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FONTAINEBLEAU · SANDSTONE

Fontainebleau — L'Éléphant climbing conditions

Good — dry and climbable

Right now

Temp15°C
Wind10 km/h
Gusts16 km/h
Humidity63.3%
Rain 48hdry
Last rainNone recent

Assessment

No recent rain

7-day forecast

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Today Sunday 6 September
Good
Temp29°C
Raindry
Wind11 km/h
Gusts16 km/h
Humidity25%
No recent rain
  • Check rock is fully dry before climbing
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 15° dry 10 — 63.3%
07:00 17° dry 10 — 56.2%
08:00 20° dry 10 — 48.4%
09:00 23° dry 10 — 40.6%
10:00 25° dry 14 — 33.9%
11:00 27° dry 14 — 28.9%
12:00 29° dry 13 — 24.6%
13:00 29° dry 11 — 22.5%
14:00 30° dry 9 — 21.8%
15:00 30° dry 7 — 22.3%
16:00 30° dry 8 — 23.6%
17:00 29° dry 7 — 27.6%
18:00 27° dry 9 — 29.6%
19:00 26° dry 13 — 35.9%
20:00 26° dry 14 — 32.2%
21:00 26° dry 12 — 32%
Mon Monday 7 September
Good
Temp27°C
Raindry
Wind16 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity48%
No recent rain
  • Check rock is fully dry before climbing
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 20° dry 12 — 74.5%
07:00 22° dry 12 — 69.3%
08:00 23° dry 14 — 64.2%
09:00 24° dry 17 — 61.6%
10:00 25° dry 16 — 58.4%
11:00 26° dry 16 — 53.8%
12:00 27° dry 15 — 48.9%
13:00 28° dry 16 — 45.1%
14:00 28° dry 16 — 43.1%
15:00 28° dry 14 — 42.5%
16:00 29° dry 17 — 41.1%
17:00 28° dry 18 — 41.4%
18:00 26° dry 15 — 51.3%
19:00 25° dry 10 — 56.8%
20:00 24° dry 9 — 58.9%
21:00 23° dry 9 — 66.2%
Tue Tuesday 8 September
Poor
Temp19°C
Rain4mm
Wind14 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity69%
3.8mm rain forecastDo not climb wet sandstone
  • Do not climb — wet soft sandstone is damaged by climbing
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 18° dry 15 — 83.1%
07:00 19° dry 16 — 80.7%
08:00 19° dry 15 — 75.9%
09:00 20° dry 17 — 68.4%
10:00 20° dry 17 — 61.1%
11:00 20° dry 16 — 57.7%
12:00 21° dry 16 — 54.8%
13:00 20° 0.6mm 15 — 53%
14:00 18° 0.9mm 15 — 72%
15:00 16° 1mm 12 — 89.9%
16:00 16° 0.9mm 9 — 93%
17:00 16° dry 10 — 94.4%
18:00 15° 0.1mm 10 — 93.6%
Wed Wednesday 9 September
Caution
Temp20°C
Raindry
Wind18 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity48%
Should be drySandstone may still hold subsurface moisture
  • Check rock is fully dry before climbing
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 11° dry 12 — 93.6%
12:00 20° dry 18 — 47.8%
18:00 17° dry 10 — 55.8%
Thu Thursday 10 September
Caution
Temp19°C
Raindry
Wind10 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity48%
Should be drySandstone may still hold subsurface moisture
  • Check rock is fully dry before climbing
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 10° dry 5 — 92.8%
12:00 19° dry 10 — 48.3%
18:00 17° dry 7 — 60.8%
Fri Friday 11 September
Poor
Temp21°C
Rain0.4mm
Wind15 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity68%
0.4mm rain forecastDo not climb wet sandstone
  • Do not climb — wet soft sandstone is damaged by climbing
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 15° 0.2mm 12 — 88.6%
12:00 21° dry 15 — 67.5%
18:00 20° dry 9 — 60.9%
Sat Saturday 12 September
Caution
Temp22°C
Rain0.1mm
Wind7 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity54%
Should be drySandstone may still hold subsurface moisture
  • Check rock is fully dry before climbing
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 13° dry 6 — 97.4%
12:00 22° dry 7 — 53.9%
18:00 20° dry 3 — 63.4%
Sun Sunday 13 September
Poor
Temp22°C
Rain0.4mm
Wind18 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity50%
0.4mm rain forecastDo not climb wet sandstone
  • Do not climb — wet soft sandstone is damaged by climbing
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 13° dry 10 — 89%
12:00 22° 0.3mm 18 — 49.9%
18:00 18° 0.2mm 16 — 87.2%

About Fontainebleau — L'Éléphant

Open, sandy, south-facing massif near Larchant that gets hot fast on summer afternoons and dries very quickly after rain. Note: the namesake Éléphant boulder itself has been off-limits since 2018 due to rockfall, but the rest of the massif is open.

Region
Fontainebleau
Rock type
Sandstone
Aspect
south-facing
Altitude
75m
Exposure
high
Seepage
low

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