Climbing Forecast › St George › Prophesy Wall

ST GEORGE · DESERT SANDSTONE

Prophesy Wall weather & climbing conditions

Poor — wet, too windy or closed

Right now

Temp59°F
Wind9 mph
Gusts13 mph
Humidity91.5%
Rain 48h0.03 in
Last rain1h ago

Assessment

2.2mm rain forecast
Do not climb wet desert sandstone — holds break and cams pull
Humidity 91.5% — potential fog/cloud, rock may be damp from condensation

Drying Time

4% dry · 10-19h to dry

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
Humidity92%
2.2mm 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
06:00 — dry — — null%
14:00 — dry — — null%
Sun Sunday 11 October
Poor
Temp59°F
Rain1.5 in
Wind19 mph
Gusts—
Humidity88%
37.7mm 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
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 57° 0.01 in 14 — 91.6%
07:00 58° dry 16 — 86.7%
08:00 60° dry 15 — 80.5%
09:00 61° 0.01 in 20 — 72.5%
10:00 60° 0.05 in 23 — 75.8%
11:00 61° 0.1 in 25 — 80.5%
12:00 60° 0.2 in 22 — 91%
13:00 60° 0.2 in 22 — 89.4%
14:00 59° 0.1 in 16 — 93.5%
15:00 59° 0.1 in 15 — 92.5%
16:00 59° 0.1 in 14 — 92.7%
17:00 57° 0.05 in 13 — 93.4%
18:00 57° 0.09 in 12 — 94.2%
19:00 56° 0.04 in 11 — 93.9%
20:00 55° 0.01 in 10 — 94.8%
21:00 55° 0.00 in 11 — 94%
Mon Monday 12 October
Poor
Temp55°F
Rain1.4 in
Wind9 mph
Gusts—
Humidity86%
35.8mm 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 51° 0.04 in 9 — 93.8%
07:00 52° 0.01 in 10 — 92.2%
08:00 52° 0.02 in 9 — 92.5%
09:00 53° 0.06 in 8 — 91.3%
10:00 53° 0.09 in 9 — 89.8%
11:00 54° 0.1 in 8 — 86.5%
12:00 55° 0.1 in 10 — 89.3%
13:00 55° 0.1 in 10 — 86.6%
14:00 57° 0.09 in 11 — 81%
15:00 56° 0.09 in 10 — 82.2%
16:00 56° 0.06 in 9 — 87.3%
17:00 55° 0.09 in 10 — 83.9%
18:00 53° 0.09 in 9 — 89.8%
19:00 51° 0.06 in 10 — 92.8%
20:00 50° 0.08 in 10 — 95.5%
21:00 50° 0.09 in 9 — 96.2%
Tue Tuesday 13 October
Poor
Temp45°F
Rain0.5 in
Wind4 mph
Gusts—
Humidity89%
13.7mm 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 45° 0.01 in 6 — 93.8%
07:00 44° 0.02 in 5 — 95.5%
08:00 44° 0.03 in 5 — 94%
09:00 45° 0.05 in 4 — 90.9%
10:00 45° 0.06 in 5 — 90.2%
11:00 45° 0.03 in 4 — 90.1%
12:00 46° 0.01 in 4 — 86.8%
18:00 50° dry 5 — 71.2%
Wed Wednesday 14 October
Poor
Temp57°F
Raindry
Wind2 mph
Gusts—
Humidity58%
Drying — 24h since rainOnly 24h 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
06:00 39° dry 4 — 89.8%
12:00 57° dry 3 — 57.8%
18:00 57° dry 8 — 53.2%
Thu Thursday 15 October
Caution
Temp61°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
06:00 43° dry 3 — 74.1%
12:00 61° dry 7 — 44.9%
18:00 60° dry 12 — 46.3%
Fri Friday 16 October
Poor
Temp63°F
Rain0.02 in
Wind1 mph
Gusts—
Humidity51%
0.6mm 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
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 45° dry 8 — 77.5%
12:00 63° dry 1 — 50.5%
18:00 64° 0.02 in 6 — 55.5%
Sat Saturday 17 October
Poor
Temp61°F
Rain0.03 in
Wind6 mph
Gusts—
Humidity68%
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 48° 0.01 in 1 — 94.9%
12:00 60° dry 6 — 68.3%
18:00 61° dry 3 — 60.1%

About Prophesy Wall

Winter sun in the afternoon, morning shade — a genuine year-round crag with careful seasonal selection. Iron pipe landmark for the parking pull-off; dispersed BLM camping. Same 48h wet-sandstone minimum.

Region
St George
Rock type
Desert sandstone
Aspect
west-facing
Altitude
4498 ft
Exposure
medium
Seepage
very-low

Other crags in this region

Black Rocks (St George)Chuckwalla WallSnow Canyon State ParkTurtle WallUtah Hills