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Squamish — The Chief (North Walls) 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 (North Walls)

North-facing aspect makes this the slowest-drying area on the Chief and shortens the usable spring and fall season. Expect extra moisture and 'munge' in the holds for days after rain.

Region
Squamish
Rock type
Granite
Aspect
north-facing
Altitude
200m
Exposure
medium
Seepage
high

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