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Sogndal — Kvam Vestre weather & climbing conditions

Good — dry and climbable

Right now

Temp7°C
Wind7 km/h
Gusts11 km/h
Humidity77%
Rain 48hdry
Last rainNone recent

Assessment

No recent rain

7-day forecast

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Today Saturday 31 October
Good
Temp10°C
Raindry
Wind5 km/h
Gusts11 km/h
Humidity75%
No recent rain
  • Good conditions for granite
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
10:00 7° dry 7 — 77%
11:00 9° dry 5 — 73.3%
12:00 10° dry 4 — 72%
13:00 10° dry 4 — 73.3%
14:00 10° dry 5 — 74.3%
15:00 10° dry 5 — 76%
16:00 10° dry 5 — 78.3%
17:00 10° dry 7 — 81.4%
18:00 10° dry 7 — 83.2%
19:00 10° dry 7 — 83.5%
20:00 10° dry 7 — 84.2%
21:00 10° dry 6 — 84.6%
Sun Sunday 1 November
Poor
Temp10°C
Rain5mm
Wind2 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity92%
5.1mm rain forecastHumidity 92% — potential fog
  • Good conditions for granite
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 10° 2mm 3 — 97.2%
07:00 10° 0.5mm 3 — 97.4%
08:00 9° dry 3 — 97.1%
09:00 9° dry 3 — 97.1%
10:00 9° dry 1 — 98.1%
11:00 9° dry 2 — 98%
12:00 10° dry 1 — 96.7%
13:00 10° dry 2 — 95.1%
14:00 10° dry 2 — 82.9%
15:00 10° dry 3 — 83.4%
16:00 8° dry 4 — 88.8%
17:00 7° dry 6 — 89.8%
18:00 5° dry 7 — 88.2%
19:00 5° dry 7 — 86.9%
20:00 5° dry 7 — 84%
21:00 5° dry 7 — 81.9%
Mon Monday 2 November
Good
Temp6°C
Raindry
Wind4 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity65%
Should be dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 2° dry 7 — 75%
07:00 2° dry 7 — 75.3%
08:00 2° dry 6 — 75%
09:00 2° dry 5 — 74.3%
10:00 3° dry 5 — 70.9%
11:00 5° dry 4 — 67.8%
12:00 7° dry 4 — 61.7%
13:00 8° dry 4 — 58%
14:00 8° dry 3 — 58.7%
15:00 8° dry 3 — 64.4%
16:00 6° dry 4 — 73.6%
17:00 5° dry 6 — 75.2%
18:00 5° dry 7 — 74.1%
19:00 5° dry 7 — 74.6%
Tue Tuesday 3 November
Good
Temp9°C
Raindry
Wind3 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity74%
Should be dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
07:00 6° dry 3 — 83.6%
13:00 9° dry 3 — 73.9%
19:00 6° dry 3 — 84%
Wed Wednesday 4 November
Good
Temp9°C
Raindry
Wind2 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity86%
Should be dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
07:00 7° dry 1 — 88.5%
13:00 9° dry 2 — 85.6%
19:00 9° dry 2 — 87.7%
Thu Thursday 5 November
Caution
Temp10°C
Raindry
Wind3 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity90%
Should be dryHumidity 90% — potential fog
  • Good conditions for granite
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
07:00 9° dry 3 — 89%
13:00 10° dry 3 — 90.3%
19:00 8° dry 3 — 89.4%
Fri Friday 6 November
Good
Temp8°C
Raindry
Wind3 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity87%
Should be dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
07:00 6° dry 3 — 88.5%
13:00 8° dry 3 — 87%
19:00 6° dry 3 — 86.1%
Sat Saturday 7 November
Good
Temp8°C
Raindry
Wind4 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity84%
Should be dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
07:00 6° dry 3 — 87.1%
13:00 8° dry 4 — 83.7%
19:00 6° dry 3 — 85.2%

About Sogndal — Kvam Vestre

Kvam Vestre is the biggest of the three Kvam sectors that together make Sogndal Norway's largest outdoor crag — 620+ routes across Kvam Vestre, Kvam Midtre and Kvam Østre / Ølnes strung along a 2 km granite band above the Sognefjord shore, 5 km from Sogndal town. Rock is Precambrian basement granite of the Sognefjord region, with good friction and quick drying. The Sognefjord rain shadow matters here: the coastal ranges to the west intercept most incoming weather, so Sogndal often has settled sunshine when Bergen (150 km SW) is being drenched. That's the crag's real selling point — reliable dry conditions in a country famous for wet summers. Approach is 5-20 min from parking spots along the fjord road.

Region
Sogndal / Sognefjord
Rock type
Granite
Aspect
south-facing
Altitude
80m
Exposure
medium
Seepage
low

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