Right now

Temp98°F

Wind5 mph

Gusts7 mph

Humidity14.7%

Rain 48hdry

Last rainNone recent

Assessment

No recent rain

Hot — basalt slabs may feel greasy

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Wednesday 26 August

Good

Temp82°F

Raindry

Wind4 mph

Gusts7 mph

Humidity27%

No recent rain

Basalt holds friction well when dry

Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum

06:00 88° dry 2 — 20%

07:00 87° dry 3 — 19.8%

08:00 85° dry 2 — 21.8%

09:00 84° dry 2 — 22.8%

10:00 83° dry 3 — 24.3%

11:00 81° dry 3 — 26.1%

12:00 80° dry 3 — 28.3%

13:00 78° dry 3 — 29.9%

14:00 80° dry 5 — 30.3%

15:00 84° dry 4 — 24.6%

16:00 88° dry 4 — 22.2%

17:00 92° dry 5 — 19.4%

18:00 97° dry 5 — 16.9%

19:00 101° dry 6 — 14%

20:00 104° dry 8 — 12.1%

21:00 105° dry 9 — 11.3%

Thu Thursday 27 August

Good

Temp82°F

Raindry

Wind4 mph

Gusts—

Humidity24%

No recent rain

Basalt holds friction well when dry

Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum

06:00 89° dry 3 — 17.5%

07:00 87° dry 3 — 18.3%

08:00 87° dry 2 — 19.3%

09:00 85° dry 3 — 20.4%

10:00 83° dry 4 — 22.2%

11:00 81° dry 3 — 23.8%

12:00 79° dry 3 — 25.5%

13:00 78° dry 3 — 26.9%

14:00 80° dry 4 — 28.6%

15:00 83° dry 4 — 22.6%

16:00 87° dry 4 — 20%

17:00 92° dry 6 — 17.9%

18:00 97° dry 5 — 15.6%

19:00 101° dry 7 — 12.4%

20:00 104° dry 11 — 10.9%

21:00 106° dry 14 — 10.3%

Fri Friday 28 August

Good

Temp82°F

Raindry

Wind4 mph

Gusts—

Humidity23%

No recent rain

Basalt holds friction well when dry

Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum

06:00 89° dry 4 — 17.8%

07:00 88° dry 2 — 18.6%

08:00 87° dry 3 — 20.1%

09:00 86° dry 3 — 21.1%

10:00 85° dry 3 — 21.5%

11:00 83° dry 4 — 23%

12:00 81° dry 4 — 23.9%

13:00 80° dry 3 — 25%

14:00 81° dry 4 — 27.1%

15:00 85° dry 3 — 20.9%

16:00 88° dry 5 — 18.7%

17:00 93° dry 5 — 16.4%

18:00 97° dry 6 — 15%

Sat Saturday 29 August

Good

Temp82°F

Raindry

Wind1 mph

Gusts—

Humidity27%

No recent rain

Basalt holds friction well when dry

Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum

06:00 89° dry 2 — 21.9%

12:00 82° dry 1 — 26.5%

18:00 96° dry 1 — 16.7%

Sun Sunday 30 August

Good

Temp77°F

Raindry

Wind4 mph

Gusts—

Humidity44%

No recent rain

Basalt holds friction well when dry

Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum

06:00 85° dry 2 — 26.9%

12:00 77° dry 4 — 43.8%

18:00 91° dry 2 — 30.1%

Mon Monday 31 August

Good

Temp77°F

Raindry

Wind6 mph

Gusts—

Humidity51%

No recent rain

Basalt holds friction well when dry

Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum

06:00 84° dry 10 — 34.5%

12:00 76° dry 6 — 51.2%

18:00 90° dry 2 — 26%

Tue Tuesday 1 September

Good

Temp72°F

Raindry

Wind2 mph

Gusts—

Humidity33%

No recent rain

Basalt holds friction well when dry

Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum

06:00 82° dry 2 — 21.1%

12:00 71° dry 3 — 32.7%

18:00 87° dry 3 — 13.4%

Wed Wednesday 2 September

Good

Temp68°F

Raindry

Wind—

Gusts—

Humidity16%

No recent rain

Basalt holds friction well when dry

Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum

06:00 77° dry 2 — 11.7%

12:00 67° dry 0 — 16.3%

18:00 85° dry 2 — 7.6%

Seasonal access (03-15 to 06-30)
Closed for Mojave Desert Tortoise mating habitat protection — Red Cliffs Desert Reserve closes Black Rocks entirely for Desert Tortoise breeding — no access to the crag. Enforced closure.

About Black Rocks (St George)

Black Rocks is St George's basalt option — short black basalt walls minutes from town in the Red Cliffs Desert Reserve, split into a southeast-facing Sunny Side and a northwest-facing Shady Side. Perfect rainy-day / wet-sandstone alternative because basalt shrugs off rain that would sideline the surrounding Navajo sandstone crags. for Desert Tortoise mating — the crag is completely off-limits during the closure. Best season is November through mid-March.

Region: St George
Rock type: Basalt
Aspect: mixed-facing
Altitude: 3245 ft
Exposure: medium
Seepage: very-low

Other crags in this region

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