The ongoing local, nowcast, conditions report

Post by **young'n climber** » Sat May 16, 2009 6:23 pm

The Legend=mank central

Post by JB » Sat May 16, 2009 11:29 pm

ahh, but i climbed in lander all winter, and had sweet powder when it was too cold to climb.

Post by **pigsteak** » Sun May 17, 2009 2:55 am

real climbers never find it too cold jb.

sounds like you are living your dream....enjoy it, and write the story.

Post by **Wes** » Sun May 17, 2009 12:19 pm

May 17: Rained pretty good most of yesterday afternoon and night. Temp is 50 this morning, with a bit of overcast sky. Walls look ok this morning, but with the cold temps, there is a chance of condensation.

Post by **kato** » Mon May 18, 2009 1:10 pm

Who the heck needs a "nowcast"? I just look out the window for the "nowcast".

Post by **ynot** » Mon May 18, 2009 9:54 pm

What now cast? we are calling it Wes cast.

Post by **Wes** » Mon May 18, 2009 9:57 pm

kato wrote:Who the heck needs a "nowcast"? I just look out the window for the "nowcast".

True, but if you know the conditions at a crag (torrent), then you have a baseline for the other crags, and that might help decide where you want to go, rather then if you are coming down at all...

Post by **Barnacle Ben** » Tue May 19, 2009 12:38 am

I have actually been finding the nowcast quite helpful, my smartass comment about Climb time conditions notwithstanding. Thanks Wes.

Post by **neuroshock** » Tue May 19, 2009 12:47 am

I too have found the nowcast very helpful. When deciding whether to drive 7+ hours each way for 1.5 days of climbing, it's nice to know how that forecasted "60% chance of showers for Tues-Fri" actually turned out. Ya know, poured for the last 3 days straight versus a 2 hour sprinkle on just Wednesday.

Thanks Wes!

Post by **pkananen** » Tue May 19, 2009 1:14 am

It would be interesting to keep a record of what the forecast said the night before compared to what happened during the day over a long period, to see how accurate the forecast generally is.