Right now

Temp58°F

Wind6 mph

Gusts10 mph

Humidity86%

Rain 48hdry

Last rainNone recent

Assessment

No recent rain

Good friction temperature range for granite

High humidity (86%) — granite friction compromised, particularly for bouldering

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Sunday 4 October

Good

Temp55°F

Raindry

Wind7 mph

Gusts10 mph

Humidity80%

No recent rain

Good conditions for granite

Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum

06:00 57° dry 7 — 86.3%

07:00 57° dry 7 — 86.2%

08:00 56° dry 7 — 85.4%

09:00 56° dry 8 — 84.3%

10:00 55° dry 7 — 83.6%

11:00 55° dry 7 — 82.8%

12:00 54° dry 7 — 81.8%

13:00 54° dry 7 — 81.1%

14:00 53° dry 6 — 80.7%

15:00 55° dry 6 — 78.3%

16:00 62° dry 6 — 69.8%

17:00 70° dry 4 — 59.2%

18:00 75° dry 3 — 48.3%

19:00 78° dry 3 — 42.6%

20:00 78° dry 4 — 46.1%

21:00 78° dry 4 — 54%

Mon Monday 5 October

Good

Temp55°F

Raindry

Wind2 mph

Gusts—

Humidity85%

No recent rain

Good conditions for granite

Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum

06:00 57° dry 2 — 91.6%

07:00 56° dry 2 — 90.2%

08:00 56° dry 2 — 88.9%

09:00 55° dry 2 — 88.1%

10:00 55° dry 2 — 87.2%

11:00 55° dry 2 — 86.8%

12:00 54° dry 2 — 87.1%

13:00 53° dry 2 — 87.2%

14:00 53° dry 3 — 86.4%

15:00 54° dry 3 — 85.8%

16:00 61° dry 3 — 74.3%

17:00 66° dry 2 — 67.9%

18:00 68° dry 4 — 63.7%

19:00 69° dry 4 — 65.2%

20:00 70° dry 6 — 65%

21:00 69° dry 6 — 68.5%

Tue Tuesday 6 October

Good

Temp50°F

Raindry

Wind3 mph

Gusts—

Humidity85%

No recent rain

Good conditions for granite

Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum

06:00 52° dry 2 — 98.1%

07:00 51° dry 2 — 97.4%

08:00 50° dry 2 — 96.8%

09:00 49° dry 3 — 95.6%

10:00 49° dry 4 — 93.6%

11:00 49° dry 4 — 92.1%

12:00 48° dry 3 — 89.2%

13:00 48° dry 3 — 87.3%

14:00 47° dry 4 — 84.3%

15:00 50° dry 3 — 79.6%

16:00 57° dry 3 — 72%

17:00 63° dry 2 — 60.4%

18:00 67° dry 2 — 51.2%

Wed Wednesday 7 October

Good

Temp50°F

Raindry

Wind2 mph

Gusts—

Humidity89%

No recent rain

Good conditions for granite

Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum

06:00 51° dry 1 — 98.9%

12:00 50° dry 2 — 88.9%

18:00 67° dry 2 — 57.5%

Thu Thursday 8 October

Good

Temp52°F

Raindry

Wind3 mph

Gusts—

Humidity89%

No recent rain

Good conditions for granite

Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum

06:00 54° dry 2 — 93.1%

12:00 51° dry 3 — 88.7%

18:00 69° dry 1 — 55.4%

Fri Friday 9 October

Poor

Temp54°F

Rain0.1 in

Wind2 mph

Gusts—

Humidity98%

2.8mm rain forecastHumidity 98% — likely fog/cloud

Good conditions for granite

Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum

06:00 56° dry 1 — 94.1%

12:00 53° 0.09 in 2 — 97.8%

18:00 54° 0.02 in 6 — 99.8%

Sat Saturday 10 October

Poor

Temp46°F

Rain0.02 in

Wind2 mph

Gusts—

Humidity100%

0.5mm rain forecastHumidity 100% — likely fog/cloud

Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum

06:00 48° 0.01 in 3 — 95.7%

12:00 47° dry 3 — 99.8%

18:00 51° 0.01 in 2 — 84%

Sun Sunday 11 October

Good

Temp43°F

Raindry

Wind5 mph

Gusts—

Humidity55%

Should be dry

Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum

06:00 44° dry 3 — 79.4%

12:00 44° dry 5 — 54.9%

18:00 52° dry 11 — 35.6%

About Index Lower Town Wall

Index Lower Town Wall is the Pacific Northwest's crown jewel of granite crack climbing — a Yosemite-quality south-facing wall thirty seconds from the parking lot in the Skykomish Valley, an hour east of Seattle. The fine-grained granodiorite yields perfect finger cracks, splitter dihedrals, and steep face routes across a compact area. Godzilla (5.9) and Sagittarius (5.10) are the moderates every visitor should climb; Iron Horse (5.11a) and City Park (5.13d) are the testpieces. The Skykomish drainage catches Cascade weather full-force, so the reliable season is June through September — outside that window expect long wet spells punctuated by occasional dry weekends when the south-facing wall bakes clean. Climber-purchased and gifted to Washington State Parks in 2010; the Washington Climbers Coalition maintains stewardship. Discover Pass required.

Region: Central Cascades
Rock type: Granite
Aspect: south-facing
Altitude: 577 ft
Exposure: medium
Seepage: medium

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