Climbing Forecast Atlanta Boat Rock

ATLANTA · GRANITE

Boat Rock climbing conditions

Poor — wet, too windy or closed

Right now

Temp80°F
Wind2 mph
Gusts4 mph
Humidity81.7%
Rain 48hdry
Last rainNone recent

Assessment

2.5mm rain forecast
Warm (80°F) and humid (81.7%) — granite friction will be poor, especially on slabs

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Friday 21 August
Poor
Temp84°F
Rain0.10 in
Wind4 mph
Gusts4 mph
Humidity71%
2.5mm rain forecast
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
14:00 80° dry 2 81.7%
15:00 84° dry 3 68.4%
16:00 87° 0.01 in 5 61.6%
17:00 88° 0.00 in 4 60.4%
18:00 90° dry 4 55.4%
19:00 92° dry 5 49.4%
20:00 93° 0.01 in 5 45.8%
21:00 90° 0.07 in 8 49.3%
Sat Saturday 22 August
Good
Temp77°F
Raindry
Wind5 mph
Gusts
Humidity83%
Should be dry
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 74° dry 4 98.4%
07:00 73° dry 4 98%
08:00 72° dry 4 98.2%
09:00 71° dry 4 98.4%
10:00 71° dry 4 98.1%
11:00 71° dry 4 97.8%
12:00 72° dry 4 96.1%
13:00 75° dry 4 90.8%
14:00 79° dry 4 81.7%
15:00 84° dry 6 66%
16:00 88° dry 6 52.2%
17:00 90° dry 6 44.6%
18:00 92° dry 7 38.9%
19:00 93° dry 7 32.1%
20:00 93° dry 7 30.1%
21:00 93° dry 7 30.2%
Sun Sunday 23 August
Good
Temp77°F
Raindry
Wind6 mph
Gusts
Humidity64%
Should be dry
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 75° dry 7 62.5%
07:00 74° dry 6 64.6%
08:00 72° dry 5 72.2%
09:00 71° dry 6 75.7%
10:00 72° dry 7 74.1%
11:00 72° dry 7 73.5%
12:00 73° dry 6 73.5%
13:00 76° dry 5 68.9%
14:00 80° dry 5 62.2%
15:00 84° dry 6 52.9%
16:00 87° dry 5 42.9%
17:00 90° dry 6 34.8%
18:00 91° dry 6 29.8%
19:00 93° dry 8 26.4%
20:00 93° dry 8 25.2%
21:00 93° dry 8 25.6%
Mon Monday 24 August
Good
Temp68°F
Raindry
Wind4 mph
Gusts
Humidity78%
Should be dry
  • Good conditions for granite
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 73° dry 4 58.6%
12:00 69° dry 4 78%
18:00 91° dry 3 31.2%
Tue Tuesday 25 August
Good
Temp72°F
Raindry
Wind3 mph
Gusts
Humidity64%
Should be dry
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 74° dry 1 53.5%
12:00 72° dry 3 64.3%
18:00 94° dry 3 28.7%
Wed Wednesday 26 August
Poor
Temp75°F
Rain0.02 in
Wind4 mph
Gusts
Humidity77%
0.6mm rain forecast
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 75° dry 4 71.2%
12:00 75° 0.01 in 4 77%
18:00 79° 0.02 in 11 72.7%
Thu Thursday 27 August
Poor
Temp72°F
Rain0.03 in
Wind2 mph
Gusts
Humidity98%
0.7mm rain forecastHumidity 98% — likely fog/cloud
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 72° dry 2 99.8%
12:00 71° dry 2 98.4%
18:00 83° 0.01 in 5 63.8%
Fri Friday 28 August
Poor
Temp70°F
Rain0.05 in
Wind2 mph
Gusts
Humidity98%
1.2mm rain forecastHumidity 98% — likely fog/cloud
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 72° 0.04 in 1 98.3%
12:00 71° dry 2 98.4%
18:00 82° dry 4 72.4%

About Boat Rock

Boat Rock is Atlanta's home crag — a small urban granite boulder field in southwest Atlanta with very technical climbing that rewards balance and footwork. SCC-managed access parcel with a gated parking lot (combination code from seclimbers.org); limited parking at the climber information kiosk. Granite is fast-drying and not wet-fragile, so shorter drying windows apply. Approach: I-20 west to Fulton Industrial Blvd exit, south 4 miles, left on Barkers Ferry Rd → Boat Rock Rd → parking loop on the right after ~1.5 miles.

Region
Atlanta
Rock type
Granite
Aspect
mixed-facing
Altitude
984 ft
Exposure
medium
Seepage
low