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Right now

Temp11°C

Wind14 km/h

Gusts21 km/h

Humidity90.8%

Rain 48hdry

Last rainNone recent

Assessment

No recent rain

Good friction temperature range for hard-sandstone

High humidity (90.8%) — hard-sandstone friction compromised, particularly for bouldering

Humidity 90.8% — potential fog/cloud, rock may be damp from condensation

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Thursday 12 November

Good

Temp23°C

Raindry

Wind10 km/h

Gusts21 km/h

Humidity46%

No recent rain

Hard sandstone climbs well when dry

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

06:00 5° dry 10 — 96.1%

07:00 8° dry 9 — 84.6%

08:00 13° dry 7 — 68.7%

09:00 16° dry 4 — 55%

10:00 19° dry 7 — 50.7%

11:00 21° dry 9 — 47.9%

12:00 22° dry 11 — 46.4%

13:00 24° dry 10 — 44.5%

14:00 25° dry 10 — 42.3%

15:00 25° dry 10 — 42.6%

16:00 24° dry 12 — 45.1%

17:00 23° dry 12 — 52.5%

18:00 22° dry 10 — 55.9%

19:00 20° dry 13 — 67.4%

20:00 17° dry 12 — 83.8%

21:00 15° dry 13 — 92.1%

Fri Friday 13 November

Poor

Temp21°C

Rain2mm

Wind9 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity68%

2.2mm rain forecast

Wet sandstone is slippery — let the rock dry before leading

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

06:00 13° dry 7 — 91%

07:00 14° dry 6 — 87.4%

08:00 16° dry 5 — 80.8%

09:00 18° dry 6 — 73.6%

10:00 19° dry 6 — 67.6%

11:00 21° dry 7 — 59.7%

12:00 22° 1mm 10 — 58.2%

13:00 20° 0.4mm 11 — 80%

14:00 21° 0.1mm 10 — 79.1%

15:00 21° dry 10 — 69.1%

16:00 21° 0.2mm 12 — 64.6%

17:00 20° dry 9 — 74.2%

18:00 20° dry 8 — 64.6%

19:00 18° 0.1mm 7 — 77.8%

20:00 16° dry 11 — 87.9%

21:00 16° dry 11 — 90.4%

Sat Saturday 14 November

Good

Temp18°C

Raindry

Wind9 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity65%

Should be dry

Hard sandstone climbs well when dry

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

06:00 12° dry 6 — 96.6%

07:00 14° dry 6 — 94%

08:00 15° dry 5 — 88.3%

09:00 17° dry 7 — 77.6%

10:00 18° dry 7 — 67.5%

11:00 19° dry 12 — 62.9%

17:00 15° dry 17 — 73%

Sun Sunday 15 November

Good

Temp14°C

Rain0.1mm

Wind17 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity55%

Should be dry

Hard sandstone climbs well when dry

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

11:00 14° dry 17 — 55.2%

17:00 13° dry 18 — 54.3%

Mon Monday 16 November

Good

Temp14°C

Rain0.1mm

Wind4 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity52%

Should be dry

Hard sandstone climbs well when dry

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

11:00 14° 0.1mm 4 — 51.7%

17:00 16° dry 12 — 58.6%

Tue Tuesday 17 November

Poor

Temp16°C

Rain0.3mm

Wind5 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity67%

0.3mm rain forecast

Hard sandstone climbs well when dry

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

11:00 16° 0.2mm 5 — 66.8%

17:00 17° dry 16 — 63.2%

Wed Wednesday 18 November

Good

Temp14°C

Raindry

Wind14 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity74%

Should be dry

Hard sandstone climbs well when dry

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

11:00 14° dry 14 — 74.4%

17:00 17° dry 16 — 69.5%

Thu Thursday 19 November

Good

Temp19°C

Rain0.1mm

Wind12 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity62%

Should be dry

Hard sandstone climbs well when dry

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

11:00 19° dry 12 — 62%

17:00 21° dry 8 — 46.2%

About Cathedral Range — North Jawbone

North Jawbone is a trad crag on the Cathedral Range near Buxton, on the same hard, dark-grey sandstone as Sugarloaf about 3km to the south. The approach takes about 25 minutes and the turn-off is steep and easy to miss. The forested range stays damp after rain; the exposed ridge dries faster in the wind.

Region: Melbourne & Geelong
Rock type: Hard sandstone
Aspect: mixed-facing
Altitude: 750m
Exposure: high
Seepage: medium

Other crags in this region

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