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CATHEDRAL DOMAIN · CUMBERLAND SANDSTONE

Cathedral Domain (Rock Domain) weather & climbing conditions

Good — dry and climbable

Right now

Temp72°F
Wind7 mph
Gusts11 mph
Humidity29.4%
Rain 48hdry
Last rainNone recent

Assessment

No recent rain

7-day forecast

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Today Monday 5 October
Good
Temp72°F
Raindry
Wind7 mph
Gusts11 mph
Humidity29%
No recent rain
  • Cumberland sandstone climbs well when dry — check no dampness in cracks or pockets
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
09:00 — dry — — null%
16:00 72° dry 7 — 29.4%
17:00 70° dry 7 — 32.1%
18:00 68° dry 6 — 39.1%
19:00 62° dry 6 — 50.6%
20:00 59° dry 7 — 57.1%
21:00 58° dry 7 — 60.8%
Tue Tuesday 6 October
Good
Temp66°F
Raindry
Wind5 mph
Gusts—
Humidity42%
No recent rain
  • Cumberland sandstone climbs well when dry — check no dampness in cracks or pockets
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 49° dry 7 — 72.9%
07:00 48° dry 8 — 74.7%
08:00 48° dry 8 — 76%
09:00 52° dry 6 — 70.8%
10:00 57° dry 6 — 61.7%
11:00 62° dry 7 — 50.9%
12:00 65° dry 6 — 43.9%
13:00 67° dry 5 — 39.8%
14:00 70° dry 5 — 34.9%
15:00 71° dry 4 — 32.6%
16:00 72° dry 3 — 31.7%
17:00 71° dry 3 — 32%
18:00 69° dry 2 — 44.4%
19:00 64° dry 3 — 56.4%
20:00 60° dry 4 — 60.4%
21:00 57° dry 4 — 64.5%
Wed Wednesday 7 October
Good
Temp73°F
Raindry
Wind6 mph
Gusts—
Humidity42%
No recent rain
  • Cumberland sandstone climbs well when dry — check no dampness in cracks or pockets
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 49° dry 5 — 86.4%
07:00 49° dry 5 — 87%
08:00 49° dry 5 — 86.3%
09:00 56° dry 4 — 74.2%
10:00 63° dry 4 — 61.2%
11:00 69° dry 5 — 49.7%
12:00 72° dry 6 — 41.6%
13:00 75° dry 7 — 38.1%
14:00 76° dry 7 — 35.6%
15:00 77° dry 7 — 35%
16:00 77° dry 7 — 35.1%
17:00 77° dry 7 — 37.5%
18:00 74° dry 5 — 48.2%
19:00 68° dry 4 — 59.5%
20:00 66° dry 5 — 62%
21:00 64° dry 6 — 67.5%
Thu Thursday 8 October
Good
Temp79°F
Raindry
Wind4 mph
Gusts—
Humidity49%
No recent rain
  • Cumberland sandstone climbs well when dry — check no dampness in cracks or pockets
  • Hot — Southern humidity and heat make holds greasy
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 57° dry 6 — 86.8%
07:00 56° dry 6 — 87.7%
08:00 56° dry 5 — 88.9%
14:00 78° dry 4 — 48.7%
20:00 70° dry 1 — 58.7%
Fri Friday 9 October
Good
Temp77°F
Raindry
Wind2 mph
Gusts—
Humidity29%
No recent rain
  • Cumberland sandstone climbs well when dry — check no dampness in cracks or pockets
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
08:00 52° dry 6 — 78%
14:00 76° dry 3 — 29.3%
20:00 64° dry 6 — 43%
Sat Saturday 10 October
Caution
Temp84°F
Raindry
Wind4 mph
Gusts—
Humidity27%
No recent rainHeat warning (peak 83°F) — friction drops off as the rock and rubber warm up
  • Cumberland sandstone climbs well when dry — check no dampness in cracks or pockets
  • Hot — Southern humidity and heat make holds greasy
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
08:00 55° dry 7 — 61.6%
14:00 83° dry 4 — 26.8%
20:00 72° dry 5 — 51%
Sun Sunday 11 October
Poor
Temp66°F
Rain0.1 in
Wind9 mph
Gusts—
Humidity60%
3.7mm rain forecastCumberland sandstone — wait until fully dry
  • Do not climb wet Cumberland sandstone — even hard SE sandstone breaks holds when saturated
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
08:00 63° dry 9 — 60.2%
14:00 67° 0.1 in 9 — 60.4%
20:00 61° dry 10 — 97.4%
Mon Monday 12 October
Poor
Temp77°F
Rain0.06 in
Wind4 mph
Gusts—
Humidity65%
1.4mm rain forecastCumberland sandstone — wait until fully dry
  • Do not climb wet Cumberland sandstone — even hard SE sandstone breaks holds when saturated
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
08:00 61° dry 6 — 98.4%
14:00 76° dry 4 — 65.1%
20:00 69° dry 6 — 87.6%
Access
Privately owned: waiver mandatory (cathedraldomain.org), parking and camping fees apply, donations requested for trail maintenance.

About Cathedral Domain (Rock Domain)

Cathedral Domain (the Rock Domain) is a modern private climbing preserve in Lee County KY, opened in 2018 by the Cathedral Domain — a church retreat centre on Highway 1746 near Irvine, ~8 km west of the Motherlode cluster. 198 mostly-sport routes across 31+ named sections on the same Corbin-family Cumberland sandstone as the RRG. On-site bathrooms with showers and a campground. Cumberland sandstone wet-rock ethic applies.

Region
Cathedral Domain
Rock type
Cumberland sandstone
Aspect
mixed-facing
Altitude
925 ft
Exposure
medium
Seepage
medium