21° dry 16 — 45.5%

14:00 21° dry 19 — 43.6%

15:00 21° dry 18 — 43.5%

16:00 20° dry 19 — 45.5%

17:00 19° dry 18 — 45.5%

18:00 18° dry 17 — 47.4%

19:00 16° dry 15 — 57.3%

20:00 14° dry 13 — 73.3%

21:00 12° dry 12 — 88.2%

Fri Friday 13 November

Good

Temp20°C

Raindry

Wind8 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity54%

No recent rain

Dolerite climbs well when dry

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

06:00 9° dry 6 — 95.6%

07:00 10° dry 8 — 90.4%

08:00 12° dry 12 — 86%

09:00 14° dry 10 — 76%

10:00 16° dry 9 — 65.9%

11:00 18° dry 8 — 58.2%

12:00 19° dry 7 — 53.9%

13:00 20° dry 6 — 52.5%

14:00 21° dry 7 — 50%

15:00 22° dry 8 — 49.4%

16:00 22° dry 12 — 45.7%

17:00 22° dry 16 — 47.2%

18:00 19° dry 17 — 66.7%

19:00 17° dry 17 — 75.6%

20:00 16° dry 10 — 81.8%

21:00 15° dry 10 — 87.1%

Sat Saturday 14 November

Good

Temp17°C

Rain0.1mm

Wind6 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity57%

No recent rain

Good friction range for dolerite
Dolerite climbs well when dry

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

06:00 13° dry 7 — 94.8%

07:00 14° dry 6 — 90.7%

08:00 15° dry 4 — 81.2%

09:00 15° dry 6 — 71.4%

10:00 17° dry 5 — 60%

11:00 18° dry 6 — 53.8%

17:00 19° dry 11 — 53.8%

Sun Sunday 15 November

Good

Temp15°C

Raindry

Wind9 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity48%

No recent rain

Good friction range for dolerite
Dolerite climbs well when dry

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

11:00 15° dry 9 — 48.3%

17:00 16° dry 16 — 34.2%

Mon Monday 16 November

Good

Temp13°C

Raindry

Wind5 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity44%

No recent rain

Good friction range for dolerite
Dolerite climbs well when dry

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

11:00 13° dry 5 — 43.8%

17:00 15° dry 16 — 51.1%

Tue Tuesday 17 November

Good

Temp17°C

Raindry

Wind6 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity45%

No recent rain

Good friction range for dolerite
Dolerite climbs well when dry

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

11:00 17° dry 6 — 45.3%

17:00 19° dry 13 — 37.8%

Wed Wednesday 18 November

Good

Temp19°C

Rain0.2mm

Wind7 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity55%

No recent rain

Dolerite climbs well when dry

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

11:00 19° 0.2mm 7 — 54.8%

17:00 18° dry 16 — 67.4%

Thu Thursday 19 November

Poor

Temp18°C

Rain0.3mm

Wind14 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity62%

0.3mm rain forecast

Good friction range for dolerite
Dolerite climbs well when dry

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

11:00 18° 0.1mm 14 — 61.8%

17:00 19° dry 17 — 56.9%

About Cataract Gorge — Shady Side

The Shady Side of Cataract Gorge in Launceston faces south-east across the South Esk River from the Sunny Side and gets little sun, which makes it the place to climb on hot days. It has around 60 short dolerite routes, reached in 5–10 minutes along the Cataract Walk tourist track. Parts of Cataract Walk have been closed after rockfalls, so check City of Launceston track closures first. A loose boulder at the top of one buttress is tied off with cables; take care.

Region: Tasmania
Rock type: Dolerite
Aspect: south-east-facing
Altitude: 30m
Exposure: low
Seepage: low

Other crags in this region

Ben Lomond Cataract Gorge — Sunny Side Freycinet — Whitewater Wall Hillwood Lost World (kunanyi / Mt Wellington)Organ Pipes (kunanyi / Mt Wellington)Totem Pole (Cape Hauy)Freycinet — The Hazards