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

Caution

Temp66°F

Raindry

Wind4 mph

Gusts—

Humidity18%

Should be dryHigh seepage — may still be weeping

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%

Spring snowmelt (04-15 to 07-15)
North-facing wall — DNB and shaded aspects can seep well into July after a big Sierra winter

About Middle Cathedral Rock

Middle Cathedral Rock is Yosemite Valley's largest north-facing wall — a 700m sweep of Sentinel Granodiorite directly opposite El Cap across the valley. The north aspect keeps it shaded and cool through summer (welcome when El Cap is baking) but the trade-off is slow drying — seepage lines run for weeks after Sierra storms and the wall can be genuinely wet into July after heavy snow years. Rockfall has occurred on DNB and the descent gully — worth knowing. Approach: pull-out on Northside Drive, ten-minute talus scramble.

Region: Yosemite Valley
Rock type: Granite
Aspect: north-facing
Altitude: 4724 ft
Exposure: medium
Seepage: high

Other crags in this region

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