Right now

Temp56°F

Wind1 mph

Gusts2 mph

Humidity95.4%

Rain 48hdry

Last rainNone recent

Assessment

No recent rain

Good friction temperature range for diabase

High humidity (95.4%) — diabase friction compromised, particularly for bouldering

Humidity 95.4% — potential fog/cloud, rock may be damp from condensation

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Monday 5 October

Good

Temp59°F

Raindry

Wind9 mph

Gusts2 mph

Humidity87%

No recent rain

Good friction range for diabase
Diabase climbs well when dry

Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum

06:00 53° dry 3 — 99.8%

07:00 52° dry 4 — 99.7%

08:00 52° dry 6 — 100%

09:00 53° dry 6 — 98.8%

10:00 53° dry 7 — 98.4%

11:00 54° dry 7 — 99.4%

12:00 55° dry 9 — 99.2%

13:00 56° dry 9 — 94.6%

14:00 60° dry 9 — 83.1%

15:00 64° dry 9 — 72.3%

16:00 66° dry 11 — 59.5%

17:00 67° dry 12 — 46.7%

18:00 68° dry 15 — 37%

19:00 66° dry 16 — 44.2%

20:00 66° dry 15 — 43.6%

21:00 65° dry 12 — 43.6%

Tue Tuesday 6 October

Good

Temp50°F

Raindry

Wind6 mph

Gusts—

Humidity67%

No recent rain

Good friction range for diabase
Diabase climbs well when dry

Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum

06:00 48° dry 8 — 65.3%

07:00 47° dry 8 — 68.3%

08:00 46° dry 8 — 69.8%

09:00 45° dry 7 — 72.3%

10:00 44° dry 6 — 75.6%

11:00 43° dry 5 — 79.2%

12:00 45° dry 6 — 76%

13:00 49° dry 6 — 67.9%

14:00 52° dry 6 — 61.2%

15:00 54° dry 6 — 56.8%

16:00 56° dry 6 — 52.9%

17:00 58° dry 6 — 50.7%

18:00 59° dry 6 — 48.8%

19:00 60° dry 6 — 46.9%

20:00 60° dry 7 — 46.4%

21:00 59° dry 7 — 47.2%

Wed Wednesday 7 October

Good

Temp54°F

Raindry

Wind7 mph

Gusts—

Humidity69%

No recent rain

Good friction range for diabase
Diabase climbs well when dry

Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum

06:00 47° dry 6 — 76.4%

07:00 46° dry 6 — 75.9%

08:00 46° dry 6 — 76.6%

09:00 46° dry 6 — 78.2%

10:00 46° dry 6 — 79.1%

11:00 45° dry 6 — 80.3%

12:00 48° dry 7 — 79.3%

13:00 54° dry 6 — 70.7%

14:00 59° dry 7 — 64.3%

15:00 62° dry 9 — 56.4%

16:00 64° dry 10 — 53.9%

17:00 66° dry 10 — 53.7%

18:00 67° dry 10 — 54.3%

Thu Thursday 8 October

Good

Temp55°F

Raindry

Wind6 mph

Gusts—

Humidity83%

No recent rain

Good friction range for diabase
Diabase climbs well when dry

Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum

06:00 55° dry 6 — 85.7%

12:00 55° dry 5 — 82.7%

18:00 71° dry 9 — 46%

Fri Friday 9 October

Good

Temp48°F

Raindry

Wind4 mph

Gusts—

Humidity79%

No recent rain

Good friction range for diabase
Diabase climbs well when dry

Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum

06:00 52° dry 5 — 63.7%

12:00 49° dry 4 — 79%

18:00 66° dry 5 — 43.7%

Sat Saturday 10 October

Good

Temp50°F

Raindry

Wind4 mph

Gusts—

Humidity87%

No recent rain

Good friction range for diabase
Diabase climbs well when dry

Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum

06:00 52° dry 4 — 82.6%

12:00 50° dry 4 — 87%

18:00 71° dry 4 — 44.1%

Sun Sunday 11 October

Good

Temp52°F

Raindry

Wind4 mph

Gusts—

Humidity75%

No recent rain

Good friction range for diabase
Diabase climbs well when dry

Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum

06:00 53° dry 2 — 77.3%

12:00 52° dry 4 — 74.5%

18:00 70° dry 4 — 47.3%

Mon Monday 12 October

Good

Temp54°F

Raindry

Wind2 mph

Gusts—

Humidity86%

No recent rain

Good friction range for diabase
Diabase climbs well when dry

Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum

06:00 54° dry 1 — 85%

12:00 53° dry 2 — 86.4%

18:00 73° dry 2 — 47.5%

About Birdsboro Quarry

Birdsboro Quarry (officially — not "French Creek", which is a separate PA state park) is Pennsylvania's flagship sport-climbing area — a former quarry cutting into Jurassic Newark Basin diabase on Robeson Township land, an hour west of Philadelphia. Diabase is the US name for what British climbers call dolerite: a shallow-intrusive mafic igneous rock, dense and fine-grained, giving steep sport walls with sharp edges. Because the quarry has walls facing multiple directions (Main Wall, Sun Wall, West Wall etc.), the aspect is genuinely various. Mountain Project's top-ranked classics are Orange Sunshine (5.8), Virgin Suicides (5.9+, two pitches), Jenga (5.10a), Laid Back and Well Hung (5.11c), and Groovin' (5.11d). Grade range spans 5.0 to 5.14. Land is owned by Robeson Township, managed by the Birdsboro Municipal Authority, and maintained by the Birdsboro Area Climbers Association: "access is granted to us as a privilege not a right." No swimming or fishing in the reservoirs, no deep water soloing, no fire rings. Climbers must vacate areas 6–13 when the adjacent police shooting range is in use. Free — no fee or permit.

Region: Pennsylvania
Rock type: Diabase
Aspect: various-facing
Altitude: 299 ft
Exposure: medium
Seepage: low

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