Right now

Temp59°F

Wind8 mph

Gusts12 mph

Humidity97%

Rain 48hdry

Last rainNone recent

Assessment

No recent rain

Good friction temperature range for gneiss

High humidity (97%) — gneiss friction compromised, particularly for bouldering

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Friday 21 August

Good

Temp64°F

Raindry

Wind9 mph

Gusts12 mph

Humidity84%

No recent rain

Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum

07:00 59° dry 8 — 97%

08:00 59° dry 9 — 97.5%

09:00 59° dry 9 — 97.8%

10:00 59° dry 10 — 98%

11:00 59° dry 10 — 97.1%

12:00 60° dry 9 — 94.2%

13:00 63° dry 8 — 90.4%

14:00 67° dry 8 — 81.5%

15:00 71° dry 10 — 68.3%

16:00 75° dry 9 — 57%

17:00 77° dry 9 — 51.2%

18:00 76° dry 9 — 52.8%

19:00 75° dry 7 — 55.6%

20:00 75° dry 6 — 54.9%

21:00 75° dry 6 — 56.1%

Sat Saturday 22 August

Good

Temp68°F

Raindry

Wind5 mph

Gusts—

Humidity73%

No recent rain

Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum

06:00 62° dry 5 — 92.5%

07:00 62° dry 5 — 93.4%

08:00 61° dry 6 — 93.8%

09:00 60° dry 6 — 95.1%

10:00 60° dry 6 — 90.5%

11:00 60° dry 5 — 88.2%

12:00 64° dry 4 — 81.6%

13:00 68° dry 5 — 73.4%

14:00 71° dry 5 — 63.7%

15:00 74° dry 4 — 57.5%

16:00 76° dry 4 — 55.2%

17:00 78° dry 6 — 50.5%

18:00 77° dry 6 — 53.9%

19:00 76° dry 6 — 57.2%

20:00 76° dry 6 — 58.7%

21:00 76° dry 6 — 62%

Sun Sunday 23 August

Poor

Temp70°F

Rain0.1 in

Wind6 mph

Gusts—

Humidity90%

3.5mm rain forecastHumidity 90% — potential fog

Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum

06:00 66° 0.00 in 5 — 95.8%

07:00 66° dry 4 — 96.7%

08:00 65° 0.01 in 4 — 97.3%

09:00 65° 0.00 in 4 — 97.6%

10:00 65° dry 5 — 98.2%

11:00 66° dry 6 — 98%

12:00 67° dry 6 — 95.7%

13:00 69° dry 6 — 90.4%

14:00 72° 0.00 in 5 — 80.4%

15:00 72° 0.02 in 4 — 82.6%

16:00 73° 0.02 in 5 — 81.4%

17:00 76° 0.01 in 5 — 76.2%

18:00 78° 0.00 in 5 — 70.2%

19:00 80° dry 6 — 65%

20:00 80° dry 6 — 62.7%

21:00 80° 0.03 in 8 — 64%

Mon Monday 24 August

Poor

Temp63°F

Rain0.00 in

Wind1 mph

Gusts—

Humidity97%

Drying — 15h since rainHumidity 97% — likely fog/cloud

Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum

06:00 65° dry 5 — 99.6%

12:00 62° dry 1 — 97.2%

18:00 76° dry 7 — 48.9%

Tue Tuesday 25 August

Good

Temp61°F

Raindry

Wind3 mph

Gusts—

Humidity87%

Should be dry

Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum

06:00 55° dry 3 — 96.2%

12:00 60° dry 3 — 86.8%

18:00 71° dry 9 — 55.7%

Wed Wednesday 26 August

Good

Temp61°F

Raindry

Wind3 mph

Gusts—

Humidity81%

Should be dry

Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum

06:00 57° dry 4 — 89.4%

12:00 62° dry 3 — 80.9%

18:00 76° dry 6 — 47.2%

Thu Thursday 27 August

Poor

Temp61°F

Rain0.04 in

Wind2 mph

Gusts—

Humidity98%

1mm rain forecastHumidity 98% — likely fog/cloud

Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum

06:00 57° dry 3 — 98.2%

12:00 62° dry 2 — 97.5%

18:00 78° 0.04 in 8 — 65.4%

Fri Friday 28 August

Poor

Temp66°F

Rain0.09 in

Wind2 mph

Gusts—

Humidity99%

2.4mm rain forecastHumidity 99% — likely fog/cloud

Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum

06:00 65° dry 1 — 99.6%

12:00 67° dry 2 — 98.8%

18:00 80° 0.02 in 5 — 61.7%

About Rose Ledge (Northfield Mountain)

Rose Ledge is western Massachusetts's family-friendly trad and sport venue — horizontally stratified gneiss ledges (roughly 550-million-year-old metamorphic rock, not schist) low on the flank of Northfield Mountain, part of the Northfield Mountain Recreation & Environmental Center operated by FirstLight Power. Cliff faces are west-facing so afternoon sun dries the wall after wet spells. Mountain Project's top-ranked routes span the friendly grade range: Greeting Crack (5.4), Easy Corner (5.6), Guillotine (5.8), Double Helix / Rikert's Corner (5.9), and Tennessee (5.10-). Horizontally stratified rock with roofs and horizontal breaks tends to trap water — plan a day of drying after rain. Free public access is guaranteed under a 2023 FirstLight agreement (post-2023 the historic access issues are stable); no commercial guiding permitted. Access via the Northfield Mountain trail system from the Route 63 recreation area in Northfield. Trail can be muddy in early spring.

Region: Massachusetts
Rock type: gneiss
Aspect: west-facing
Altitude: 276 ft
Exposure: medium
Seepage: medium

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