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RED ROCK CANYON · DESERT SANDSTONE

Oak Creek Canyon weather & climbing conditions

Poor — wet, too windy or closed

Right now

Temp64°F
Wind9 mph
Gusts13 mph
Humidity63.9%
Rain 48h0.00 in
Last rainNone recent

Assessment

2.3mm rain forecast
Do not climb wet desert sandstone — holds break and cams pull

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Saturday 10 October
Poor
Temp32°F
Rain0.09 in
Wind9 mph
Gusts13 mph
Humidity64%
2.3mm rain forecastDo not climb wet desert sandstone — holds break and cams pull
  • Do not climb — wet desert sandstone is severely weakened, cams can pull and holds break, permanently damaging the route
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
13:00 — dry — — null%
21:00 64° 0.00 in 9 — 63.9%
Sun Sunday 11 October
Poor
Temp59°F
Rain1.6 in
Wind18 mph
Gusts—
Humidity83%
40.5mm rain forecastDo not climb wet desert sandstone — holds break and cams pull
  • Do not climb — wet desert sandstone is severely weakened, cams can pull and holds break, permanently damaging the route
  • Good friction temperature range for desert sandstone
  • Elevated humidity for a desert crag — subsurface drying will be slower than expected
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 57° 0.2 in 18 — 99.3%
07:00 57° 0.3 in 19 — 98.4%
08:00 58° 0.3 in 13 — 97.4%
09:00 58° 0.05 in 17 — 93.5%
10:00 58° 0.04 in 19 — 90.2%
11:00 57° 0.03 in 16 — 89.8%
12:00 58° 0.02 in 17 — 86.6%
13:00 57° 0.02 in 21 — 87.4%
14:00 58° 0.00 in 19 — 80.2%
15:00 59° dry 17 — 76.2%
16:00 61° 0.00 in 17 — 70.4%
17:00 60° 0.00 in 14 — 75.8%
18:00 58° dry 14 — 80.7%
19:00 57° dry 13 — 82.2%
20:00 57° dry 13 — 80.1%
21:00 56° dry 11 — 82%
Mon Monday 12 October
Poor
Temp55°F
Rain0.2 in
Wind9 mph
Gusts—
Humidity76%
4.1mm rain forecastDo not climb wet desert sandstone — holds break and cams pull
  • Do not climb — wet desert sandstone is severely weakened, cams can pull and holds break, permanently damaging the route
  • Good friction temperature range for desert sandstone
  • Elevated humidity for a desert crag — subsurface drying will be slower than expected
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 50° dry 5 — 94.7%
07:00 49° dry 6 — 95.4%
08:00 52° dry 6 — 91%
09:00 54° dry 6 — 80.2%
10:00 55° 0.01 in 8 — 74.5%
11:00 56° 0.01 in 8 — 73.6%
12:00 56° 0.02 in 10 — 76%
13:00 56° 0.02 in 11 — 75.5%
14:00 55° 0.01 in 10 — 76.8%
15:00 55° 0.01 in 10 — 75.7%
16:00 53° 0.02 in 11 — 81.2%
17:00 51° 0.01 in 10 — 83%
18:00 50° 0.02 in 10 — 84.6%
19:00 49° 0.01 in 11 — 87.4%
20:00 47° dry 9 — 88.9%
21:00 47° dry 9 — 86.1%
Tue Tuesday 13 October
Poor
Temp46°F
Rain0.03 in
Wind7 mph
Gusts—
Humidity78%
0.7mm rain forecastDo not climb wet desert sandstone — holds break and cams pull
  • Do not climb — wet desert sandstone is severely weakened, cams can pull and holds break, permanently damaging the route
  • Good friction temperature range for desert sandstone
  • Elevated humidity for a desert crag — subsurface drying will be slower than expected
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 40° dry 4 — 95.9%
07:00 39° dry 3 — 96.3%
08:00 44° dry 4 — 93.4%
09:00 48° dry 4 — 75.7%
10:00 48° 0.02 in 6 — 73.4%
11:00 46° 0.01 in 7 — 82.5%
17:00 51° dry 4 — 74.1%
Wed Wednesday 14 October
Poor
Temp57°F
Raindry
Wind3 mph
Gusts—
Humidity56%
Should be dryOnly 25h since rain — desert sandstone 48h minimum wait
  • Check the sand at the base is powder-dry before climbing — if it clumps together, the rock is still wet inside
  • Good friction temperature range for desert sandstone
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
11:00 58° dry 3 — 56.1%
17:00 59° dry 3 — 57.9%
Thu Thursday 15 October
Caution
Temp64°F
Raindry
Wind11 mph
Gusts—
Humidity38%
Should be dryDesert sandstone — check base sand is powder-dry before climbing
  • Check the sand at the base is powder-dry before climbing — if it clumps together, the rock is still wet inside
  • Good friction temperature range for desert sandstone
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
11:00 64° dry 10 — 37.9%
17:00 64° dry 6 — 40.8%
Fri Friday 16 October
Caution
Temp63°F
Raindry
Wind7 mph
Gusts—
Humidity45%
Should be dryDesert sandstone — check base sand is powder-dry before climbing
  • Check the sand at the base is powder-dry before climbing — if it clumps together, the rock is still wet inside
  • Good friction temperature range for desert sandstone
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
11:00 62° dry 7 — 45.3%
17:00 62° dry 3 — 48.2%
Sat Saturday 17 October
Good
Temp63°F
Raindry
Wind3 mph
Gusts—
Humidity57%
Should be dry
  • Check the sand at the base is powder-dry before climbing — if it clumps together, the rock is still wet inside
  • Good friction temperature range for desert sandstone
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
11:00 63° dry 3 — 57.2%
17:00 64° dry 2 — 53.4%

About Oak Creek Canyon

Same 48h wet-sandstone minimum; the east-facing walls dry fast after morning sun.

Region
Red Rock Canyon
Rock type
Desert sandstone
Aspect
east-facing
Altitude
4350 ft
Exposure
medium
Seepage
low

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