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SKAHA · GNEISS

Skaha — Doctor's Wall climbing conditions

Poor — wet, too windy or closed

Right now

Temp16°C
Wind3 km/h
Gusts5 km/h
Humidity67.9%
Rain 48h0.3mm
Last rain1h ago

Assessment

0.3mm rain forecast

Drying Time

23% dry · 3-6h to dry

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Friday 2 October
Poor
Temp0°C
Rain0.3mm
Wind3 km/h
Gusts5 km/h
Humidity68%
0.3mm rain forecast
  • Gneiss climbs well when dry; foliation planes can hold moisture on shaded aspects
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
08:00 — dry — — null%
15:00 — dry — — null%
Sat Saturday 3 October
Poor
Temp9°C
Rain0.3mm
Wind4 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity91%
0.3mm rain forecastHumidity 91% — potential fog
  • Good conditions for gneiss
  • Gneiss climbs well when dry; foliation planes can hold moisture on shaded aspects
  • Damp air — friction edges may feel greasy
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 12° dry 4 — 83%
07:00 11° dry 6 — 85.5%
08:00 10° dry 5 — 86.8%
09:00 10° dry 3 — 88.2%
10:00 10° dry 4 — 89.1%
11:00 9° dry 3 — 90.3%
12:00 9° dry 4 — 92.7%
13:00 9° dry 3 — 90.9%
14:00 9° dry 3 — 90.2%
15:00 10° dry 3 — 90.4%
16:00 11° dry 5 — 90.8%
17:00 12° dry 4 — 87.3%
18:00 14° dry 7 — 73.7%
19:00 16° dry 7 — 66.9%
20:00 17° dry 6 — 61.5%
21:00 18° dry 6 — 56.9%
Sun Sunday 4 October
Good
Temp11°C
Raindry
Wind2 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity81%
Should be dry
  • Good conditions for gneiss
  • Gneiss climbs well when dry; foliation planes can hold moisture on shaded aspects
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 11° dry 2 — 81.9%
07:00 11° dry 2 — 82.4%
08:00 11° dry 2 — 82.6%
09:00 11° dry 2 — 82.7%
10:00 10° dry 2 — 83.1%
11:00 10° dry 2 — 82.9%
12:00 10° dry 2 — 82.6%
13:00 10° dry 2 — 82.8%
14:00 10° dry 2 — 82.6%
15:00 11° dry 3 — 81.2%
16:00 14° dry 3 — 74.1%
17:00 15° dry 3 — 68.7%
18:00 17° dry 4 — 58.5%
19:00 19° dry 6 — 49%
20:00 21° dry 8 — 41.9%
21:00 21° dry 10 — 37.4%
Mon Monday 5 October
Good
Temp12°C
Raindry
Wind4 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity59%
Should be dry
  • Good conditions for gneiss
  • Gneiss climbs well when dry; foliation planes can hold moisture on shaded aspects
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 13° dry 4 — 62.2%
07:00 13° dry 4 — 61%
08:00 13° dry 4 — 60.6%
09:00 12° dry 4 — 59.7%
10:00 12° dry 4 — 59%
11:00 12° dry 4 — 58.7%
12:00 11° dry 4 — 59%
18:00 19° dry 7 — 35.6%
Tue Tuesday 6 October
Good
Temp9°C
Raindry
Wind1 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity79%
Should be dry
  • Good conditions for gneiss
  • Gneiss climbs well when dry; foliation planes can hold moisture on shaded aspects
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 11° dry 1 — 69.7%
12:00 9° dry 1 — 79.4%
18:00 17° dry 4 — 40.8%
Wed Wednesday 7 October
Good
Temp11°C
Raindry
Wind1 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity63%
Should be dry
  • Good conditions for gneiss
  • Gneiss climbs well when dry; foliation planes can hold moisture on shaded aspects
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 13° dry 2 — 48.5%
12:00 11° dry 1 — 63%
18:00 17° dry 5 — 44%
Thu Thursday 8 October
Good
Temp12°C
Raindry
Wind1 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity55%
Should be dry
  • Good conditions for gneiss
  • Gneiss climbs well when dry; foliation planes can hold moisture on shaded aspects
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 13° dry 1 — 47.5%
12:00 12° dry 1 — 55.1%
18:00 18° dry 7 — 41.3%
Fri Friday 9 October
Poor
Temp12°C
Rain1mm
Wind1 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity59%
1.1mm rain forecast
  • Good conditions for gneiss
  • Wet gneiss is slick — let the rock dry before leading
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 14° dry 4 — 51.8%
12:00 12° 0.1mm 1 — 59.2%
18:00 13° 0.9mm 4 — 64.7%

About Skaha — Doctor's Wall

Clean vertical wall in the main gully network. Excellent air movement and the Okanagan's dry air keep drying times to an hour or two, though the base can catch light canyon shade for part of the day.

Region
Skaha
Rock type
Gneiss
Aspect
west-facing
Altitude
610m
Exposure
medium
Seepage
low

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