Right now

Temp72°F

Wind6 mph

Gusts10 mph

Humidity40.2%

Rain 48h0.02 in

Last rain28h ago

Assessment

Should be dry

7-day forecast

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Today Monday 5 October

Good

Temp72°F

Raindry

Wind6 mph

Gusts10 mph

Humidity40%

Should be dry

Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum

09:00 — dry — — null%

16:00 72° dry 6 — 40.2%

17:00 72° dry 7 — 48.1%

18:00 69° dry 7 — 55.9%

19:00 63° dry 6 — 69.6%

20:00 59° dry 6 — 77%

21:00 57° dry 5 — 83.8%

Tue Tuesday 6 October

Good

Temp64°F

Raindry

Wind6 mph

Gusts—

Humidity61%

Should be dry

Good conditions for granite

Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum

06:00 54° dry 4 — 81.8%

07:00 53° dry 5 — 86.7%

08:00 54° dry 6 — 87.2%

09:00 58° dry 6 — 74.3%

10:00 60° dry 7 — 66.2%

11:00 62° dry 6 — 62.6%

12:00 65° dry 5 — 60.3%

13:00 66° dry 6 — 59%

14:00 68° dry 6 — 58.8%

15:00 68° dry 6 — 60%

16:00 68° dry 6 — 62.6%

17:00 67° dry 6 — 66.3%

18:00 64° dry 6 — 72.4%

19:00 60° dry 5 — 85.2%

20:00 57° dry 4 — 91.5%

21:00 56° dry 4 — 92.9%

Wed Wednesday 7 October

Good

Temp72°F

Raindry

Wind5 mph

Gusts—

Humidity57%

Should be dry

Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum

06:00 53° dry 4 — 88.8%

07:00 54° dry 4 — 86.4%

08:00 55° dry 3 — 83.5%

09:00 61° dry 4 — 79.4%

10:00 65° dry 4 — 70.1%

11:00 69° dry 4 — 57.9%

12:00 71° dry 4 — 53%

13:00 73° dry 4 — 51%

14:00 74° dry 5 — 52%

15:00 74° dry 5 — 55.6%

16:00 74° dry 6 — 60.7%

17:00 72° dry 5 — 69.1%

18:00 69° dry 5 — 74.7%

19:00 64° dry 4 — 90.2%

20:00 61° dry 4 — 94.5%

21:00 60° dry 3 — 94.3%

Thu Thursday 8 October

Good

Temp77°F

Raindry

Wind2 mph

Gusts—

Humidity41%

Should be dry

Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum

06:00 56° dry 6 — 84.5%

07:00 55° dry 5 — 85.7%

08:00 56° dry 5 — 86.2%

14:00 78° dry 2 — 41%

20:00 65° dry 1 — 74.7%

Fri Friday 9 October

Good

Temp75°F

Raindry

Wind5 mph

Gusts—

Humidity51%

Should be dry

Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum

08:00 61° dry 3 — 72.4%

14:00 75° dry 5 — 51.3%

20:00 64° dry 2 — 81.2%

Sat Saturday 10 October

Good

Temp70°F

Raindry

Wind11 mph

Gusts—

Humidity65%

Should be dry

Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum

08:00 59° dry 3 — 84%

14:00 69° dry 10 — 65.4%

20:00 60° dry 7 — 85.3%

Sun Sunday 11 October

Poor

Temp57°F

Rain0.5 in

Wind9 mph

Gusts—

Humidity99%

12.3mm rain forecastHumidity 99% — likely fog/cloud

Good conditions for granite

Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum

08:00 55° 0.1 in 6 — 99.4%

14:00 57° 0.1 in 9 — 98.5%

20:00 58° 0.2 in 3 — 99%

Mon Monday 12 October

Poor

Temp66°F

Rain0.05 in

Wind2 mph

Gusts—

Humidity93%

1.2mm rain forecastHumidity 93% — potential fog

Good conditions for granite

Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum

08:00 61° dry 3 — 99.7%

14:00 65° dry 2 — 93.2%

20:00 63° dry 4 — 99.8%

Bird ban (01-15 to 08-15)
Peregrine falcon closure on the North Side — routes from right of Glass Menagerie to left of Twisted Laurel are closed; no camping or foot traffic below the cliff in that section. USFS Pisgah District enforces.

About Looking Glass Rock

Looking Glass Rock is the Southeast's crown-jewel granite dome — a 500-foot exfoliating dome in Pisgah National Forest with signature "eyebrow" flakes (partially detached horizontal ripples that give the rock its unique climbing character), 5 miles northwest of Brevard and 25 miles southwest of Asheville. Granite drains fast but Southern humidity makes the dome greasy in summer — autumn and winter are prime, with the North Side and Hidden Wall shady enough for summer climbing. Approach parking varies by sector: Slickrock Falls Trail lot for South Side; Sunwall Trail lot (~2 mi further) for Nose Area and Sun Wall; pullout ~¼ mi past Sunwall for North Side and Hidden Wall. Free USFS access; camping plentiful in Pisgah NF; helmets essential.

Region: Pisgah
Rock type: Granite
Aspect: mixed-facing
Altitude: 3219 ft
Exposure: high
Seepage: low