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BLUE RIDGE · RHYOLITE

Grayson Highlands weather & climbing conditions

Good — dry and climbable

Right now

Temp65°F
Wind8 mph
Gusts12 mph
Humidity46.3%
Rain 48hdry
Last rain52h ago

Assessment

Should be dry

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Monday 5 October
Good
Temp64°F
Raindry
Wind8 mph
Gusts12 mph
Humidity46%
Should be dry
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
09:00 — dry — — null%
16:00 65° dry 8 — 46.3%
17:00 64° dry 8 — 46.4%
18:00 61° dry 7 — 52.1%
19:00 55° dry 6 — 66.1%
20:00 52° dry 6 — 71.5%
21:00 51° dry 6 — 71.5%
Tue Tuesday 6 October
Good
Temp59°F
Raindry
Wind7 mph
Gusts—
Humidity62%
Should be dry
  • Good temperature for mountain rhyolite
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 44° dry 5 — 74.3%
07:00 45° dry 6 — 70.4%
08:00 46° dry 6 — 71.2%
09:00 50° dry 6 — 68.7%
10:00 53° dry 7 — 65.8%
11:00 56° dry 7 — 65.3%
12:00 58° dry 6 — 62.7%
13:00 60° dry 7 — 60.3%
14:00 62° dry 6 — 59.1%
15:00 63° dry 6 — 59.3%
16:00 63° dry 7 — 60.6%
17:00 62° dry 8 — 64.4%
18:00 58° dry 7 — 72%
19:00 53° dry 7 — 84.2%
20:00 50° dry 6 — 92.8%
21:00 49° dry 6 — 95.1%
Wed Wednesday 7 October
Good
Temp66°F
Raindry
Wind8 mph
Gusts—
Humidity51%
Should be dry
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 49° dry 7 — 85.1%
07:00 50° dry 8 — 86.7%
08:00 50° dry 8 — 85.8%
09:00 56° dry 7 — 76.5%
10:00 61° dry 9 — 69.7%
11:00 64° dry 9 — 62.5%
12:00 66° dry 9 — 54.2%
13:00 67° dry 9 — 48%
14:00 69° dry 8 — 41.4%
15:00 69° dry 8 — 39.6%
16:00 68° dry 7 — 42.7%
17:00 67° dry 7 — 47.8%
18:00 64° dry 6 — 57.6%
19:00 58° dry 5 — 77.2%
20:00 56° dry 5 — 85.3%
21:00 55° dry 5 — 87.9%
Thu Thursday 8 October
Good
Temp70°F
Raindry
Wind7 mph
Gusts—
Humidity45%
Should be dry
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 53° dry 8 — 93.2%
07:00 53° dry 8 — 93.8%
08:00 54° dry 9 — 92.8%
14:00 70° dry 7 — 45.3%
20:00 59° dry 3 — 82.8%
Fri Friday 9 October
Good
Temp73°F
Raindry
Wind2 mph
Gusts—
Humidity38%
Should be dry
  • Hot — long mountain routes feel exposed
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
08:00 54° dry 0 — 80.2%
14:00 73° dry 3 — 38.4%
20:00 60° dry 1 — 67.9%
Sat Saturday 10 October
Good
Temp66°F
Raindry
Wind11 mph
Gusts—
Humidity62%
Should be dry
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
08:00 53° dry 1 — 93.2%
14:00 67° dry 11 — 61.9%
20:00 57° dry 7 — 83.4%
Sun Sunday 11 October
Poor
Temp54°F
Rain0.2 in
Wind14 mph
Gusts—
Humidity96%
5.6mm rain forecastHumidity 96% — likely fog/cloud
  • Good temperature for mountain rhyolite
  • Wet rhyolite is slippery; seepage from grass above can linger
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
08:00 51° 0.03 in 9 — 75.5%
14:00 54° 0.1 in 14 — 96.1%
20:00 54° 0.08 in 11 — 99.8%
Mon Monday 12 October
Poor
Temp59°F
Rain0.1 in
Wind7 mph
Gusts—
Humidity96%
2.7mm rain forecastHumidity 96% — likely fog/cloud
  • Good temperature for mountain rhyolite
  • Wet rhyolite is slippery; seepage from grass above can linger
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
08:00 56° 0.02 in 6 — 99.3%
14:00 59° 0.01 in 7 — 96.4%
20:00 57° 0.00 in 6 — 99.2%

About Grayson Highlands

Grayson Highlands is arguably the best summer bouldering in the Southeast — 1,000+ problems on Whitetop rhyolite (with metaconglomerate and quartzite mixed in) scattered across the high balds of Grayson Highlands State Park, southwest Virginia. Main bouldering sits at 1,370–1,494 m (4,500–4,900 ft) so it's cool when Chattanooga is 35°C. Rhyolite dries fast; the high-altitude condensation/fog rule can fire in humid weather but rock quality isn't fragile like sandstone. AVP Boulders area now permanently public thanks to Central Appalachia Climbers Coalition + Access Fund. Crashpad rentals $10/day at the park.

Region
Blue Ridge
Rock type
Rhyolite
Aspect
mixed-facing
Altitude
3711 ft
Exposure
high
Seepage
low