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SKAHA · GNEISS

Skaha — Red Tail Wall climbing conditions

Good — dry and climbable

Right now

Temp11°C
Wind4 km/h
Gusts6 km/h
Humidity64.9%
Rain 48h0.5mm
Last rain45h ago

Assessment

Should be dry
Good friction temperature range for gneiss

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Thursday 1 October
Good
Temp5°C
Raindry
Wind2 km/h
Gusts6 km/h
Humidity32%
Should be dry
  • Gneiss climbs well when dry; foliation planes can hold moisture on shaded aspects
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
12:00 — dry — — null%
16:00 11° dry 4 — 64.9%
17:00 12° dry 5 — 53.1%
18:00 14° dry 4 — 46.6%
19:00 15° dry 6 — 42.3%
20:00 16° dry 9 — 36%
21:00 16° dry 12 — 33.4%
Fri Friday 2 October
Good
Temp11°C
Raindry
Wind4 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity62%
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 5 — 56.2%
07:00 11° dry 5 — 55.8%
08:00 11° dry 5 — 58.4%
09:00 11° dry 5 — 56.9%
10:00 11° dry 4 — 57.7%
11:00 10° dry 4 — 61.1%
12:00 10° dry 4 — 62.8%
13:00 10° dry 4 — 64.9%
14:00 10° dry 4 — 67.7%
15:00 11° dry 4 — 66.5%
16:00 14° dry 5 — 52.9%
17:00 15° dry 5 — 46.1%
18:00 17° dry 7 — 41.5%
19:00 18° dry 8 — 40.4%
20:00 17° dry 7 — 42.5%
21:00 17° dry 6 — 45.2%
Sat Saturday 3 October
Good
Temp10°C
Raindry
Wind4 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity84%
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 4 — 74.5%
07:00 11° dry 4 — 77%
08:00 10° dry 4 — 79.1%
09:00 10° dry 4 — 80.6%
10:00 10° dry 4 — 82.7%
11:00 10° dry 4 — 85%
12:00 10° dry 4 — 85.1%
13:00 10° dry 4 — 86.1%
14:00 9° dry 3 — 86.4%
15:00 10° dry 3 — 85.2%
16:00 13° dry 4 — 75.1%
17:00 14° dry 5 — 66.8%
18:00 16° dry 6 — 59.2%
19:00 18° dry 6 — 53.6%
20:00 19° dry 5 — 49.5%
21:00 20° dry 7 — 45.5%
Sun Sunday 4 October
Good
Temp10°C
Raindry
Wind1 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity80%
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 12° dry 2 — 74.8%
12:00 10° dry 1 — 80.1%
18:00 18° dry 1 — 55.7%
Mon Monday 5 October
Good
Temp12°C
Raindry
Wind1 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity56%
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 14° dry 1 — 55%
12:00 12° dry 1 — 56.4%
18:00 20° dry 6 — 36%
Tue Tuesday 6 October
Good
Temp12°C
Raindry
Wind—
Gusts—
Humidity46%
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 14° dry 0 — 42.3%
12:00 12° dry 0 — 46.4%
18:00 17° dry 4 — 35%
Wed Wednesday 7 October
Good
Temp11°C
Raindry
Wind—
Gusts—
Humidity57%
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 — 53.2%
12:00 11° dry 0 — 56.6%
18:00 18° dry 2 — 40.6%
Thu Thursday 8 October
Good
Temp13°C
Raindry
Wind—
Gusts—
Humidity37%
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 14° dry 1 — 34.1%
12:00 13° dry 0 — 36.8%
18:00 19° dry 5 — 28.5%

About Skaha — Red Tail Wall

South-facing sun trap on the Skaha rim — climbable on dry winter days when nothing else in the province is. Steep profile sheds rain quickly and the rock dries in under an hour with any breeze.

Region
Skaha
Rock type
Gneiss
Aspect
south-facing
Altitude
640m
Exposure
low
Seepage
low

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