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Big Rock (Pickens, SC) weather & climbing conditions

Good — dry and climbable

Right now

Temp77°F
Wind9 mph
Gusts13 mph
Humidity37.9%
Rain 48h0.04 in
Last rain48h ago

Assessment

Should be dry

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Monday 5 October
Good
Temp77°F
Raindry
Wind9 mph
Gusts13 mph
Humidity38%
Should be dry
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
09:00 — dry — — null%
16:00 77° dry 9 — 37.9%
17:00 75° dry 9 — 50.3%
18:00 72° dry 7 — 61.2%
19:00 66° dry 5 — 73%
20:00 64° dry 5 — 72.2%
21:00 63° dry 4 — 72.6%
Tue Tuesday 6 October
Good
Temp68°F
Raindry
Wind10 mph
Gusts—
Humidity55%
Should be dry
  • Good conditions for granite
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 56° dry 7 — 78.4%
07:00 55° dry 8 — 78.9%
08:00 56° dry 9 — 73.4%
09:00 61° dry 8 — 62.9%
10:00 64° dry 11 — 53.9%
11:00 66° dry 11 — 52.6%
12:00 68° dry 11 — 53%
13:00 69° dry 10 — 54.7%
14:00 70° dry 9 — 55.5%
15:00 71° dry 9 — 56.1%
16:00 71° dry 8 — 56.4%
17:00 69° dry 8 — 58.6%
18:00 67° dry 7 — 62.5%
19:00 63° dry 5 — 73.5%
20:00 61° dry 5 — 76.5%
21:00 60° dry 4 — 79.4%
Wed Wednesday 7 October
Good
Temp70°F
Raindry
Wind4 mph
Gusts—
Humidity62%
Should be dry
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 52° dry 4 — 90.7%
07:00 51° dry 4 — 91.2%
08:00 52° dry 4 — 90.5%
09:00 60° dry 3 — 79.3%
10:00 64° dry 3 — 69%
11:00 66° dry 3 — 65.3%
12:00 69° dry 4 — 63%
13:00 71° dry 4 — 60.7%
14:00 72° dry 5 — 58.2%
15:00 73° dry 6 — 57.4%
16:00 73° dry 6 — 57%
17:00 73° dry 5 — 58.4%
18:00 71° dry 4 — 63.5%
19:00 66° dry 3 — 77.3%
20:00 64° dry 3 — 80.8%
21:00 63° dry 3 — 84.3%
Thu Thursday 8 October
Good
Temp79°F
Raindry
Wind4 mph
Gusts—
Humidity45%
Should be dry
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 55° dry 7 — 91.8%
07:00 55° dry 6 — 90.7%
08:00 56° dry 6 — 86.7%
14:00 79° dry 4 — 44.7%
20:00 68° dry 2 — 76%
Fri Friday 9 October
Good
Temp81°F
Raindry
Wind6 mph
Gusts—
Humidity43%
Should be dry
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
08:00 61° dry 7 — 73.3%
14:00 80° dry 6 — 43.2%
20:00 68° dry 4 — 69.6%
Sat Saturday 10 October
Good
Temp75°F
Rain0.00 in
Wind11 mph
Gusts—
Humidity54%
Should be dry
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
08:00 61° dry 6 — 83.3%
14:00 75° dry 11 — 54.2%
20:00 68° dry 9 — 61.9%
Sun Sunday 11 October
Poor
Temp59°F
Rain0.4 in
Wind11 mph
Gusts—
Humidity97%
10.9mm rain forecastHumidity 97% — likely fog/cloud
  • Good conditions for granite
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
08:00 58° 0.1 in 12 — 96.5%
14:00 59° 0.1 in 11 — 96.9%
20:00 60° 0.2 in 8 — 96.5%
Mon Monday 12 October
Poor
Temp70°F
Rain0.2 in
Wind5 mph
Gusts—
Humidity86%
4.5mm rain forecastHumidity 86% — potential fog
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
08:00 63° 0.01 in 6 — 97.1%
14:00 69° dry 5 — 85.6%
20:00 65° dry 3 — 92.3%
Access
Summer is a jungle infested with things that want to bite and sting you.

About Big Rock (Pickens, SC)

SE to SW facing, described as "the warmest spot in South Carolina" — winter is prime. Main parking lot on Big Rock Lake Road; day-use only, no camping. Alternative parking at the Preston McDaniel / Nine Times Road intersection. Granite drains fast.

Region
Upstate SC
Rock type
Granite
Aspect
south-facing
Altitude
1795 ft
Exposure
high
Seepage
low

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