Right now

Temp87°F

Wind4 mph

Gusts7 mph

Humidity51.8%

Rain 48h0.06 in

Last rain1h ago

Assessment

6.3mm rain forecast

Hot — gneiss slabs may feel greasy

Drying Time

14% dry · 3-6h to dry

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Friday 21 August

Poor

Temp79°F

Rain0.2 in

Wind10 mph

Gusts7 mph

Humidity52%

6.3mm rain forecast

Wet gneiss is slick — let the rock dry before leading

Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum

18:00 87° 0.01 in 4 — 51.8%

19:00 86° 0.05 in 6 — 54.2%

20:00 82° 0.03 in 7 — 67.1%

21:00 80° 0.08 in 10 — 71.3%

Sat Saturday 22 August

Poor

Temp72°F

Rain0.04 in

Wind7 mph

Gusts—

Humidity89%

1.1mm rain forecast

Wet gneiss is slick — let the rock dry before leading
Damp air — friction edges may feel greasy

Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum

06:00 68° dry 3 — 99%

07:00 67° dry 3 — 99.2%

08:00 66° dry 4 — 99.2%

09:00 66° dry 5 — 99.8%

10:00 65° dry 6 — 99.7%

11:00 65° dry 7 — 99.7%

12:00 66° dry 6 — 99.4%

13:00 69° dry 7 — 96.5%

14:00 73° dry 8 — 88.8%

15:00 77° dry 9 — 77%

16:00 81° dry 7 — 61.5%

17:00 83° 0.01 in 7 — 53%

18:00 85° 0.01 in 7 — 47.4%

19:00 86° 0.00 in 7 — 46.1%

20:00 86° dry 6 — 46.1%

21:00 86° 0.02 in 7 — 46.6%

Sun Sunday 23 August

Good

Temp73°F

Raindry

Wind12 mph

Gusts—

Humidity64%

Should be dry

Gneiss climbs well when dry; foliation planes can hold moisture on shaded aspects

Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum

06:00 69° dry 6 — 82%

07:00 69° dry 8 — 82.6%

08:00 69° dry 10 — 79.6%

09:00 69° dry 11 — 79.1%

10:00 69° dry 12 — 77.4%

11:00 69° dry 11 — 76.9%

12:00 71° dry 12 — 75.1%

13:00 74° dry 12 — 67.1%

14:00 77° dry 13 — 60.3%

15:00 79° dry 12 — 50.3%

16:00 81° dry 11 — 43.6%

17:00 83° dry 9 — 38.2%

18:00 84° dry 9 — 36%

19:00 85° dry 7 — 35.7%

20:00 86° dry 8 — 32.7%

21:00 85° dry 9 — 35.5%

Mon Monday 24 August

Good

Temp64°F

Raindry

Wind6 mph

Gusts—

Humidity74%

Should be dry

Good conditions for gneiss
Gneiss climbs well when dry; foliation planes can hold moisture on shaded aspects

Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum

06:00 66° dry 6 — 67.6%

12:00 65° dry 6 — 73.8%

18:00 86° dry 4 — 29.1%

Tue Tuesday 25 August

Good

Temp68°F

Raindry

Wind6 mph

Gusts—

Humidity62%

Should be dry

Good conditions for gneiss
Gneiss climbs well when dry; foliation planes can hold moisture on shaded aspects

Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum

06:00 65° dry 4 — 66.5%

12:00 68° dry 6 — 62.3%

18:00 85° dry 3 — 37.2%

Wed Wednesday 26 August

Poor

Temp70°F

Rain0.04 in

Wind2 mph

Gusts—

Humidity76%

1mm rain forecast

Wet gneiss is slick — let the rock dry before leading

Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum

06:00 73° dry 1 — 58.9%

12:00 70° dry 3 — 76.3%

18:00 90° 0.04 in 7 — 35.4%

Thu Thursday 27 August

Poor

Temp68°F

Rain0.05 in

Wind1 mph

Gusts—

Humidity99%

1.3mm rain forecastHumidity 99% — likely fog/cloud

Good conditions for gneiss
Wet gneiss is slick — let the rock dry before leading
Damp air — friction edges may feel greasy

Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum

06:00 69° dry 1 — 99.6%

12:00 69° 0.01 in 1 — 99.4%

18:00 80° 0.03 in 6 — 75.9%

Fri Friday 28 August

Poor

Temp68°F

Rain0.02 in

Wind2 mph

Gusts—

Humidity98%

0.5mm rain forecastHumidity 98% — likely fog/cloud

Good conditions for gneiss
Wet gneiss is slick — let the rock dry before leading
Damp air — friction edges may feel greasy

Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum

06:00 67° dry 3 — 99.5%

12:00 67° dry 2 — 97.7%

18:00 82° dry 5 — 65.5%

About Melrose Mountain

Melrose Mountain is a small biotite augen gneiss climbing park in the Blue Ridge Escarpment isotherm near Tryon NC — a unique zone that keeps this crag mild in winter and cooler in summer than surrounding NC areas. 46 climbs across four sub-areas on W and SW-facing cliffs with some tree canopy shade. Rock is very hard in some places and brittle in others — inspect placements. The Town of Tryon owns the cliffs; the CCC negotiated public climbing access in 2019 with the Town and Blue Ridge Adventure Guides. Two parking areas on Hogback Mountain Road ~8 miles west of downtown Tryon.

Region: Blue Ridge Foothills
Rock type: Gneiss
Aspect: southwest-facing
Altitude: 2211 ft
Exposure: medium
Seepage: low