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%

Bird ban (03-01 to 07-15)
Peregrine falcon closure between and including 'Power Point' and 'The North Face' — covers most of the primary routes on the north face. Partial closure; some sectors remain open. Check nps.gov/yose closures page.

Spring snowmelt (04-15 to 07-01)
North-face snowmelt drip lines active from summit ledges — expect wet streaks through early July after a normal winter

About Higher Cathedral Rock

Higher Cathedral Rock is the taller of the two Cathedral formations, perched uphill from Middle Cathedral on the south side of the valley (summit ~1690m). The peregrine closure is the sting: routes between Power Point and The North Face are closed March 1 through July 15 in most years, so the reliable window is late July through October. Popular routes catch morning sun on the southeast side. Approach: same trailhead as Middle Cathedral, then ninety minutes of scree uphill.

Region: Yosemite Valley
Rock type: Granite
Aspect: north-east-facing
Altitude: 4921 ft
Exposure: medium
Seepage: medium

Other crags in this region

Camp 4 Boulders Church Bowl El Capitan Manure Pile Buttress Middle Cathedral Rock Reed's Pinnacle Sentinel Rock Sunnyside Bench The Cookie Cliff