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Right now

Temp5°C

Wind11 km/h

Gusts16 km/h

Humidity79.4%

Rain 48hdry

Last rainNone recent

Assessment

No recent rain

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7-day forecast

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Today Thursday 12 November

Good

Temp15°C

Raindry

Wind13 km/h

Gusts16 km/h

Humidity52%

No recent rain

Good friction range for dolerite
Dolerite climbs well when dry

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

06:00 4° dry 7 — 91.2%

07:00 7° dry 7 — 83%

08:00 8° dry 8 — 75.7%

09:00 10° dry 8 — 68.4%

10:00 11° dry 8 — 60.6%

11:00 13° dry 14 — 55%

12:00 15° dry 14 — 51.1%

13:00 16° dry 13 — 48.2%

14:00 17° dry 11 — 46.3%

15:00 17° dry 15 — 49.1%

16:00 15° dry 14 — 55.8%

17:00 12° dry 17 — 67.4%

18:00 11° dry 21 — 72.2%

19:00 10° dry 17 — 78%

20:00 9° dry 12 — 83.1%

21:00 9° dry 8 — 84.7%

Fri Friday 13 November

Poor

Temp11°C

Rain0.5mm

Wind10 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity73%

0.5mm rain forecast

Good friction range for dolerite
Wet dolerite is slick — let it dry before leading

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

06:00 7° dry 9 — 91%

07:00 8° dry 6 — 83.8%

08:00 8° dry 3 — 80.3%

09:00 9° 0.2mm 6 — 80.3%

10:00 10° 0.2mm 9 — 79.4%

11:00 10° 0.1mm 10 — 78.9%

12:00 11° dry 8 — 74%

13:00 11° dry 8 — 70.4%

14:00 12° dry 11 — 67.6%

15:00 11° dry 12 — 73.2%

16:00 12° dry 12 — 70.1%

17:00 11° dry 12 — 74.3%

18:00 10° dry 14 — 80.5%

19:00 10° dry 15 — 82.6%

20:00 9° dry 13 — 86%

21:00 9° dry 11 — 89.7%

Sat Saturday 14 November

Poor

Temp11°C

Rain1mm

Wind12 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity77%

1.4mm rain forecast

Good friction range for dolerite
Wet dolerite is slick — let it dry before leading

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

06:00 8° dry 6 — 99%

07:00 8° dry 7 — 98%

08:00 9° dry 7 — 96%

09:00 9° 0.1mm 9 — 88.6%

10:00 10° 0.2mm 11 — 79.8%

11:00 11° dry 14 — 73.5%

17:00 14° dry 10 — 46.6%

Sun Sunday 15 November

Good

Temp7°C

Rain0.2mm

Wind17 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity58%

Should be dry

Dolerite climbs well when dry

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

11:00 7° dry 17 — 58.2%

17:00 7° dry 17 — 50.6%

Mon Monday 16 November

Good

Temp9°C

Raindry

Wind12 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity48%

Should be dry

Good friction range for dolerite
Dolerite climbs well when dry

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

11:00 9° dry 12 — 48%

17:00 12° dry 9 — 47.4%

Tue Tuesday 17 November

Good

Temp10°C

Rain0.1mm

Wind5 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity63%

Should be dry

Good friction range for dolerite
Dolerite climbs well when dry

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

11:00 10° dry 5 — 62.9%

17:00 11° dry 9 — 63.2%

Wed Wednesday 18 November

Good

Temp10°C

Rain0.2mm

Wind3 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity68%

Should be dry

Good friction range for dolerite
Dolerite climbs well when dry

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

11:00 10° dry 3 — 68.4%

17:00 11° dry 10 — 64.9%

Thu Thursday 19 November

Good

Temp12°C

Rain0.1mm

Wind3 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity58%

Should be dry

Good friction range for dolerite
Dolerite climbs well when dry

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

11:00 12° dry 3 — 57.6%

17:00 11° dry 11 — 69.3%

About Organ Pipes (kunanyi / Mt Wellington)

The Organ Pipes are the columned dolerite cliffs high on kunanyi / Mt Wellington above Hobart, with more than 400 routes, mostly trad, single- and multi-pitch, on buttresses up to about 120m. It's about 20 minutes' drive from the city: park at the small climbers' bay on Pinnacle Road or at the Chalet and walk the flat Organ Pipes Track (under 15 minutes). The cliffs face east, catch the morning sun and are sheltered from the prevailing westerlies, but they cool quickly once the sun goes. At around 1,000m the weather can be hot, cold, wet and windy on the same day, and outside the warmer months the rock is often damp and cold. The City of Hobart closes Pinnacle Road to cars in snow and ice. A helmet is strongly recommended: frost loosens blocks in spring, and some rock is exfoliating after bushfires.

Region: Tasmania
Rock type: Dolerite
Aspect: east-facing
Altitude: 1050m
Exposure: medium
Seepage: low

Other crags in this region

Ben Lomond Cataract Gorge — Shady Side Cataract Gorge — Sunny Side Freycinet — Whitewater Wall Hillwood Lost World (kunanyi / Mt Wellington)Totem Pole (Cape Hauy)Freycinet — The Hazards