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Vågakallen — Storpillaren 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 Vågakallen — Storpillaren

The 942m Vågakallen summit dominates the Austvågøy skyline north of Kabelvåg. Same AMCG-suite rock as Presten, and the two share weather (both west-facing walls on Austvågøy's Atlantic coast). Committing, alpine in feel — descent via a long walk down the east flank rather than abseil. Bring a full rack and be off the summit before afternoon fog rolls in off the sea.

Region
Lofoten
Rock type
Granite
Aspect
west-facing
Altitude
100m
Exposure
high
Seepage
low

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