Right now

Temp65°F

Wind1 mph

Gusts2 mph

Humidity98.7%

Rain 48h0.08 in

Last rain2h ago

Assessment

0.8mm rain forecast

High humidity (98.7%) — gneiss friction compromised, particularly for bouldering

Drying Time

9% dry · 14-28h to dry

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Monday 5 October

Poor

Temp70°F

Rain0.03 in

Wind4 mph

Gusts2 mph

Humidity77%

0.8mm rain forecast

Wet gneiss is slick — let the rock dry before leading

Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum

09:00 65° dry 1 — 98.7%

10:00 66° 0.01 in 3 — 96%

11:00 67° 0.02 in 4 — 94.3%

12:00 69° 0.00 in 4 — 88.1%

13:00 71° dry 5 — 78.8%

14:00 72° dry 4 — 67.3%

15:00 74° dry 3 — 58.3%

16:00 75° dry 5 — 57.1%

17:00 73° dry 6 — 63.2%

18:00 70° dry 6 — 68.9%

19:00 66° dry 3 — 78.2%

20:00 64° dry 1 — 81%

21:00 63° dry 2 — 83.6%

Tue Tuesday 6 October

Good

Temp66°F

Raindry

Wind7 mph

Gusts—

Humidity59%

Should be dry

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 55° dry 5 — 81.5%

07:00 54° dry 6 — 76.1%

08:00 55° dry 6 — 71%

09:00 59° dry 7 — 65.5%

10:00 61° dry 8 — 60.7%

11:00 63° dry 8 — 59.6%

12:00 65° dry 7 — 59.9%

13:00 68° dry 7 — 58%

14:00 68° dry 6 — 57.9%

15:00 69° dry 7 — 58%

16:00 69° dry 7 — 58.5%

17:00 68° dry 6 — 62.1%

18:00 65° dry 6 — 68.2%

19:00 61° dry 3 — 82.6%

20:00 59° dry 2 — 84.4%

21:00 58° dry 3 — 84%

Wed Wednesday 7 October

Good

Temp70°F

Raindry

Wind5 mph

Gusts—

Humidity65%

Should be dry

Gneiss climbs well when dry; foliation planes can hold moisture on shaded aspects

Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum

06:00 53° dry 2 — 85.2%

07:00 52° dry 2 — 86.9%

08:00 51° dry 3 — 91%

09:00 57° dry 4 — 86.7%

10:00 62° dry 2 — 73.7%

11:00 66° dry 3 — 68.8%

12:00 69° dry 4 — 65.5%

13:00 71° dry 5 — 62%

14:00 73° dry 6 — 59.7%

15:00 73° dry 7 — 59.9%

16:00 73° dry 7 — 62.6%

17:00 72° dry 7 — 65%

18:00 70° dry 6 — 71.2%

19:00 66° dry 3 — 82.5%

20:00 64° dry 2 — 83.5%

21:00 63° dry 4 — 85.2%

Thu Thursday 8 October

Good

Temp79°F

Raindry

Wind6 mph

Gusts—

Humidity49%

Should be dry

Gneiss climbs well when dry; foliation planes can hold moisture on shaded aspects

Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum

08:00 53° dry 3 — 94.5%

14:00 78° dry 6 — 48.8%

20:00 67° dry 3 — 72.4%

Fri Friday 9 October

Good

Temp77°F

Raindry

Wind5 mph

Gusts—

Humidity50%

Should be dry

Gneiss climbs well when dry; foliation planes can hold moisture on shaded aspects

Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum

08:00 60° dry 2 — 75.9%

14:00 78° dry 5 — 50.4%

20:00 69° dry 1 — 68.3%

Sat Saturday 10 October

Good

Temp73°F

Rain0.00 in

Wind9 mph

Gusts—

Humidity60%

Should be dry

Gneiss climbs well when dry; foliation planes can hold moisture on shaded aspects

Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum

08:00 61° dry 4 — 84.3%

14:00 74° dry 9 — 59.5%

20:00 65° dry 6 — 67.1%

Sun Sunday 11 October

Poor

Temp59°F

Rain0.4 in

Wind10 mph

Gusts—

Humidity98%

9.1mm rain forecastHumidity 98% — likely fog/cloud

Good conditions for gneiss
Wet gneiss is slick — let the rock dry before leading
Damp air — friction edges may feel greasy

Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum

08:00 56° 0.07 in 6 — 96.7%

14:00 59° 0.1 in 10 — 97.7%

20:00 59° 0.1 in 7 — 98.6%

Mon Monday 12 October

Poor

Temp66°F

Rain0.05 in

Wind8 mph

Gusts—

Humidity93%

1.3mm rain forecastHumidity 93% — potential fog

Good conditions for gneiss
Wet gneiss is slick — let the rock dry before leading
Damp air — friction edges may feel greasy

Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum

08:00 61° 0.01 in 7 — 98.2%

14:00 65° dry 8 — 92.8%

20:00 64° dry 8 — 92%

Bird ban (01-15 to 08-15)
Rumbling Bald West Side — annual peregrine falcon nesting closure Jan 15 – Aug 15 (Carolina Climbers Coalition / NC State Parks). Partial — East Side and other sectors typically remain open. Order may lift early depending on fledgling development. Confirm current status at carolinaclimbers.org before travelling.

About Rumbling Bald

Rumbling Bald is one of the Southeast's premier winter bouldering venues — 340+ problems on exquisite gneiss boulders in a beautiful forest setting on the north side of Hickory Nut Gorge, 27 miles southeast of Asheville near Lake Lure NC. Mix of crack, friction, trad, sport and bouldering (mostly bouldering these days). Multiple sectors face different directions — East Side (Politician, Driver, Brackish, Gym), Cereal Buttress (Breakfast, Surreal, Middle East, Pit, Silver Platter), and West Side (French Maid, Louis Lunge, Shady Grove). West Side falls under an annual peregrine falcon nesting closure Jan 15 – Aug 15 — other sectors remain open. Free access at 827 Boys Camp Road, Lake Lure NC 28746, now part of Chimney Rock State Park. Gneiss dries fast.

Region: Hickory Nut Gorge
Rock type: Gneiss
Aspect: mixed-facing
Altitude: 1608 ft
Exposure: medium
Seepage: low