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The Arsenal (Rifle) climbing conditions

Poor — wet, too windy or closed

Right now

Temp61°F
Wind2 mph
Gusts3 mph
Humidity36%
Rain 48hdry
Last rainNone recent

Assessment

1mm rain forecast

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Thursday 27 August
Poor
Temp63°F
Rain0.04 in
Wind3 mph
Gusts3 mph
Humidity35%
1mm rain forecast
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
10:00 61° dry 2 — 36%
11:00 60° dry 3 — 37.8%
12:00 59° dry 3 — 39.1%
13:00 59° dry 3 — 40.9%
14:00 64° dry 4 — 34.5%
15:00 68° dry 3 — 30.2%
16:00 72° dry 4 — 27.2%
17:00 74° dry 5 — 24.7%
18:00 77° dry 7 — 22.4%
19:00 79° dry 8 — 21.5%
20:00 81° dry 9 — 20.2%
21:00 80° 0.02 in 7 — 22.1%
Fri Friday 28 August
Caution
Temp64°F
Raindry
Wind7 mph
Gusts—
Humidity38%
Drying — 14h since rain
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 65° dry 4 — 34.5%
07:00 64° dry 5 — 35.3%
08:00 63° dry 6 — 36.7%
09:00 63° dry 4 — 37.6%
10:00 62° dry 7 — 38.8%
11:00 60° dry 8 — 41.4%
12:00 60° dry 8 — 42.4%
13:00 61° dry 7 — 42.5%
14:00 65° dry 7 — 37.9%
15:00 69° dry 7 — 32.7%
16:00 72° dry 6 — 29.3%
17:00 74° dry 9 — 27.1%
18:00 77° dry 10 — 23.9%
19:00 78° dry 11 — 21.1%
20:00 79° dry 13 — 19.9%
21:00 78° dry 13 — 20.4%
Sat Saturday 29 August
Poor
Temp63°F
Rain0.05 in
Wind8 mph
Gusts—
Humidity43%
1.3mm rain forecast
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 64° dry 5 — 37%
07:00 63° dry 5 — 38.2%
08:00 62° dry 5 — 41.5%
09:00 62° dry 6 — 42.8%
10:00 60° dry 6 — 44.7%
11:00 60° dry 6 — 46%
12:00 59° dry 8 — 47.8%
13:00 59° dry 8 — 49.2%
14:00 65° dry 8 — 40.8%
15:00 68° dry 9 — 36.2%
16:00 71° dry 11 — 33%
17:00 74° dry 12 — 30.1%
18:00 76° 0.01 in 13 — 27.2%
19:00 76° dry 14 — 27.4%
20:00 77° dry 14 — 25.9%
21:00 76° dry 14 — 26.6%
Sun Sunday 30 August
Poor
Temp52°F
Rain0.09 in
Wind2 mph
Gusts—
Humidity79%
2.3mm rain forecast
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 54° 0.01 in 2 — 84%
12:00 52° 0.01 in 2 — 79.4%
18:00 62° 0.03 in 4 — 70.5%
Mon Monday 31 August
Poor
Temp52°F
Rain0.01 in
Wind2 mph
Gusts—
Humidity79%
0.3mm rain forecast
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 55° dry 2 — 73.7%
12:00 52° dry 2 — 78.5%
18:00 67° 0.01 in 6 — 47.8%
Tue Tuesday 1 September
Caution
Temp54°F
Rain0.00 in
Wind1 mph
Gusts—
Humidity61%
Drying — 42h since rain
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 57° dry 1 — 55.3%
12:00 54° dry 1 — 61.2%
18:00 70° dry 6 — 38.5%
Wed Wednesday 2 September
Poor
Temp54°F
Rain0.06 in
Wind2 mph
Gusts—
Humidity89%
1.4mm rain forecast
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 55° 0.01 in 3 — 75.5%
12:00 54° 0.00 in 2 — 89.3%
18:00 64° 0.03 in 7 — 62.4%
Thu Thursday 3 September
Poor
Temp54°F
Rain0.00 in
Wind1 mph
Gusts—
Humidity70%
Only 18h since rain — needs ~45h
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 55° dry 2 — 69.6%
12:00 54° dry 1 — 70.3%
18:00 70° dry 7 — 44.3%
Access
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About The Arsenal (Rifle)

The Arsenal is Rifle's blocky-cave venue — an enormous heavily-overhanging cave with cracks, pockets and large blocky pinches enabling long pumpy routes in the 5.12-5.13+ range on 'pile' rock. Big kind holds and in-situ chain-link draws. The cave's steep geometry sheds water well so it's dryer than the wall-format Rifle sectors despite the canyon's general seepage. : MP notes 'still and buggy' conditions in mid-summer that 'turn jugs into slopers and kneebars into torture'. Fall is prime.

Region
Rifle Mountain Park
Rock type
Limestone
Aspect
north-facing
Altitude
7060 ft
Exposure
low
Seepage
medium

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