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NIAGARA ESCARPMENT · DOLOSTONE

Niagara Escarpment — Lion's Head climbing conditions

Poor — wet, too windy or closed

Right now

Temp16°C
Wind21 km/h
Gusts31 km/h
Humidity99.2%
Rain 48h1mm
Last rain1h ago

Assessment

10.9mm rain forecast
Humidity 98% — likely fog/cloud
Breezy — good for drying

Drying Time

5% dry · 7-14h to dry

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Thursday 1 October
Poor
Temp17°C
Rain11mm
Wind21 km/h
Gusts31 km/h
Humidity98%
10.9mm rain forecastHumidity 98% — likely fog/cloud
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
12:00 16° 0.6mm 21 — 99.2%
13:00 16° 0.2mm 21 — 99.4%
14:00 17° dry 21 — 99.2%
15:00 17° dry 22 — 98.8%
16:00 18° 0.4mm 23 — 94.6%
17:00 17° 0.9mm 21 — 97.2%
18:00 17° 1mm 22 — 99.6%
19:00 17° 2mm 20 — 99.6%
20:00 17° 1mm 19 — 99.6%
21:00 17° 4mm 17 — 99.4%
Fri Friday 2 October
Caution
Temp14°C
Raindry
Wind25 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity75%
Drying — 14h since rainWindy — 25 km/h, gusts 0 km/h
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 14° dry 30 — 73.1%
07:00 13° dry 29 — 71.9%
08:00 13° dry 28 — 72.2%
09:00 13° dry 28 — 73.6%
10:00 13° dry 26 — 76.5%
11:00 13° dry 25 — 79.6%
12:00 13° dry 23 — 82.2%
13:00 14° dry 23 — 80.1%
14:00 14° dry 24 — 75.4%
15:00 15° dry 27 — 67.2%
16:00 15° dry 26 — 60.8%
17:00 16° dry 30 — 58%
18:00 16° dry 30 — 57.7%
19:00 16° dry 30 — 57%
20:00 15° dry 31 — 62.3%
21:00 14° dry 31 — 66.5%
Sat Saturday 3 October
Good
Temp12°C
Raindry
Wind17 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity80%
Should be dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 11° dry 21 — 87%
07:00 11° dry 21 — 90.6%
08:00 11° dry 21 — 90.8%
09:00 11° dry 20 — 88.9%
10:00 11° dry 19 — 88.5%
11:00 11° dry 18 — 89.7%
12:00 11° dry 17 — 89.5%
13:00 12° dry 17 — 79%
14:00 13° dry 17 — 74.3%
15:00 14° dry 17 — 70.4%
16:00 14° dry 14 — 67.3%
17:00 15° dry 11 — 64.3%
18:00 15° dry 11 — 62.7%
19:00 15° dry 10 — 63%
20:00 15° dry 10 — 63.7%
21:00 14° dry 10 — 64%
Sun Sunday 4 October
Poor
Temp11°C
Rain1mm
Wind12 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity95%
1.4mm rain forecastHumidity 95% — likely fog/cloud
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 11° 0.8mm 9 — 87%
12:00 11° 0.1mm 12 — 95%
18:00 16° 0.4mm 27 — 64.2%
Mon Monday 5 October
Good
Temp9°C
Raindry
Wind23 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity71%
Should be dry
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 11° dry 25 — 79.3%
12:00 9° dry 23 — 70.7%
18:00 11° dry 24 — 57.9%
Tue Tuesday 6 October
Good
Temp7°C
Raindry
Wind5 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity71%
Should be dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 8° dry 10 — 70.9%
12:00 7° dry 5 — 70.7%
18:00 11° dry 12 — 51.8%
Wed Wednesday 7 October
Good
Temp13°C
Raindry
Wind19 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity83%
Should be dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 11° dry 18 — 77.5%
12:00 13° dry 19 — 83.1%
18:00 16° dry 24 — 72.7%
Thu Thursday 8 October
Poor
Temp13°C
Rain2mm
Wind27 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity92%
1.5mm rain forecastWindy — 27 km/h, gusts 0 km/hHumidity 92% — potential fog
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 15° 0.4mm 23 — 72.8%
12:00 13° 1mm 27 — 91.9%
18:00 16° dry 26 — 85.2%

About Niagara Escarpment — Lion's Head

Ontario's premier sport cliff, perched above Georgian Bay. The cliff faces northwest — no sun until early afternoon — but exposure to strong lake winds means the face itself dries fast once the sun hits. Lines seep well into spring from the caprock above; conditions come good for summer and stay good into October. Sudden lake fog can wet the rock at high humidity even on rain-free days.

Region
Niagara Escarpment
Rock type
Dolostone
Aspect
west-facing
Altitude
210m
Exposure
high
Seepage
medium

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