Climbing Forecast Squamish Squamish — The Chief (Grand Wall)

SQUAMISH · GRANITE

Squamish — The Chief (Grand Wall) climbing conditions

Good — dry and climbable

Right now

Temp33°C
Wind8.6 km/h
Gusts13 km/h
Humidity20.1%
Rain 48h0mm
Last rainNone recent

Assessment

No recent rain
Hot — granite slabs may feel greasy

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Thursday 23 July
Good
Temp19°C
Rain0mm
Wind3 km/h
Gusts13 km/h
Humidity74%
No recent rain
  • Good conditions for granite
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 22° 0mm 2 0 64%
07:00 21° 0mm 2 0 67.2%
08:00 20° 0mm 2 0 71%
09:00 19° 0mm 2 0 75.3%
10:00 18° 0mm 2 0 78.9%
11:00 17° 0mm 3 0 80.8%
12:00 17° 0mm 3 0 80.4%
13:00 17° 0mm 3 0 81.7%
14:00 18° 0mm 5 0 77.3%
15:00 22° 0mm 4 0 66.5%
16:00 24° 0mm 4 0 50.2%
17:00 26° 0mm 9 0 45.8%
18:00 26° 0mm 10 0 48.1%
19:00 26° 0mm 10 0 51.6%
20:00 26° 0mm 9 0 53.1%
21:00 26° 0mm 9 0 52.7%
Fri Friday 24 July
Caution
Temp16°C
Rain0mm
Wind3 km/h
Gusts
Humidity92%
No recent rainHumidity 92% — potential fog
  • Good conditions for granite
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 17° 0mm 2 0 89.8%
07:00 16° 0mm 3 0 92.3%
08:00 16° 0mm 4 0 94.1%
09:00 15° 0mm 3 0 95.5%
10:00 15° 0mm 3 0 98.4%
11:00 14° 0mm 3 0 99.4%
12:00 13° 0mm 4 0 99.8%
13:00 13° 0mm 4 0 99.3%
14:00 15° 0mm 4 0 96.7%
15:00 18° 0mm 2 0 82.8%
16:00 21° 0mm 3 0 68.6%
17:00 23° 0mm 6 0 60.3%
18:00 24° 0mm 8 0 56%
19:00 24° 0mm 9 0 55.7%
20:00 25° 0mm 8 0 54.6%
21:00 26° 0mm 10 0 51.3%
Sat Saturday 25 July
Poor
Temp14°C
Rain0.8mm
Wind5 km/h
Gusts
Humidity96%
0.8mm rain forecastHumidity 96% — potential fog
  • Good conditions for granite
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 18° 0mm 2 0 83.4%
07:00 17° 0mm 3 0 87.3%
08:00 16° 0mm 4 0 90.2%
09:00 15° 0mm 4 0 92.4%
10:00 15° 0mm 4 0 94.3%
11:00 14° 0mm 6 0 97.4%
12:00 14° 0.05mm 6 0 97.6%
18:00 18° 0.75mm 7 0 66.4%
Sun Sunday 26 July
Poor
Temp14°C
Rain2.3mm
Wind3 km/h
Gusts
Humidity98%
2.3mm rain forecastHumidity 98% — likely fog/cloud
  • Good conditions for granite
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 14° 0.13mm 2 0 97%
12:00 14° 0.67mm 3 0 98.1%
18:00 14° 1.42mm 5 0 97.1%
Mon Monday 27 July
Poor
Temp13°C
Rain0.7mm
Wind1 km/h
Gusts
Humidity94%
0.7mm rain forecastHumidity 94% — potential fog
  • Good conditions for granite
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 13° 0mm 1 0 96.8%
12:00 13° 0.27mm 1 0 93.8%
18:00 15° 0.38mm 4 0 97.7%
Tue Tuesday 28 July
Poor
Temp10°C
Rain0.6mm
Wind3 km/h
Gusts
Humidity100%
0.6mm rain forecastHumidity 100% — likely fog/cloud
  • Good conditions for granite
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 13° 0mm 0 0 84.8%
12:00 10° 0mm 3 0 99.6%
18:00 18° 0.55mm 5 0 65.4%
Wed Wednesday 29 July
Poor
Temp13°C
Rain0.4mm
Wind
Gusts
Humidity98%
0.4mm rain forecastHumidity 98% — likely fog/cloud
  • Good conditions for granite
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 15° 0.13mm 1 0 94.1%
12:00 13° 0.05mm 0 0 97.9%
18:00 18° 0.1mm 3 0 78.2%
Thu Thursday 30 July
Poor
Temp10°C
Rain0mm
Wind2 km/h
Gusts
Humidity99%
Should be dryHumidity 99% — likely fog/cloud
  • Good conditions for granite
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 15° 0mm 1 0 84.5%
12:00 10° 0mm 2 0 98.9%
18:00 22° 0mm 2 0 52.9%
Fri Friday 31 July
Poor
Temp12°C
Rain0mm
Wind2 km/h
Gusts
Humidity99%
Should be dryHumidity 99% — likely fog/cloud
  • Good conditions for granite
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 16° 0mm 0 0 87.9%
12:00 12° 0mm 2 0 98.7%
18:00 22° 0mm 5 0 51.3%
Sat Saturday 1 August
Caution
Temp15°C
Rain0mm
Wind2 km/h
Gusts
Humidity95%
Should be dryHumidity 95% — potential fog
  • Good conditions for granite
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 15° 0.02mm 0 0 93.9%
12:00 15° 0mm 2 0 94.7%
Steep west-facing granite wall — pitches 2–3 traverse a notoriously wet section that can seep for several days after rain. Open upper pitches dry quickly once seepage stops. Good conditions require 3+ dry days after any significant rain.

About Squamish — The Chief (Grand Wall)

Steep west-facing granite wall — pitches 2–3 traverse a notoriously wet section that can seep for several days after rain. Open upper pitches dry quickly once seepage stops. Good conditions require 3+ dry days after any significant rain.

Region
Squamish
Rock type
granite
Aspect
west-facing
Altitude
150m
Exposure
medium
Seepage
high

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