Climbing Forecast Squamish Squamish — Cheakamus Canyon

SQUAMISH · GRANITE

Squamish — Cheakamus Canyon climbing conditions

Good — dry and climbable

Right now

Temp10°C
Wind3 km/h
Gusts5 km/h
Humidity82.7%
Rain 48h0.1mm
Last rain64h ago

Assessment

Should be dry
Good friction temperature range for granite

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Sunday 6 September
Good
Temp12°C
Raindry
Wind4 km/h
Gusts5 km/h
Humidity81%
Should be dry
  • Good conditions for granite
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 dry null%
14:00 10° dry 3 82.7%
15:00 12° dry 4 80.3%
16:00 15° dry 4 80.9%
17:00 17° dry 4 71.3%
18:00 19° dry 5 56.1%
19:00 20° dry 4 47%
20:00 21° dry 6 42.1%
21:00 21° dry 7 40%
Mon Monday 7 September
Poor
Temp11°C
Rain1mm
Wind3 km/h
Gusts
Humidity87%
1.3mm rain forecast
  • Good conditions for granite
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 13° dry 2 79.7%
07:00 13° dry 2 79.8%
08:00 12° dry 2 80.8%
09:00 11° dry 2 82.2%
10:00 11° dry 1 83.2%
11:00 11° dry 2 84.9%
12:00 10° dry 3 88%
13:00 10° dry 3 89.2%
14:00 10° dry 3 88.7%
15:00 12° 0.1mm 4 87%
16:00 14° dry 4 86.5%
17:00 16° dry 4 78.7%
18:00 17° 0.1mm 5 73.9%
19:00 17° 0.3mm 6 74%
20:00 18° 0.4mm 7 73.6%
21:00 17° 0.3mm 7 76.2%
Tue Tuesday 8 September
Poor
Temp12°C
Raindry
Wind3 km/h
Gusts
Humidity97%
Drying — 15h since rainHumidity 97% — likely fog/cloud
  • Good conditions for granite
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 13° dry 2 98.9%
07:00 14° dry 2 98.3%
08:00 13° dry 2 98.7%
09:00 13° dry 3 99.8%
10:00 12° dry 3 99.6%
11:00 12° dry 3 98.8%
12:00 12° dry 3 97.4%
13:00 12° dry 3 96.7%
14:00 11° dry 3 98.1%
15:00 13° dry 3 97.5%
16:00 15° dry 3 89.3%
17:00 17° dry 3 77.9%
18:00 19° dry 4 71.2%
19:00 20° dry 5 63.3%
20:00 22° dry 6 57.4%
21:00 23° dry 6 55.4%
Wed Wednesday 9 September
Good
Temp13°C
Raindry
Wind1 km/h
Gusts
Humidity80%
Should be dry
  • Good conditions for granite
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 14° dry 2 88.9%
12:00 13° dry 1 79.7%
18:00 20° dry 3 63.2%
Thu Thursday 10 September
Caution
Temp12°C
Raindry
Wind2 km/h
Gusts
Humidity93%
Should be dryHumidity 93% — potential fog
  • Good conditions for granite
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 15° dry 2 87.7%
12:00 12° dry 2 93.2%
18:00 17° dry 5 75.5%
Fri Friday 11 September
Poor
Temp12°C
Rain3mm
Wind2 km/h
Gusts
Humidity93%
2.5mm rain forecastHumidity 93% — potential fog
  • Good conditions for granite
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 13° dry 3 92%
12:00 12° 0.6mm 2 92.6%
18:00 13° 2mm 2 94.8%
Sat Saturday 12 September
Caution
Temp9°C
Rain0.2mm
Wind5 km/h
Gusts
Humidity86%
Drying — 12h since rain
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 11° dry 3 84.1%
12:00 dry 5 86.1%
18:00 16° dry 8 61.5%
Sun Sunday 13 September
Good
Temp9°C
Raindry
Wind1 km/h
Gusts
Humidity70%
Should be dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 12° dry 1 64.3%
12:00 dry 1 70.4%
18:00 18° dry 3 51.5%

About Squamish — Cheakamus Canyon

Sheltered canyon sport climbing 20 minutes north of town. Sits in a partial rain shadow and dries within hours thanks to afternoon sun and river wind — the main wet-weather alternative to the Chief. The Main Event wall has roofs steep enough to climb in active light rain.

Region
Squamish
Rock type
Granite
Aspect
mixed-facing
Altitude
220m
Exposure
medium
Seepage
low

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