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NIAGARA ESCARPMENT · DOLOSTONE

Niagara Escarpment — Old Baldy climbing conditions

Poor — wet, too windy or closed

Right now

Temp16°C
Wind22 km/h
Gusts32 km/h
Humidity89.4%
Rain 48h0.4mm
Last rain13h ago

Assessment

7.7mm rain forecast
Humidity 94% — potential fog
Breezy — good for drying

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Thursday 1 October
Poor
Temp17°C
Rain8mm
Wind20 km/h
Gusts32 km/h
Humidity94%
7.7mm rain forecastHumidity 94% — potential fog
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 17° dry 21 — 86.9%
07:00 17° dry 21 — 86.8%
08:00 17° dry 20 — 86.5%
09:00 17° dry 19 — 87%
10:00 17° dry 19 — 88.6%
11:00 17° 0.1mm 20 — 90.1%
12:00 17° 0.4mm 19 — 91.7%
13:00 17° 0.6mm 18 — 95.3%
14:00 17° 0.3mm 19 — 98.2%
15:00 17° dry 22 — 97.8%
16:00 18° 0.5mm 22 — 96.5%
17:00 18° 1mm 20 — 97.7%
18:00 18° 0.6mm 19 — 98.6%
19:00 18° 0.5mm 20 — 98.4%
20:00 18° 1mm 20 — 97.9%
21:00 18° 1mm 20 — 98.7%
Fri Friday 2 October
Poor
Temp11°C
Rain4mm
Wind17 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity86%
3.6mm rain forecast
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 12° dry 17 — 96.6%
07:00 11° dry 17 — 93.5%
08:00 10° dry 16 — 92.6%
09:00 10° dry 15 — 92.4%
10:00 10° dry 15 — 93.1%
11:00 10° dry 15 — 93.6%
12:00 10° dry 15 — 93.4%
13:00 11° dry 16 — 91%
14:00 12° dry 17 — 84.9%
15:00 13° dry 20 — 73.7%
16:00 14° dry 22 — 68.9%
17:00 14° dry 22 — 63.1%
18:00 15° dry 22 — 57.9%
19:00 15° dry 22 — 55.6%
20:00 14° dry 23 — 55.7%
21:00 13° dry 22 — 61.2%
Sat Saturday 3 October
Caution
Temp8°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 11 — 94.7%
07:00 7° dry 10 — 96.5%
08:00 7° dry 9 — 98.1%
09:00 7° dry 7 — 97.3%
10:00 7° dry 7 — 94.9%
11:00 8° dry 7 — 94.1%
12:00 8° dry 8 — 94.8%
18:00 13° dry 7 — 55.5%
Sun Sunday 4 October
Poor
Temp7°C
Rain0.3mm
Wind14 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity76%
0.3mm rain forecast
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 6° dry 14 — 72.7%
12:00 7° 0.2mm 14 — 76.3%
18:00 15° dry 21 — 57.1%
Mon Monday 5 October
Caution
Temp6°C
Rain0.1mm
Wind10 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity94%
Should be dryHumidity 94% — potential fog
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 7° dry 14 — 89.7%
12:00 6° dry 10 — 94.2%
18:00 10° dry 15 — 49.6%
Tue Tuesday 6 October
Good
Temp5°C
Raindry
Wind12 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity86%
Should be dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 4° dry 9 — 87.3%
12:00 5° dry 12 — 86.3%
18:00 13° dry 14 — 49.8%
Wed Wednesday 7 October
Poor
Temp8°C
Rain0.6mm
Wind23 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity67%
0.6mm rain forecast
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 7° dry 17 — 77.3%
12:00 8° dry 23 — 67.2%
18:00 16° 0.6mm 29 — 55.9%
Thu Thursday 8 October
Poor
Temp9°C
Rain0.6mm
Wind18 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity99%
0.6mm rain forecastHumidity 99% — likely fog/cloud
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 12° dry 19 — 99.2%
12:00 9° dry 18 — 98.8%
18:00 14° dry 19 — 63%

About Niagara Escarpment — Old Baldy

High south-facing cliff perched over the Beaver Valley — the fastest-drying dolostone on the escarpment. Excellent sun exposure and prevailing valley breeze mean climbable conditions return quickly, even after a wet week.

Region
Niagara Escarpment
Rock type
Dolostone
Aspect
south-facing
Altitude
430m
Exposure
medium
Seepage
low

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