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YOSEMITE VALLEY · GRANITE

Church Bowl weather & climbing conditions

Good — dry and climbable

Right now

Temp52°F
Wind5 mph
Gusts7 mph
Humidity72.5%
Rain 48hdry
Last rainNone recent

Assessment

No recent rain
Good friction temperature range for granite

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Saturday 10 October
Good
Temp32°F
Raindry
Wind5 mph
Gusts7 mph
Humidity73%
No recent rain
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
13:00 — dry — — null%
21:00 52° dry 5 — 72.5%
Sun Sunday 11 October
Poor
Temp61°F
Rain0.03 in
Wind12 mph
Gusts—
Humidity48%
0.8mm rain forecast
  • Good conditions for granite
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 46° dry 4 — 80.3%
07:00 46° dry 4 — 81.1%
08:00 53° dry 5 — 66.8%
09:00 59° dry 9 — 54.4%
10:00 62° dry 11 — 45.6%
11:00 63° dry 12 — 43.1%
12:00 62° 0.01 in 13 — 46.7%
13:00 61° 0.02 in 13 — 52%
14:00 61° 0.00 in 13 — 52%
15:00 61° dry 13 — 46.2%
16:00 60° dry 13 — 48.4%
17:00 57° dry 12 — 53.9%
18:00 54° dry 10 — 61.4%
19:00 50° dry 9 — 71%
20:00 47° dry 10 — 75.3%
21:00 46° dry 7 — 76.3%
Mon Monday 12 October
Poor
Temp48°F
Rain0.09 in
Wind6 mph
Gusts—
Humidity70%
2.3mm rain forecast
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 40° dry 2 — 89.6%
07:00 40° dry 1 — 90.1%
08:00 43° 0.00 in 2 — 88.3%
09:00 45° 0.01 in 3 — 84.9%
10:00 47° dry 4 — 70.1%
11:00 49° 0.01 in 4 — 64.1%
12:00 50° 0.01 in 6 — 65.2%
13:00 49° 0.02 in 6 — 69.8%
14:00 48° 0.02 in 7 — 74.6%
15:00 47° 0.01 in 7 — 74%
16:00 47° 0.01 in 6 — 72.7%
17:00 46° 0.00 in 5 — 76.4%
18:00 46° dry 4 — 78%
19:00 44° dry 3 — 86.3%
20:00 44° dry 3 — 87.9%
21:00 44° dry 2 — 90.5%
Tue Tuesday 13 October
Poor
Temp52°F
Rain0.05 in
Wind7 mph
Gusts—
Humidity29%
1.3mm rain forecast
  • Good conditions for granite
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 38° dry 6 — 90.4%
07:00 34° dry 6 — 89.6%
08:00 38° dry 6 — 75.3%
09:00 45° dry 6 — 50.2%
10:00 49° dry 7 — 31.4%
11:00 53° dry 7 — 25.6%
17:00 57° dry 5 — 50.5%
Wed Wednesday 14 October
Good
Temp66°F
Raindry
Wind4 mph
Gusts—
Humidity18%
Should be dry
  • Good conditions for granite
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
11:00 66° dry 4 — 17.6%
17:00 63° dry 4 — 33%
Thu Thursday 15 October
Good
Temp73°F
Raindry
Wind1 mph
Gusts—
Humidity16%
Should be dry
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
11:00 74° dry 1 — 16%
17:00 73° dry 2 — 16%
Fri Friday 16 October
Good
Temp72°F
Raindry
Wind5 mph
Gusts—
Humidity18%
Should be dry
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
11:00 71° dry 5 — 17.6%
17:00 67° dry 5 — 25.7%
Sat Saturday 17 October
Good
Temp70°F
Raindry
Wind4 mph
Gusts—
Humidity23%
Should be dry
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
11:00 69° dry 4 — 23.3%
17:00 68° dry 5 — 26.6%

About Church Bowl

Church Bowl is Yosemite Valley's beginner-and-toprope sanctuary — a compact south-facing amphitheatre of clean granite on the north side of the road between the Ahwahnee (Majestic Yosemite Hotel) and Yosemite Village. The south aspect and low altitude make it one of the first walls dry after rain. Short walk from the Ahwahnee Hotel parking; expect crowds.

Region
Yosemite Valley
Rock type
Granite
Aspect
south-facing
Altitude
4035 ft
Exposure
low
Seepage
low

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