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Squamish — The Chief (Grand Wall) weather & climbing conditions

Good — dry and climbable

Right now

Temp8°C
Wind4 km/h
Gusts5 km/h
Humidity61.4%
Rain 48hdry
Last rainNone recent

Assessment

No recent rain

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Tuesday 20 October
Good
Temp0°C
Raindry
Wind4 km/h
Gusts5 km/h
Humidity61%
No recent rain
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
11:00 — dry — — null%
19:00 8° dry 4 — 61.4%
20:00 6° dry 5 — 68.3%
21:00 5° dry 7 — 74.2%
Wed Wednesday 21 October
Good
Temp14°C
Raindry
Wind5 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity56%
No recent rain
  • Good conditions for granite
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 3° dry 9 — 83.5%
07:00 3° dry 9 — 82.7%
08:00 3° dry 9 — 82.9%
09:00 5° dry 10 — 77.1%
10:00 10° dry 8 — 69.6%
11:00 13° dry 7 — 59.8%
12:00 14° dry 5 — 54.5%
13:00 16° dry 3 — 48.8%
14:00 16° dry 4 — 46.5%
15:00 16° dry 4 — 46.4%
16:00 15° dry 3 — 64.3%
17:00 14° dry 2 — 62.1%
18:00 12° dry 1 — 65.8%
19:00 11° dry 1 — 69.9%
20:00 9° dry 2 — 75.4%
21:00 7° dry 2 — 82.8%
Thu Thursday 22 October
Poor
Temp12°C
Rain0.4mm
Wind6 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity70%
0.4mm rain forecast
  • Good conditions for granite
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 5° 0.2mm 3 — 93.7%
07:00 5° 0.1mm 4 — 93.2%
08:00 5° dry 3 — 92.6%
09:00 6° dry 1 — 91.9%
10:00 9° dry 3 — 89.5%
11:00 11° dry 3 — 78.9%
12:00 13° dry 5 — 66.7%
13:00 14° dry 8 — 61.2%
14:00 14° dry 9 — 59.9%
15:00 13° dry 9 — 63.5%
16:00 12° 0.1mm 8 — 68.8%
17:00 11° dry 7 — 76.5%
18:00 9° dry 3 — 87.3%
19:00 7° dry 1 — 92%
20:00 7° dry 1 — 93.9%
21:00 6° dry 2 — 96.8%
Fri Friday 23 October
Good
Temp7°C
Raindry
Wind7 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity79%
No recent rain
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 1° dry 8 — 98.6%
07:00 1° dry 8 — 97.5%
08:00 1° dry 8 — 97.6%
09:00 2° dry 9 — 95.6%
10:00 6° dry 8 — 87.3%
11:00 9° dry 5 — 71.1%
17:00 10° dry 3 — 58.4%
Sat Saturday 24 October
Poor
Temp5°C
Rain0.9mm
Wind3 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity98%
0.9mm rain forecastHumidity 98% — likely fog/cloud
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
11:00 5° 0.3mm 3 — 97.7%
17:00 7° 0.1mm 3 — 93.6%
Sun Sunday 25 October
Good
Temp11°C
Raindry
Wind5 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity88%
Should be dry
  • Good conditions for granite
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
11:00 11° dry 5 — 87.8%
17:00 15° dry 4 — 65%
Mon Monday 26 October
Good
Temp13°C
Raindry
Wind4 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity63%
Should be dry
  • Good conditions for granite
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
11:00 13° dry 4 — 62.9%
17:00 17° dry 1 — 59%
Tue Tuesday 27 October
Good
Temp14°C
Raindry
Wind4 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity53%
Should be dry
  • Good conditions for granite
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
11:00 14° dry 4 — 53.4%
17:00 17° dry 1 — 52.4%

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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