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Weller Area (Independence Pass) weather & climbing conditions

Poor — wet, too windy or closed

Right now

Temp41°F
Wind10 mph
Gusts14 mph
Humidity95.1%
Rain 48h0.02 in
Last rain21h ago

Assessment

1.8mm rain forecast
Windy — 27 km/h, gusts 0 km/h
Cold — excellent friction but watch for damp seeping features
High humidity (95.1%) — granite friction compromised, particularly for bouldering

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Sunday 11 October
Poor
Temp52°F
Rain0.07 in
Wind17 mph
Gusts14 mph
Humidity54%
1.8mm rain forecastWindy — 27 km/h, gusts 0 km/h
  • Good conditions for granite
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 41° dry 10 — 95.1%
07:00 41° dry 9 — 95.1%
08:00 41° dry 11 — 94.6%
09:00 43° dry 11 — 91.6%
10:00 47° dry 15 — 74.8%
11:00 51° dry 16 — 59%
12:00 53° dry 17 — 53%
13:00 54° dry 17 — 50.1%
14:00 55° dry 18 — 49.8%
15:00 55° dry 18 — 44.9%
16:00 53° 0.00 in 17 — 48.7%
17:00 50° 0.01 in 15 — 62.7%
18:00 46° 0.02 in 12 — 83.7%
19:00 42° 0.02 in 9 — 96%
20:00 42° 0.01 in 8 — 97.6%
21:00 42° dry 12 — 97.6%
Mon Monday 12 October
Poor
Temp48°F
Rain0.01 in
Wind14 mph
Gusts—
Humidity49%
0.3mm rain forecast
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 38° dry 10 — 87.5%
07:00 38° dry 10 — 87%
08:00 38° dry 12 — 84.6%
09:00 41° dry 12 — 71.6%
10:00 44° dry 14 — 58.5%
11:00 47° dry 13 — 50%
12:00 49° dry 14 — 45.1%
13:00 50° dry 15 — 44.5%
14:00 51° dry 14 — 44.5%
15:00 51° dry 13 — 48.1%
16:00 50° dry 13 — 53.7%
17:00 49° dry 13 — 52.7%
18:00 46° dry 11 — 61.1%
19:00 43° dry 11 — 69.3%
20:00 42° dry 13 — 70%
21:00 41° dry 12 — 72.1%
Tue Tuesday 13 October
Poor
Temp46°F
Rain0.09 in
Wind14 mph
Gusts—
Humidity58%
2.4mm rain forecast
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 38° 0.02 in 8 — 88.9%
07:00 37° 0.02 in 6 — 90.9%
08:00 38° dry 8 — 88.1%
09:00 40° dry 11 — 81.2%
10:00 42° dry 13 — 67.5%
11:00 43° dry 13 — 64.1%
12:00 46° 0.01 in 14 — 58.5%
13:00 47° 0.00 in 13 — 54.1%
14:00 48° 0.00 in 14 — 54.4%
15:00 48° dry 14 — 54.5%
16:00 47° dry 14 — 55.9%
17:00 46° dry 13 — 56%
18:00 44° dry 12 — 58.5%
Wed Wednesday 14 October
Poor
Temp43°F
Rain0.03 in
Wind11 mph
Gusts—
Humidity55%
0.8mm rain forecast
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 36° 0.01 in 7 — 94.7%
12:00 42° 0.01 in 11 — 55.4%
18:00 35° 0.00 in 3 — 80.9%
Thu Thursday 15 October
Poor
Temp37°F
Rain0.02 in
Wind5 mph
Gusts—
Humidity61%
0.6mm rain forecast
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 26° 0.00 in 2 — 96.6%
12:00 37° 0.02 in 5 — 60.8%
18:00 33° dry 3 — 76.9%
Fri Friday 16 October
Good
Temp43°F
Raindry
Wind5 mph
Gusts—
Humidity50%
Should be dry
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 28° dry 8 — 90.3%
12:00 43° dry 5 — 49.6%
18:00 39° dry 3 — 72.3%
Sat Saturday 17 October
Poor
Temp46°F
Rain0.01 in
Wind2 mph
Gusts—
Humidity57%
0.3mm rain forecast
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 35° dry 1 — 68.2%
12:00 46° dry 2 — 56.7%
18:00 40° 0.01 in 3 — 84.3%
Sun Sunday 18 October
Poor
Temp41°F
Rain0.06 in
Wind2 mph
Gusts—
Humidity81%
1.6mm rain forecast
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 36° 0.02 in 2 — 99.2%
12:00 41° dry 2 — 80.5%
18:00 38° dry 3 — 92.5%
Seasonal access (10-25 to 05-25)
CO-82 Independence Pass closed by CDOT — no vehicle access

About Weller Area (Independence Pass)

The Weller Area is a compact Independence Pass alpine crag near Weller Campground, holding 34 documented routes across trad/sport/alpine plus 19 boulder problems in the surrounding talus. Sawatch Range granite at 3050m altitude. Same short alpine season and CO-82 winter closure as the rest of the Pass.

Region
Independence Pass
Rock type
Granite
Aspect
mixed-facing
Altitude
10007 ft
Exposure
high
Seepage
low

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