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Right now

Temp10°C

Wind10 km/h

Gusts16 km/h

Humidity78.6%

Rain 48hdry

Last rainNone recent

Assessment

No recent rain

Good friction temperature range for granite

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7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Thursday 12 November

Good

Temp21°C

Raindry

Wind9 km/h

Gusts16 km/h

Humidity36%

No recent rain

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

06:00 6° dry 9 — 86.3%

07:00 9° dry 9 — 75%

08:00 14° dry 8 — 60.4%

09:00 17° dry 8 — 48.1%

10:00 18° dry 7 — 42.4%

11:00 20° dry 8 — 39.7%

12:00 21° dry 9 — 38.1%

13:00 22° dry 9 — 34.9%

14:00 23° dry 10 — 33.3%

15:00 23° dry 11 — 32.2%

16:00 23° dry 10 — 32.3%

17:00 22° dry 12 — 34.2%

18:00 21° dry 10 — 38.2%

19:00 19° dry 6 — 58.7%

20:00 17° dry 9 — 57.9%

21:00 15° dry 8 — 60%

Fri Friday 13 November

Poor

Temp19°C

Rain0.7mm

Wind11 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity51%

0.7mm rain forecast

Good conditions for granite

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

06:00 12° dry 8 — 61.9%

07:00 14° dry 7 — 63.4%

08:00 16° dry 7 — 57.8%

09:00 17° dry 12 — 51.7%

10:00 18° dry 11 — 52.1%

11:00 19° dry 11 — 51%

12:00 18° dry 10 — 55.5%

13:00 19° dry 10 — 52.3%

14:00 20° dry 11 — 49.3%

15:00 20° 0.3mm 11 — 45.9%

16:00 19° dry 9 — 49.1%

17:00 18° 0.2mm 8 — 46%

18:00 15° 0.2mm 5 — 63.4%

19:00 13° dry 6 — 82%

20:00 13° dry 5 — 89.5%

21:00 12° dry 6 — 92.6%

Sat Saturday 14 November

Poor

Temp17°C

Rain3mm

Wind12 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity59%

3.3mm rain forecast

Good conditions for granite

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

06:00 11° dry 6 — 84.3%

07:00 12° dry 6 — 83.3%

08:00 12° dry 7 — 82.6%

09:00 15° 0.2mm 8 — 69.2%

10:00 16° 0.2mm 11 — 62.2%

11:00 17° 3mm 13 — 55.5%

17:00 17° 0.3mm 7 — 71.8%

Sun Sunday 15 November

Caution

Temp14°C

Raindry

Wind4 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity57%

Drying — 19h since rain

Good conditions for granite

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

11:00 14° dry 4 — 56.9%

17:00 16° dry 12 — 36.1%

Mon Monday 16 November

Poor

Temp13°C

Rain1mm

Wind3 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity56%

1.2mm rain forecast

Good conditions for granite

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

11:00 13° dry 3 — 56%

17:00 15° dry 8 — 45.9%

Tue Tuesday 17 November

Poor

Temp12°C

Rain1mm

Wind6 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity70%

1.1mm rain forecast

Good conditions for granite

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

11:00 12° 0.5mm 6 — 69.6%

17:00 14° 0.3mm 2 — 74.7%

Wed Wednesday 18 November

Poor

Temp15°C

Rain1mm

Wind6 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity56%

1.2mm rain forecast

Good conditions for granite

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

11:00 15° 1mm 6 — 56.2%

17:00 11° 0.1mm 5 — 94.8%

Thu Thursday 19 November

Good

Temp15°C

Rain0.1mm

Wind9 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity54%

Should be dry

Good conditions for granite

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

11:00 15° dry 9 — 54.3%

17:00 17° dry 6 — 45%

About Mount Buffalo — The Gorge (North Wall)

The North Wall of the Gorge at Mount Buffalo is Victoria's big wall: about 300m of granite below Bents Lookout and the old Chalet, with long, committing multi-pitch trad and aid routes that are often run-out and partly vegetated. It sits on the north side of the gorge and faces roughly south, so it is in shade for most of the day: welcome in summer, cold the rest of the year. At around 1,300m on the plateau rim the weather changes fast, cloud and fog fill the gorge, and snow is possible even in summer. Clean granite dries quickly in sun and wind, but corners, cracks and vegetated sections can stay wet for days. Access is by abseil or descent tracks from the rim; visitor guides ask climbers to complete the intentions book at the Gorge before climbing. Snow chains must be carried on Mount Buffalo Road during the declared snow season.

Region: Mount Buffalo
Rock type: Granite
Aspect: south-facing
Altitude: 1300m
Exposure: high
Seepage: medium

Other crags in this region

Mount Buffalo — The Gorge (South Side)Mount Buffalo — The Horn