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Gandalf (Djevleporten) weather & climbing conditions

Good — dry and climbable

Right now

Temp8°C
Wind9 km/h
Gusts13 km/h
Humidity93.2%
Rain 48h2mm
Last rain33h ago

Assessment

Should be dry
High humidity (93.2%) — granite friction compromised, particularly for bouldering
Humidity 93.2% — potential fog/cloud, rock may be damp from condensation

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Friday 30 October
Good
Temp0°C
Raindry
Wind9 km/h
Gusts13 km/h
Humidity93%
Should be dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
10:00 — dry — — null%
18:00 8° dry 9 — 93.2%
19:00 8° dry 15 — 91.3%
20:00 9° dry 18 — 88.1%
21:00 9° dry 22 — 90.8%
Sat Saturday 31 October
Poor
Temp9°C
Rain6mm
Wind32 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity92%
5.9mm rain forecastWindy — 32 km/h, gusts 0 km/hHumidity 92% — potential fog
  • Very windy — exposed routes will be unpleasant
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 10° dry 40 — 93.6%
07:00 10° 0.2mm 40 — 92.2%
08:00 10° 2mm 48 — 92.1%
09:00 10° 3mm 46 — 95.3%
10:00 10° 0.8mm 48 — 96.2%
11:00 10° 0.2mm 46 — 97.5%
12:00 10° 0.2mm 42 — 100%
13:00 10° dry 30 — 95.5%
14:00 10° dry 22 — 88.5%
15:00 9° dry 18 — 84.4%
16:00 8° dry 15 — 83%
17:00 7° dry 9 — 80.6%
18:00 6° dry 7 — 86.3%
19:00 6° dry 6 — 89.1%
20:00 5° dry 7 — 90.4%
21:00 5° dry 8 — 88.8%
Sun Sunday 1 November
Poor
Temp7°C
Rain2mm
Wind11 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity83%
2.1mm rain forecast
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 7° dry 14 — 88.4%
07:00 7° dry 17 — 84.6%
08:00 7° dry 19 — 83.2%
09:00 7° 2mm 24 — 85.6%
10:00 7° 0.2mm 14 — 90.2%
11:00 7° dry 13 — 92.5%
12:00 7° dry 11 — 87.2%
13:00 7° dry 12 — 78.5%
14:00 7° dry 10 — 75.9%
15:00 7° dry 10 — 77.2%
16:00 6° dry 11 — 78.2%
17:00 5° dry 10 — 80.7%
18:00 5° dry 10 — 81.1%
19:00 5° dry 12 — 80.5%
20:00 5° dry 12 — 82.7%
21:00 5° dry 11 — 86.7%
Mon Monday 2 November
Poor
Temp7°C
Rain0.9mm
Wind28 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity84%
0.9mm rain forecastWindy — 28 km/h, gusts 0 km/h
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
07:00 6° 0.4mm 19 — 80.1%
13:00 7° 0.5mm 28 — 84.4%
19:00 7° dry 25 — 88.5%
Tue Tuesday 3 November
Poor
Temp6°C
Rain0.5mm
Wind14 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity69%
0.5mm rain forecast
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
07:00 4° dry 14 — 68.2%
13:00 6° dry 14 — 68.8%
19:00 8° 0.5mm 26 — 79.1%
Wed Wednesday 4 November
Poor
Temp9°C
Rain1mm
Wind35 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity88%
1.4mm rain forecastWindy — 35 km/h, gusts 0 km/hHumidity 88% — potential fog
  • Very windy — exposed routes will be unpleasant
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
07:00 8° 0.7mm 35 — 89.7%
13:00 9° dry 35 — 87.7%
19:00 8° dry 35 — 80.8%
Thu Thursday 5 November
Poor
Temp6°C
Rain0.7mm
Wind27 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity75%
0.7mm rain forecastWindy — 27 km/h, gusts 0 km/h
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
07:00 6° dry 29 — 81.6%
13:00 6° dry 27 — 74.7%
19:00 5° 0.3mm 21 — 74.5%
Fri Friday 6 November
Poor
Temp8°C
Rain1mm
Wind31 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity82%
1.1mm rain forecastWindy — 31 km/h, gusts 0 km/h
  • Very windy — exposed routes will be unpleasant
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
07:00 7° dry 25 — 79.9%
13:00 8° 0.6mm 31 — 81.6%
19:00 8° 0.5mm 27 — 84.3%

About Gandalf (Djevleporten)

Above the port town of Svolvær on Austvågøy's east coast, the Gandalf and Djevleporten (Devil's Gate) crags offer some of the most accessible climbing in Lofoten — 20-30 minute walk-in, south-east-facing walls, and a mix of bolted sport and clean trad on typical Lofoten granite. Rock is the same AMCG-suite plutonic complex as elsewhere in Lofoten. East-coast position means it sees the morning sun and dries quickly, and is more sheltered from Atlantic westerlies than Presten across the island — often the crag of choice when the west side is fogged in.

Region
Lofoten
Rock type
Granite
Aspect
south-east-facing
Altitude
200m
Exposure
high
Seepage
low

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