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ST GEORGE · DESERT SANDSTONE

Chuckwalla Wall weather & climbing conditions

Poor — wet, too windy or closed

Right now

Temp70°F
Wind10 mph
Gusts14 mph
Humidity61.7%
Rain 48h0.02 in
Last rain1h ago

Assessment

1.1mm rain forecast
Do not climb wet desert sandstone — holds break and cams pull

Drying Time

19% dry · 2-4h to dry

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Saturday 10 October
Poor
Temp32°F
Rain0.04 in
Wind10 mph
Gusts14 mph
Humidity62%
1.1mm rain forecastDo not climb wet desert sandstone — holds break and cams pull
  • Do not climb — wet desert sandstone is severely weakened, cams can pull and holds break, permanently damaging the route
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 — dry — — null%
14:00 — dry — — null%
Sun Sunday 11 October
Poor
Temp70°F
Rain0.9 in
Wind16 mph
Gusts—
Humidity70%
22.6mm rain forecastDo not climb wet desert sandstone — holds break and cams pull
  • Do not climb — wet desert sandstone is severely weakened, cams can pull and holds break, permanently damaging the route
  • Elevated humidity for a desert crag — subsurface drying will be slower than expected
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 63° 0.00 in 10 — 88%
07:00 64° dry 13 — 83.1%
08:00 64° dry 14 — 78.5%
09:00 67° 0.01 in 19 — 70.7%
10:00 68° 0.05 in 19 — 68.3%
11:00 70° 0.1 in 22 — 63.9%
12:00 71° 0.08 in 15 — 72.8%
13:00 70° 0.1 in 17 — 69.8%
14:00 69° 0.03 in 13 — 72%
15:00 71° 0.1 in 15 — 68.1%
16:00 66° 0.03 in 10 — 76.4%
17:00 66° 0.05 in 8 — 75.4%
18:00 65° 0.02 in 6 — 79.3%
19:00 64° dry 6 — 86%
20:00 63° dry 6 — 84%
21:00 63° dry 6 — 82.9%
Mon Monday 12 October
Poor
Temp63°F
Rain0.5 in
Wind7 mph
Gusts—
Humidity76%
12.8mm rain forecastDo not climb wet desert sandstone — holds break and cams pull
  • Do not climb — wet desert sandstone is severely weakened, cams can pull and holds break, permanently damaging the route
  • Good friction temperature range for desert sandstone
  • Elevated humidity for a desert crag — subsurface drying will be slower than expected
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 57° 0.01 in 6 — 91.8%
07:00 57° dry 4 — 91.9%
08:00 56° 0.00 in 4 — 92.8%
09:00 58° 0.02 in 5 — 87.1%
10:00 59° 0.03 in 6 — 85.4%
11:00 60° 0.03 in 6 — 82.5%
12:00 61° 0.02 in 6 — 81.6%
13:00 64° 0.03 in 6 — 72.9%
14:00 65° 0.02 in 8 — 72.4%
15:00 66° 0.09 in 9 — 69.1%
16:00 64° 0.01 in 9 — 71.1%
17:00 64° 0.04 in 5 — 69.7%
18:00 62° 0.02 in 5 — 73.7%
19:00 60° 0.02 in 4 — 82.4%
20:00 57° dry 5 — 89.4%
21:00 57° 0.02 in 8 — 86.6%
Tue Tuesday 13 October
Poor
Temp52°F
Rain0.1 in
Wind4 mph
Gusts—
Humidity80%
2.9mm rain forecastDo not climb wet desert sandstone — holds break and cams pull
  • Do not climb — wet desert sandstone is severely weakened, cams can pull and holds break, permanently damaging the route
  • Good friction temperature range for desert sandstone
  • Elevated humidity for a desert crag — subsurface drying will be slower than expected
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 49° 0.01 in 5 — 91.7%
07:00 49° 0.00 in 4 — 90.7%
08:00 49° 0.00 in 4 — 89.5%
09:00 50° dry 4 — 87.3%
10:00 51° dry 5 — 82.4%
11:00 52° dry 4 — 81.1%
12:00 53° dry 3 — 76%
18:00 58° dry 5 — 58.6%
Wed Wednesday 14 October
Poor
Temp55°F
Raindry
Wind1 mph
Gusts—
Humidity69%
Should be dryOnly 32h since rain — desert sandstone 48h minimum wait
  • Check the sand at the base is powder-dry before climbing — if it clumps together, the rock is still wet inside
  • Good friction temperature range for desert sandstone
  • Elevated humidity for a desert crag — subsurface drying will be slower than expected
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 47° dry 1 — 80.4%
12:00 56° dry 1 — 69%
18:00 64° dry 1 — 57.5%
Thu Thursday 15 October
Caution
Temp57°F
Raindry
Wind2 mph
Gusts—
Humidity61%
Should be dryDesert sandstone — check base sand is powder-dry before climbing
  • Check the sand at the base is powder-dry before climbing — if it clumps together, the rock is still wet inside
  • Good friction temperature range for desert sandstone
  • Elevated humidity for a desert crag — subsurface drying will be slower than expected
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 49° dry 2 — 71.8%
12:00 57° dry 2 — 61.1%
18:00 66° dry 2 — 52.4%
Fri Friday 16 October
Caution
Temp64°F
Raindry
Wind3 mph
Gusts—
Humidity51%
Should be dryDesert sandstone — check base sand is powder-dry before climbing
  • Check the sand at the base is powder-dry before climbing — if it clumps together, the rock is still wet inside
  • Good friction temperature range for desert sandstone
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 49° dry 2 — 81.6%
12:00 64° dry 3 — 50.5%
18:00 69° dry 13 — 51%
Sat Saturday 17 October
Poor
Temp64°F
Rain0.01 in
Wind1 mph
Gusts—
Humidity69%
0.3mm rain forecastDo not climb wet desert sandstone — holds break and cams pull
  • Do not climb — wet desert sandstone is severely weakened, cams can pull and holds break, permanently damaging the route
  • Good friction temperature range for desert sandstone
  • Elevated humidity for a desert crag — subsurface drying will be slower than expected
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 56° dry 1 — 84.5%
12:00 64° dry 1 — 69.3%
18:00 69° dry 2 — 57.6%

About Chuckwalla Wall

Chuckwalla Wall is St George's most-visited sport crag — a compact south/southwest-facing red Navajo sandstone cliff with 31 fully-bolted lines featuring 'pockets, slopers, and crimps' that are 'mostly good' and 'gentle on the hands'. Prime winter destination when everywhere else is snowed in. Snow Canyon State Park fee area (as of March 2024 — $10-15 day pass at the Chuckwalla lot). Same 48h wet-sandstone rule as all Navajo/Aztec crags.

Region
St George
Rock type
Desert sandstone
Aspect
south-facing
Altitude
3068 ft
Exposure
medium
Seepage
very-low

Other crags in this region

Black Rocks (St George)Prophesy WallSnow Canyon State ParkTurtle WallUtah Hills