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Right now

Temp20°C

Wind9 km/h

Gusts13 km/h

Humidity92.1%

Rain 48h1mm

Last rain1h ago

Assessment

8.7mm rain forecast

Heat warning (peak 27°C) — friction drops off as the rock and rubber warm up

High humidity (92.1%) — rhyolite friction compromised, particularly for bouldering

Humidity 92.1% — potential fog/cloud, rock may be damp from condensation

Drying Time

17% dry · 5-10h to dry

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Thursday 12 November

Poor

Temp26°C

Rain9mm

Wind8 km/h

Gusts13 km/h

Humidity71%

8.7mm rain forecastHeat warning (peak 27°C) — friction drops off as the rock and rubber warm up

Hot — long mountain routes feel exposed
Wet rhyolite is slippery; seepage from grass above can linger

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

06:00 18° dry 4 — 97.5%

07:00 20° dry 5 — 92.1%

08:00 22° dry 5 — 80.9%

09:00 25° dry 7 — 69.9%

10:00 26° 0.2mm 8 — 66.9%

11:00 27° 0.7mm 10 — 66.5%

12:00 26° 0.4mm 8 — 72.1%

13:00 27° 2mm 7 — 65.3%

14:00 25° 0.8mm 10 — 72.8%

15:00 25° 0.5mm 6 — 76.4%

16:00 25° 0.4mm 9 — 76.4%

17:00 25° 0.4mm 8 — 75.9%

18:00 23° dry 4 — 85.1%

19:00 22° 0.4mm 6 — 85.1%

20:00 21° 0.1mm 5 — 91.3%

21:00 21° dry 4 — 91.9%

Fri Friday 13 November

Poor

Temp26°C

Rain2mm

Wind8 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity65%

2.4mm rain forecastHeat warning (peak 27°C) — friction drops off as the rock and rubber warm up

Hot — long mountain routes feel exposed
Wet rhyolite is slippery; seepage from grass above can linger

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

06:00 19° dry 10 — 96.2%

07:00 21° dry 9 — 89.2%

08:00 23° dry 7 — 75.8%

09:00 24° dry 4 — 70.9%

10:00 24° dry 5 — 69.9%

11:00 25° dry 7 — 67.2%

12:00 27° dry 8 — 61%

13:00 27° dry 7 — 60%

14:00 27° 0.2mm 8 — 59.9%

15:00 27° 0.6mm 9 — 61%

16:00 25° 0.4mm 15 — 74.4%

17:00 24° 0.7mm 13 — 79.8%

18:00 22° 0.5mm 12 — 88.6%

19:00 22° dry 10 — 91%

20:00 21° dry 7 — 92.4%

21:00 21° dry 8 — 93.5%

Sat Saturday 14 November

Poor

Temp23°C

Rain5mm

Wind14 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity83%

4.5mm rain forecast

Hot — long mountain routes feel exposed
Wet rhyolite is slippery; seepage from grass above can linger

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

06:00 20° dry 11 — 96.3%

07:00 21° dry 13 — 91%

08:00 22° 0.2mm 16 — 87.4%

09:00 21° 0.4mm 14 — 87.2%

10:00 22° 1mm 17 — 82.2%

16:00 23° 1mm 10 — 83.6%

Sun Sunday 15 November

Poor

Temp26°C

Rain2mm

Wind9 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity65%

1.8mm rain forecast

Hot — long mountain routes feel exposed
Wet rhyolite is slippery; seepage from grass above can linger

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

10:00 25° 0.5mm 12 — 69.7%

16:00 27° 1mm 7 — 59.6%

Mon Monday 16 November

Poor

Temp24°C

Rain0.4mm

Wind6 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity72%

0.4mm rain forecast

Hot — long mountain routes feel exposed

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

10:00 26° 0.3mm 5 — 58%

16:00 22° 0.1mm 8 — 85%

Tue Tuesday 17 November

Poor

Temp22°C

Rain5mm

Wind5 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity87%

4.8mm rain forecastHumidity 87% — potential fog

Wet rhyolite is slippery; seepage from grass above can linger

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

10:00 22° 2mm 4 — 80.8%

16:00 21° 2mm 6 — 93.8%

Wed Wednesday 18 November

Caution

Temp28°C

Raindry

Wind14 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity42%

Should be dryHeat warning (peak 28°C) — friction drops off as the rock and rubber warm up

Hot — long mountain routes feel exposed

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

10:00 28° dry 13 — 51.6%

16:00 28° dry 14 — 32.1%

Thu Thursday 19 November

Good

Temp25°C

Rain0.1mm

Wind3 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity49%

Should be dry

Hot — long mountain routes feel exposed

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

10:00 24° dry 3 — 53.2%

16:00 27° dry 2 — 44.7%

About Frog Buttress

Frog Buttress, on Mount French in Moogerah Peaks National Park near Boonah, is one of Australia's best-known crack-climbing crags: columns of rhyolite split by hundreds of parallel cracks, corners and arêtes, over 400 trad routes of up to about 45m. You park at the top of the cliff and walk a few minutes down a steep scree track. The cliff faces north-west and gets the sun from late morning, which makes it a classic winter destination and a hot one in summer, when Queensland's afternoon storms also roll in. The rock is usually very solid and dries quickly once the sun is on it, though the odd small flake peels off. There are no park-approved bolts or anchors. The Frog Buttress and Mount French camping areas must be booked in advance with Queensland National Parks and are usually full of climbers from Easter to late October; campfires are banned.

Region: South East Queensland
Rock type: Rhyolite
Aspect: north-west-facing
Altitude: 480m
Exposure: high
Seepage: low

Other crags in this region

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