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NIAGARA ESCARPMENT · DOLOSTONE

Niagara Escarpment — Metcalfe Rock climbing conditions

Poor — wet, too windy or closed

Right now

Temp16°C
Wind22 km/h
Gusts32 km/h
Humidity90.7%
Rain 48h0.5mm
Last rain13h ago

Assessment

5.8mm rain forecast
Humidity 93% — potential fog
Breezy — good for drying

Drying Time

81% dry · 11-22h to dry

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Thursday 1 October
Poor
Temp17°C
Rain6mm
Wind20 km/h
Gusts32 km/h
Humidity93%
5.8mm rain forecastHumidity 93% — potential fog
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 17° dry 21 — 88.5%
07:00 17° dry 21 — 88.3%
08:00 17° dry 21 — 86.5%
09:00 17° dry 19 — 86.8%
10:00 17° dry 20 — 88.3%
11:00 17° dry 20 — 89.6%
12:00 17° 0.3mm 19 — 90.9%
13:00 17° 0.5mm 19 — 93.5%
14:00 17° 0.2mm 19 — 97.1%
15:00 17° dry 22 — 96.6%
16:00 18° 0.3mm 22 — 94.8%
17:00 18° 1mm 21 — 95.6%
18:00 18° 0.5mm 19 — 98.3%
19:00 18° 0.3mm 22 — 98.2%
20:00 18° 0.8mm 22 — 97%
21:00 18° 0.9mm 22 — 98.3%
Fri Friday 2 October
Poor
Temp11°C
Rain4mm
Wind19 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity85%
3.5mm rain forecast
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 12° dry 19 — 96.4%
07:00 11° dry 19 — 92.4%
08:00 10° dry 18 — 90.5%
09:00 10° dry 17 — 89.9%
10:00 10° dry 17 — 90.8%
11:00 10° dry 17 — 92.1%
12:00 10° dry 17 — 92.3%
13:00 11° dry 18 — 89%
14:00 12° dry 18 — 84.5%
15:00 13° dry 23 — 73.7%
16:00 14° dry 25 — 70.1%
17:00 14° dry 25 — 65.5%
18:00 15° dry 25 — 59.6%
19:00 15° dry 24 — 57%
20:00 14° dry 24 — 56.2%
21:00 14° dry 25 — 60.5%
Sat Saturday 3 October
Caution
Temp7°C
Raindry
Wind8 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity95%
Drying — 35h since rainHumidity 95% — potential fog
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 7° dry 12 — 94%
07:00 7° dry 11 — 96%
08:00 7° dry 9 — 97.2%
09:00 7° dry 9 — 96.3%
10:00 7° dry 9 — 94.5%
11:00 7° dry 8 — 94.5%
12:00 8° dry 8 — 95.3%
18:00 12° dry 7 — 57.1%
Sun Sunday 4 October
Good
Temp7°C
Rain0.1mm
Wind13 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity76%
Should be dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 6° dry 13 — 71.9%
12:00 7° 0.1mm 13 — 76%
18:00 15° dry 21 — 55.6%
Mon Monday 5 October
Good
Temp6°C
Rain0.2mm
Wind11 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity92%
Should be dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 7° dry 13 — 87.7%
12:00 6° 0.1mm 11 — 92.4%
18:00 10° dry 15 — 51.4%
Tue Tuesday 6 October
Good
Temp4°C
Raindry
Wind10 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity87%
Should be dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 3° dry 8 — 86.7%
12:00 4° dry 10 — 86.8%
18:00 13° dry 14 — 49.6%
Wed Wednesday 7 October
Poor
Temp8°C
Rain0.5mm
Wind25 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity67%
0.5mm rain forecast
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 7° dry 17 — 77.2%
12:00 8° dry 25 — 66.7%
18:00 16° 0.5mm 29 — 54.6%
Thu Thursday 8 October
Poor
Temp9°C
Rain0.4mm
Wind18 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity99%
0.4mm rain forecastHumidity 99% — likely fog/cloud
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 12° dry 19 — 99.7%
12:00 9° dry 18 — 99.2%
18:00 14° dry 20 — 61.3%

About Niagara Escarpment — Metcalfe Rock

Bouldering venue in the Beaver Valley — shaded cliff face and narrow, deep talus corridors. Perpetual humidity in the chasm features keeps rock damp for days after rainfall; dry conditions on the pads need a real run of warm, dry weather.

Region
Niagara Escarpment
Rock type
Dolostone
Aspect
mixed-facing
Altitude
440m
Exposure
low
Seepage
high

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