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Right now

Temp7°C

Wind15 km/h

Gusts23 km/h

Humidity88.7%

Rain 48h1mm

Last rain0h ago

Assessment

2.5mm rain forecast

Do not climb wet sandstone

Windy — 25 km/h, gusts 0 km/h

Humidity 88.7% — potential fog/cloud, rock may be damp from condensation

Check sandstone is genuinely dry — condensation can wet the surface

Drying Time

2% dry · 9-18h to dry

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Wednesday 21 October

Poor

Temp12°C

Rain3mm

Wind25 km/h

Gusts23 km/h

Humidity78%

2.5mm rain forecastDo not climb wet sandstoneWindy — 25 km/h, gusts 0 km/h

Do not climb — wet soft sandstone is damaged by climbing
Breezy — helps drying

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

06:00 8° 0.3mm 18 — 80.6%

07:00 9° 0.1mm 20 — 84%

08:00 10° 0.2mm 22 — 86.4%

09:00 10° 0.3mm 23 — 89.7%

10:00 11° dry 22 — 93.2%

11:00 11° 0.1mm 23 — 90.1%

12:00 12° dry 25 — 81.8%

13:00 13° dry 25 — 71.6%

14:00 14° 0.2mm 26 — 64.1%

15:00 13° 1mm 28 — 67.9%

16:00 12° dry 26 — 77.6%

17:00 13° dry 25 — 59.8%

18:00 12° dry 23 — 62.6%

19:00 11° dry 19 — 61.3%

20:00 10° dry 18 — 66%

21:00 10° dry 17 — 68%

Thu Thursday 22 October

Poor

Temp13°C

Rain0.7mm

Wind24 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity74%

0.7mm rain forecastDo not climb wet sandstone

Do not climb — wet soft sandstone is damaged by climbing
Breezy — helps drying

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

06:00 8° dry 18 — 83.1%

07:00 8° dry 19 — 84.9%

08:00 8° dry 19 — 86.5%

09:00 8° dry 19 — 87.5%

10:00 10° dry 21 — 83.7%

11:00 12° dry 24 — 79.3%

12:00 13° dry 27 — 75.4%

13:00 14° dry 27 — 72.2%

14:00 14° dry 24 — 70.5%

15:00 15° dry 21 — 68.7%

16:00 15° 0.3mm 21 — 65.5%

17:00 14° 0.2mm 15 — 79.2%

18:00 13° dry 16 — 83.8%

19:00 12° dry 14 — 85.3%

20:00 12° dry 16 — 85%

21:00 12° dry 17 — 86.6%

Fri Friday 23 October

Poor

Temp12°C

Rain4mm

Wind42 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity74%

4.1mm rain forecastDo not climb wet sandstoneWind 42 km/h, gusts 0 km/h — too windy

Do not climb — wet soft sandstone is damaged by climbing
Very windy — consider sheltered alternatives

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

06:00 11° 2mm 23 — 89.5%

07:00 10° dry 29 — 91%

08:00 11° dry 29 — 87.9%

09:00 11° dry 29 — 86%

10:00 12° dry 33 — 81.4%

11:00 13° 0.2mm 36 — 76.5%

12:00 12° 0.5mm 43 — 77.6%

13:00 11° 0.2mm 43 — 81.3%

14:00 12° 0.1mm 46 — 68.9%

15:00 12° dry 49 — 68.4%

16:00 12° dry 45 — 64.6%

17:00 12° dry 46 — 58.5%

18:00 12° dry 39 — 55.8%

19:00 12° dry 35 — 53.8%

20:00 12° dry 33 — 56.1%

Sat Saturday 24 October

Poor

Temp11°C

Rain3mm

Wind18 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity79%

3.2mm rain forecastDo not climb wet sandstone

Do not climb — wet soft sandstone is damaged by climbing

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

08:00 7° dry 17 — 86.9%

14:00 11° 0.5mm 18 — 78.6%

20:00 10° 3mm 23 — 97%

Sun Sunday 25 October

Poor

Temp13°C

Rain1mm

Wind23 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity90%

1.3mm rain forecastDo not climb wet sandstoneHumidity 90% — potential fog

Do not climb — wet soft sandstone is damaged by climbing
Breezy — helps drying

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

07:00 15° 0.7mm 27 — 97.6%

13:00 13° dry 23 — 90.3%

19:00 10° dry 11 — 68%

Mon Monday 26 October

Caution

Temp11°C

Rain0.1mm

Wind15 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity77%

Should be drySandstone may still hold subsurface moisture

Check rock is fully dry before climbing

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

07:00 7° dry 8 — 92.4%

13:00 11° dry 15 — 76.9%

19:00 13° dry 17 — 91.7%

Tue Tuesday 27 October

Poor

Temp17°C

Rain0.6mm

Wind19 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity83%

0.6mm rain forecastDo not climb wet sandstone

Do not climb — wet soft sandstone is damaged by climbing

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

07:00 14° dry 19 — 96.4%

13:00 17° 0.3mm 19 — 83.2%

19:00 15° dry 5 — 98.5%

Wed Wednesday 28 October

Caution

Temp20°C

Rain0.1mm

Wind11 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity70%

Should be drySandstone may still hold subsurface moisture

Check rock is fully dry before climbing

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

07:00 14° dry 7 — 99%

13:00 20° dry 11 — 69.7%

19:00 15° dry 6 — 91.7%

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

Other crags in this region

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