Right now

Temp57°F

Wind8 mph

Gusts11 mph

Humidity42.2%

Rain 48h0.00 in

Last rainNone recent

Assessment

0.7mm rain forecast

Monsoon season — afternoon thunderstorm risk

Good friction temperature range for granite

Sierra monsoon — afternoon thunderstorms likely; start early and be off summits before noon

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Wednesday 26 August

Poor

Temp48°F

Rain0.03 in

Wind4 mph

Gusts11 mph

Humidity60%

0.7mm rain forecastMonsoon season — afternoon thunderstorm risk

Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum

06:00 47° dry 4 — 68.1%

07:00 46° dry 4 — 69.5%

08:00 46° dry 4 — 68.6%

09:00 46° dry 4 — 68.4%

10:00 46° dry 4 — 68.9%

11:00 45° dry 4 — 69.1%

12:00 45° dry 4 — 68.4%

13:00 44° dry 4 — 65.9%

14:00 46° dry 4 — 61.1%

15:00 54° dry 4 — 50.2%

16:00 58° dry 4 — 34.6%

17:00 60° dry 6 — 31.5%

18:00 63° dry 7 — 29.7%

19:00 65° 0.01 in 9 — 29.4%

20:00 66° 0.01 in 10 — 30.5%

21:00 65° 0.01 in 10 — 32.5%

Thu Thursday 27 August

Good

Temp48°F

Raindry

Wind4 mph

Gusts—

Humidity56%

No recent rainMonsoon season — afternoon thunderstorm risk

Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum

06:00 47° dry 4 — 69.1%

07:00 46° dry 4 — 71.2%

08:00 46° dry 4 — 66.9%

09:00 46° dry 3 — 62.9%

10:00 46° dry 3 — 61.5%

11:00 46° dry 3 — 61%

12:00 45° dry 3 — 61.4%

13:00 45° dry 3 — 61.5%

14:00 46° dry 3 — 59.2%

15:00 54° dry 3 — 47.5%

16:00 58° dry 4 — 39%

17:00 60° dry 6 — 36.4%

18:00 63° dry 8 — 32.6%

19:00 65° dry 9 — 29.8%

20:00 66° dry 10 — 27.7%

21:00 66° dry 11 — 26.8%

Fri Friday 28 August

Poor

Temp48°F

Rain0.2 in

Wind7 mph

Gusts—

Humidity69%

3.9mm rain forecastMonsoon season — afternoon thunderstorm risk

Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum

06:00 51° dry 4 — 53.8%

07:00 51° dry 4 — 53.9%

08:00 51° dry 4 — 47.8%

09:00 51° 0.02 in 4 — 46.9%

10:00 49° 0.02 in 5 — 61.7%

11:00 48° dry 5 — 81.1%

12:00 47° dry 6 — 85.6%

13:00 47° dry 6 — 71.4%

14:00 49° dry 5 — 67.5%

15:00 51° dry 9 — 61.5%

16:00 52° 0.04 in 11 — 54.4%

17:00 50° 0.06 in 11 — 78.5%

18:00 48° 0.02 in 7 — 93.1%

Sat Saturday 29 August

Caution

Temp41°F

Rain0.00 in

Wind2 mph

Gusts—

Humidity82%

Drying — 18h since rainMonsoon season — afternoon thunderstorm risk

Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum

06:00 44° dry 4 — 79.1%

12:00 41° dry 2 — 82.3%

18:00 56° dry 9 — 45.4%

Sun Sunday 30 August

Good

Temp37°F

Raindry

Wind2 mph

Gusts—

Humidity67%

Should be dryMonsoon season — afternoon thunderstorm risk

Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum

06:00 40° dry 3 — 80.4%

12:00 38° dry 2 — 66.9%

18:00 56° dry 6 — 28.3%

Mon Monday 31 August

Good

Temp37°F

Raindry

Wind3 mph

Gusts—

Humidity50%

Should be dryMonsoon season — afternoon thunderstorm risk

Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum

06:00 42° dry 2 — 59.2%

12:00 38° dry 3 — 49.6%

18:00 55° dry 6 — 20.4%

Tue Tuesday 1 September

Good

Temp34°F

Raindry

Wind3 mph

Gusts—

Humidity55%

Should be dryMonsoon season — afternoon thunderstorm risk

Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum

06:00 39° dry 2 — 57.5%

12:00 33° dry 3 — 55.3%

18:00 54° dry 6 — 14%

Wed Wednesday 2 September

Good

Temp37°F

Raindry

Wind3 mph

Gusts—

Humidity47%

Should be dryMonsoon season — afternoon thunderstorm risk

Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum

06:00 42° dry 2 — 69.3%

12:00 37° dry 3 — 46.7%

18:00 59° dry 6 — 10.2%

Seasonal access (11-03 to 05-28)
Tioga Road closed — no vehicle access to Tuolumne

Spring snowmelt (05-28 to 07-15)
North-face Regular Route P1 is a well-documented spring seep — expect wet slippery rock in early season, dries by mid-July in a normal year

About Fairview Dome

Fairview Dome is 'one of the largest and steepest domes easily accessed from the road in Tuolumne' (per Mountain Project) — a 300m north-facing shield of Cathedral Peak Granodiorite rising directly from the meadow (summit ~2876m). The Regular Route (5.9, 12 pitches, one of Roper & Steck's 50 Classic Climbs picks) is one of the great alpine dome climbs of the Sierra: knob-slab climbing, splitter cracks, and a summit with the whole Cathedral Range in view. Lucky Streaks (5.10c) is the direct hard variant; Great Pumpkin (5.8) is the moderate West Face classic. Bring a wind layer — the summit is exposed and it can be genuinely cold in a July afternoon breeze. 15-minute approach from a pull-out 3.5 miles from the Tuolumne store.

Region: Tuolumne Meadows
Rock type: Granite
Aspect: north-facing
Altitude: 9436 ft
Exposure: high
Seepage: medium

Other crags in this region

Cathedral Peak Lembert Dome Medlicott Dome Pywiack Dome Stately Pleasure Dome