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LOFOTEN · GRANITE

Presten (Kalle) weather & climbing conditions

Good — dry and climbable

Right now

Temp8°C
Wind17 km/h
Gusts26 km/h
Humidity88.1%
Rain 48h2mm
Last rain33h ago

Assessment

Should be dry
High humidity (88.1%) — granite friction compromised, particularly for bouldering
Humidity 88.1% — 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
Wind17 km/h
Gusts26 km/h
Humidity88%
Should be dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
10:00 — dry — — null%
18:00 8° dry 17 — 88.1%
19:00 8° dry 18 — 87.5%
20:00 8° dry 24 — 86%
21:00 8° dry 22 — 87.1%
Sat Saturday 31 October
Poor
Temp8°C
Rain5mm
Wind36 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity90%
5.2mm rain forecastWindy — 36 km/h, gusts 0 km/hHumidity 90% — potential fog
  • Very windy — exposed routes will be unpleasant
  • Very windy — consider sheltered alternatives
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 9° dry 46 — 92.5%
07:00 9° 0.3mm 47 — 90.6%
08:00 9° 2mm 50 — 90.2%
09:00 8° 2mm 54 — 92.8%
10:00 8° 0.4mm 54 — 94.8%
11:00 8° 0.1mm 51 — 96.5%
12:00 8° 0.1mm 43 — 99.4%
13:00 8° dry 32 — 91.7%
14:00 8° dry 33 — 84.1%
15:00 7° dry 21 — 83.3%
16:00 7° dry 19 — 80.4%
17:00 6° dry 14 — 79.4%
18:00 6° dry 10 — 81.8%
19:00 5° dry 8 — 82.7%
20:00 5° dry 8 — 84.1%
21:00 5° dry 10 — 84.7%
Sun Sunday 1 November
Poor
Temp6°C
Rain2mm
Wind20 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity76%
1.8mm rain forecast
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 6° dry 26 — 79.8%
07:00 6° dry 27 — 78.4%
08:00 6° dry 30 — 78.3%
09:00 6° 2mm 32 — 83.2%
10:00 5° 0.2mm 18 — 87.6%
11:00 6° dry 21 — 86.1%
12:00 6° dry 19 — 73.9%
13:00 6° dry 21 — 70.7%
14:00 6° dry 19 — 70.2%
15:00 6° dry 21 — 70%
16:00 6° dry 18 — 71.6%
17:00 6° dry 17 — 72.5%
18:00 5° dry 19 — 71.8%
19:00 5° dry 21 — 71.9%
20:00 5° dry 22 — 74.9%
21:00 5° dry 26 — 77.6%
Mon Monday 2 November
Poor
Temp6°C
Rain1mm
Wind34 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity89%
1mm rain forecastWindy — 34 km/h, gusts 0 km/hHumidity 89% — potential fog
  • Very windy — exposed routes will be unpleasant
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
07:00 6° 0.5mm 27 — 84.1%
13:00 6° 0.6mm 34 — 88.8%
19:00 6° dry 30 — 91.2%
Tue Tuesday 3 November
Poor
Temp5°C
Rain0.5mm
Wind17 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity71%
0.5mm rain forecast
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
07:00 3° dry 17 — 66%
13:00 5° 0.2mm 17 — 71.1%
19:00 7° 0.3mm 31 — 90.6%
Wed Wednesday 4 November
Poor
Temp8°C
Rain1mm
Wind38 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity89%
1.4mm rain forecastWindy — 38 km/h, gusts 0 km/hHumidity 89% — potential fog
  • Very windy — exposed routes will be unpleasant
  • Very windy — consider sheltered alternatives
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
07:00 7° 0.7mm 38 — 92.3%
13:00 8° dry 38 — 89%
19:00 7° dry 39 — 80.7%
Thu Thursday 5 November
Poor
Temp5°C
Rain0.5mm
Wind32 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity73%
0.5mm rain forecastWindy — 32 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 6° dry 34 — 81.3%
13:00 5° dry 32 — 73%
19:00 4° dry 27 — 73.5%
Fri Friday 6 November
Poor
Temp7°C
Rain1mm
Wind34 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity84%
1.1mm rain forecastWindy — 34 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 6° dry 31 — 82.2%
13:00 7° 0.6mm 34 — 83.7%
19:00 7° 0.5mm 34 — 86.1%

About Presten (Kalle)

Probably Lofoten's most famous cliff, rising 500m directly above the fishing village of Kalle on the south-west coast of Austvågøy. Rock is part of the Anorthosite-Mangerite-Charnockite-Granite (AMCG) suite, ~1.8 billion years old, but every guidebook and climber calls it granite — friction and drying character are identical. South-west aspect catches evening light through the midnight sun period. The wall is fully exposed to Atlantic weather from the west, so westerly winds bring sea spray and fog even without rain; the site drying model treats this as a coastal high-exposure crag, which correctly flags fog days AMBER/RED. Approach is 45 minutes from Kalle village up scree, then scramble to the base. Very committing routes — full trad rack, retreat is often via long abseils.

Region
Lofoten
Rock type
Granite
Aspect
south-west-facing
Altitude
60m
Exposure
high
Seepage
low

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