Right now

Temp46°F

Wind2 mph

Gusts3 mph

Humidity99.6%

Rain 48hdry

Last rainNone recent

Assessment

No recent rain

Good friction temperature range for gneiss

High humidity (99.6%) — gneiss friction compromised, particularly for bouldering

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Monday 5 October

Good

Temp54°F

Raindry

Wind6 mph

Gusts3 mph

Humidity80%

No recent rain

Good conditions for gneiss
Gneiss climbs well when dry; foliation planes can hold moisture on shaded aspects

Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum

06:00 46° dry 1 — 99.6%

07:00 45° dry 3 — 100%

08:00 45° dry 3 — 100%

09:00 45° dry 4 — 99.9%

10:00 46° dry 3 — 99.5%

11:00 45° dry 4 — 99.6%

12:00 47° dry 4 — 98.4%

13:00 52° dry 4 — 92.9%

14:00 59° dry 7 — 79.3%

15:00 62° dry 11 — 53%

16:00 64° dry 13 — 39.6%

17:00 64° dry 14 — 38.9%

18:00 62° dry 16 — 44%

19:00 62° dry 15 — 44.3%

20:00 60° dry 15 — 44.8%

21:00 58° dry 14 — 46.8%

Tue Tuesday 6 October

Good

Temp46°F

Raindry

Wind10 mph

Gusts—

Humidity54%

No recent rain

Good conditions for gneiss
Gneiss climbs well when dry; foliation planes can hold moisture on shaded aspects

Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum

06:00 44° dry 9 — 65.8%

07:00 44° dry 10 — 68.3%

08:00 42° dry 10 — 73.7%

09:00 42° dry 9 — 72.9%

10:00 42° dry 9 — 67.4%

11:00 42° dry 9 — 63.3%

12:00 44° dry 9 — 60.1%

13:00 46° dry 11 — 52.8%

14:00 48° dry 11 — 49%

15:00 51° dry 10 — 45.7%

16:00 53° dry 10 — 41.9%

17:00 55° dry 10 — 39.6%

18:00 56° dry 10 — 38.8%

19:00 56° dry 11 — 38.1%

20:00 56° dry 10 — 38.2%

21:00 55° dry 10 — 39.7%

Wed Wednesday 7 October

Good

Temp46°F

Raindry

Wind6 mph

Gusts—

Humidity74%

No recent rain

Good conditions for gneiss
Gneiss climbs well when dry; foliation planes can hold moisture on shaded aspects

Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum

06:00 38° dry 4 — 82.4%

07:00 38° dry 4 — 83.2%

08:00 37° dry 3 — 86.9%

09:00 36° dry 4 — 90.3%

10:00 36° dry 3 — 92.8%

11:00 35° dry 3 — 94.2%

12:00 39° dry 5 — 88.4%

13:00 46° dry 5 — 72.8%

14:00 51° dry 6 — 60.9%

15:00 56° dry 8 — 53.8%

16:00 59° dry 10 — 52.1%

17:00 61° dry 10 — 53%

18:00 63° dry 11 — 50%

Thu Thursday 8 October

Caution

Temp50°F

Raindry

Wind5 mph

Gusts—

Humidity93%

No recent rainHumidity 93% — potential fog

Good conditions for gneiss
Gneiss climbs well when dry; foliation planes can hold moisture on shaded aspects
Damp air — friction edges may feel greasy

Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum

06:00 49° dry 8 — 95.4%

12:00 50° dry 5 — 92.9%

18:00 68° dry 9 — 44.8%

Fri Friday 9 October

Good

Temp48°F

Raindry

Wind4 mph

Gusts—

Humidity86%

No recent rain

Good conditions for gneiss
Gneiss climbs well when dry; foliation planes can hold moisture on shaded aspects
Damp air — friction edges may feel greasy

Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum

06:00 48° dry 4 — 78.6%

12:00 47° dry 4 — 85.7%

18:00 62° dry 9 — 41.8%

Sat Saturday 10 October

Good

Temp48°F

Raindry

Wind5 mph

Gusts—

Humidity76%

No recent rain

Good conditions for gneiss
Gneiss climbs well when dry; foliation planes can hold moisture on shaded aspects

Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum

06:00 43° dry 5 — 91.2%

12:00 48° dry 5 — 75.7%

18:00 64° dry 7 — 37.7%

Sun Sunday 11 October

Poor

Temp41°F

Raindry

Wind1 mph

Gusts—

Humidity98%

No recent rainHumidity 98% — likely fog/cloud

Gneiss climbs well when dry; foliation planes can hold moisture on shaded aspects
Damp air — friction edges may feel greasy

Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum

06:00 41° dry 3 — 93.4%

12:00 40° dry 1 — 97.9%

18:00 64° dry 8 — 49.9%

Mon Monday 12 October

Caution

Temp48°F

Raindry

Wind6 mph

Gusts—

Humidity95%

No recent rainHumidity 95% — potential fog

Good conditions for gneiss
Gneiss climbs well when dry; foliation planes can hold moisture on shaded aspects
Damp air — friction edges may feel greasy

Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum

06:00 48° dry 6 — 98.1%

12:00 47° dry 5 — 95.3%

18:00 77° dry 2 — 41.4%

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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