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ATLANTA · GRANITE

Boat Rock weather & climbing conditions

Poor — wet, too windy or closed

Right now

Temp76°F
Wind7 mph
Gusts11 mph
Humidity76.6%
Rain 48h0.1 in
Last rain16h ago

Assessment

1.6mm rain forecast
Warm (76°F) and humid (76.6%) — granite friction will be poor, especially on slabs

7-day forecast

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Today Monday 5 October
Poor
Temp75°F
Rain0.06 in
Wind7 mph
Gusts11 mph
Humidity77%
1.6mm rain forecast
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
09:00 — dry — — null%
16:00 76° 0.01 in 7 — 76.6%
17:00 75° dry 8 — 77%
18:00 75° dry 7 — 77%
19:00 73° dry 5 — 82.7%
20:00 70° dry 5 — 90.1%
21:00 69° dry 6 — 92.4%
Tue Tuesday 6 October
Good
Temp72°F
Raindry
Wind9 mph
Gusts—
Humidity56%
Should be dry
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 60° dry 7 — 88.8%
07:00 59° dry 7 — 88.5%
08:00 59° dry 8 — 87.3%
09:00 63° dry 7 — 79.3%
10:00 66° dry 9 — 70.3%
11:00 69° dry 10 — 63.7%
12:00 71° dry 10 — 59.2%
13:00 73° dry 10 — 53.8%
14:00 75° dry 9 — 50.1%
15:00 76° dry 9 — 48.9%
16:00 76° dry 8 — 48.4%
17:00 75° dry 8 — 51.1%
18:00 73° dry 7 — 57.1%
19:00 69° dry 6 — 67.7%
20:00 66° dry 7 — 76.3%
21:00 65° dry 7 — 78.4%
Wed Wednesday 7 October
Good
Temp73°F
Raindry
Wind5 mph
Gusts—
Humidity56%
Should be dry
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 57° dry 6 — 93.2%
07:00 56° dry 6 — 93.1%
08:00 56° dry 5 — 93.2%
09:00 60° dry 4 — 85.1%
10:00 64° dry 5 — 74.8%
11:00 68° dry 6 — 65.6%
12:00 72° dry 6 — 58.6%
13:00 74° dry 5 — 53.8%
14:00 76° dry 4 — 50%
15:00 78° dry 4 — 46.9%
16:00 78° dry 4 — 44.5%
17:00 78° dry 4 — 45.2%
18:00 76° dry 2 — 52.9%
19:00 70° dry 2 — 73.5%
20:00 67° dry 3 — 77.5%
21:00 65° dry 3 — 79.5%
Thu Thursday 8 October
Caution
Temp81°F
Raindry
Wind3 mph
Gusts—
Humidity45%
Should be dryHeat warning (peak 81°F) — friction drops off as the rock and rubber warm up
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 57° dry 2 — 93.6%
07:00 57° dry 2 — 94.3%
08:00 57° dry 2 — 95%
14:00 81° dry 3 — 44.6%
20:00 72° dry 4 — 61.9%
Fri Friday 9 October
Caution
Temp82°F
Raindry
Wind8 mph
Gusts—
Humidity44%
Should be dryHeat warning (peak 82°F) — friction drops off as the rock and rubber warm up
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
08:00 61° dry 4 — 85.9%
14:00 82° dry 8 — 43.5%
20:00 69° dry 6 — 70.3%
Sat Saturday 10 October
Poor
Temp75°F
Rain0.02 in
Wind12 mph
Gusts—
Humidity65%
0.6mm rain forecast
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
08:00 64° dry 9 — 77%
14:00 76° dry 12 — 65.4%
20:00 70° 0.02 in 12 — 77.1%
Sun Sunday 11 October
Poor
Temp66°F
Rain0.2 in
Wind12 mph
Gusts—
Humidity97%
5.9mm rain forecastHumidity 97% — likely fog/cloud
  • Good conditions for granite
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
08:00 63° 0.05 in 14 — 98.5%
14:00 67° 0.05 in 12 — 96.5%
20:00 68° 0.10 in 9 — 99.4%
Mon Monday 12 October
Poor
Temp77°F
Rain0.1 in
Wind1 mph
Gusts—
Humidity75%
2.9mm rain forecast
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
08:00 66° dry 5 — 99.6%
14:00 78° 0.01 in 1 — 74.5%
20:00 72° dry 5 — 89.4%

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

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