Climbing Forecast Squamish Squamish — The Chief (North Walls)

SQUAMISH · GRANITE

Squamish — The Chief (North Walls) climbing conditions

Caution — drying out or marginal

Right now

Temp11°C
Wind4 km/h
Gusts5 km/h
Humidity99%
Rain 48h0.3mm
Last rain8h ago

Assessment

Drying — 14h since rain
Humidity 96% — potential fog
Good friction temperature range for granite
High humidity (99%) — granite friction compromised, particularly for bouldering

Drying Time

42% dry · 14-28h to dry

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Sunday 6 September
Caution
Temp9°C
Raindry
Wind8 km/h
Gusts5 km/h
Humidity96%
Drying — 14h since rainHumidity 96% — potential fog
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 11° dry 4 99%
07:00 10° dry 4 99.8%
08:00 dry 4 99.8%
09:00 dry 6 99.8%
10:00 dry 7 98.8%
11:00 dry 7 98%
12:00 dry 8 97.9%
13:00 dry 8 98.3%
14:00 dry 8 98.7%
15:00 dry 9 95.5%
16:00 13° dry 7 84.8%
17:00 16° dry 5 69.7%
18:00 19° dry 4 56.2%
19:00 20° dry 4 45.6%
20:00 21° dry 7 38.6%
21:00 22° dry 8 36.9%
Mon Monday 7 September
Caution
Temp10°C
Rain0.2mm
Wind3 km/h
Gusts
Humidity95%
Should be dryHumidity 95% — potential fog
  • Good conditions for granite
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 12° dry 2 90.7%
07:00 11° dry 2 94.4%
08:00 10° dry 2 95.8%
09:00 10° dry 2 96%
10:00 10° dry 2 96.6%
11:00 dry 3 98%
12:00 dry 3 97.5%
13:00 dry 4 98%
14:00 dry 4 98.2%
15:00 11° dry 4 94.9%
16:00 14° dry 3 83%
17:00 15° dry 4 80.4%
18:00 16° dry 5 76.4%
19:00 17° dry 8 74.2%
20:00 17° 0.2mm 9 75.1%
21:00 17° dry 9 78.9%
Tue Tuesday 8 September
Caution
Temp13°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 13° dry 2 94.6%
07:00 13° dry 1 94.2%
08:00 13° dry 1 94.2%
09:00 13° dry 1 95%
10:00 13° dry 1 95.7%
11:00 13° dry 2 96.3%
12:00 13° dry 2 95.4%
13:00 13° dry 2 95.8%
14:00 13° dry 3 96.4%
15:00 14° dry 3 90%
16:00 15° dry 4 82.9%
17:00 17° dry 1 73.9%
18:00 18° dry 3 66.8%
Wed Wednesday 9 September
Poor
Temp12°C
Raindry
Wind1 km/h
Gusts
Humidity99%
Should be dryHumidity 99% — likely fog/cloud
  • Good conditions for granite
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 13° dry 0 100%
12:00 12° dry 1 98.7%
18:00 19° dry 3 64.6%
Thu Thursday 10 September
Poor
Temp14°C
Rain0.4mm
Wind3 km/h
Gusts
Humidity97%
0.4mm rain forecastHumidity 97% — likely fog/cloud
  • Good conditions for granite
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 13° dry 1 94.6%
12:00 14° 0.3mm 3 97%
18:00 15° 0.1mm 5 91.6%
Fri Friday 11 September
Poor
Temp7°C
Rain0.1mm
Wind4 km/h
Gusts
Humidity100%
Should be dryHumidity 100% — likely fog/cloud
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 11° dry 0 89.3%
12:00 dry 4 99.6%
18:00 17° dry 1 65%
Sat Saturday 12 September
Poor
Temp9°C
Raindry
Wind3 km/h
Gusts
Humidity100%
Should be dryHumidity 100% — likely fog/cloud
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 11° dry 1 99.2%
12:00 dry 3 99.6%
18:00 17° dry 1 69.2%
Sun Sunday 13 September
Caution
Temp9°C
Raindry
Wind3 km/h
Gusts
Humidity94%
Should be dryHumidity 94% — potential fog
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 12° dry 2 97.6%
12:00 dry 3 94.1%
18:00 21° dry 2 46.9%

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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