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Right now

Temp11°C

Wind12 km/h

Gusts18 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

Temp22°C

Raindry

Wind10 km/h

Gusts18 km/h

Humidity43%

No recent rain

Hard sandstone climbs well when dry

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

06:00 6° dry 8 — 90.8%

07:00 9° dry 8 — 77.6%

08:00 15° dry 5 — 58.8%

09:00 18° dry 5 — 47.1%

10:00 19° dry 8 — 48.9%

11:00 21° dry 10 — 47.9%

12:00 22° dry 11 — 45.9%

13:00 23° dry 10 — 42.5%

14:00 24° dry 10 — 38.1%

15:00 24° dry 10 — 38.6%

16:00 24° dry 12 — 41.2%

17:00 23° dry 9 — 47.2%

18:00 22° dry 7 — 50.1%

19:00 20° dry 8 — 68.1%

20:00 16° dry 9 — 87.8%

21:00 15° dry 11 — 92%

Fri Friday 13 November

Poor

Temp20°C

Rain3mm

Wind10 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity66%

3.4mm rain forecast

Wet sandstone is slippery — let the rock dry before leading

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

06:00 15° dry 4 — 79.5%

07:00 16° dry 5 — 78.3%

08:00 17° dry 7 — 69.6%

09:00 18° dry 9 — 66.4%

10:00 20° dry 9 — 61.8%

11:00 21° dry 8 — 59.2%

12:00 21° 1mm 10 — 57.2%

13:00 20° 0.7mm 11 — 73.7%

14:00 20° 0.9mm 10 — 70.9%

15:00 20° 0.1mm 10 — 70.3%

16:00 19° 0.6mm 12 — 71.8%

17:00 18° dry 9 — 84.2%

18:00 19° dry 8 — 75.2%

19:00 18° 0.1mm 5 — 75.3%

20:00 16° dry 8 — 88.8%

21:00 15° dry 9 — 92.7%

Sat Saturday 14 November

Good

Temp18°C

Rain0.1mm

Wind11 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity64%

Should be dry

Hard sandstone climbs well when dry

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

06:00 13° dry 6 — 91.6%

07:00 14° dry 5 — 90.5%

08:00 16° dry 7 — 86.7%

09:00 17° dry 7 — 74.3%

10:00 18° dry 9 — 65%

11:00 18° 0.1mm 14 — 62.4%

17:00 15° dry 15 — 70.5%

Sun Sunday 15 November

Good

Temp13°C

Rain0.1mm

Wind16 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity53%

Should be dry

Hard sandstone climbs well when dry

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

11:00 13° dry 16 — 53.2%

17:00 11° dry 18 — 57.3%

Mon Monday 16 November

Poor

Temp13°C

Rain0.3mm

Wind4 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity53%

0.3mm rain forecast

Hard sandstone climbs well when dry

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

11:00 13° 0.3mm 4 — 53.4%

17:00 15° dry 8 — 65.1%

Tue Tuesday 17 November

Poor

Temp15°C

Rain0.3mm

Wind5 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity70%

0.3mm rain forecast

Hard sandstone climbs well when dry

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

11:00 15° 0.1mm 5 — 69.6%

17:00 17° dry 13 — 57.3%

Wed Wednesday 18 November

Good

Temp14°C

Rain0.1mm

Wind13 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 13 — 73.9%

17:00 17° dry 14 — 65.1%

Thu Thursday 19 November

Good

Temp18°C

Rain0.2mm

Wind13 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity60%

Should be dry

Hard sandstone climbs well when dry

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

11:00 18° 0.1mm 13 — 60.2%

17:00 20° dry 10 — 47.5%

About Cathedral Range — Sugarloaf

Sugarloaf, at the southern end of the Cathedral Range near Buxton (about 1.5 hours from Melbourne), has long multi-pitch trad routes up to about 170m on hard, dark-grey sandstone along an exposed ridge. It's about 15 minutes from the Sugarloaf Saddle car park. Protection is sometimes sparse and some slab edges are loose. The range is heavily forested and stays damp for a while after rain, so give it time, although the exposed ridge catches the wind.

Region: Melbourne & Geelong
Rock type: Hard sandstone
Aspect: mixed-facing
Altitude: 850m
Exposure: high
Seepage: medium

Other crags in this region

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