Right now

Temp77°F

Wind5 mph

Gusts7 mph

Humidity71.5%

Rain 48hdry

Last rainNone recent

Assessment

4.7mm rain forecast

Hot — gneiss slabs may feel greasy

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Friday 21 August

Poor

Temp81°F

Rain0.2 in

Wind6 mph

Gusts7 mph

Humidity65%

4.7mm rain forecast

Wet gneiss is slick — let the rock dry before leading

Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum

14:00 77° dry 5 — 71.5%

15:00 80° dry 6 — 65%

16:00 83° dry 7 — 58.6%

17:00 85° 0.00 in 6 — 55.7%

18:00 87° 0.02 in 6 — 54.5%

19:00 84° 0.07 in 4 — 58.6%

20:00 80° 0.02 in 7 — 79.8%

21:00 77° 0.04 in 9 — 83.8%

Sat Saturday 22 August

Poor

Temp72°F

Rain0.06 in

Wind6 mph

Gusts—

Humidity88%

1.4mm rain forecast

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

Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum

06:00 67° dry 3 — 99.5%

07:00 66° dry 3 — 99.7%

08:00 66° dry 4 — 99.5%

09:00 65° dry 5 — 99.6%

10:00 65° dry 6 — 99.5%

11:00 65° dry 6 — 98.9%

12:00 67° dry 6 — 96.7%

13:00 69° dry 5 — 93.9%

14:00 73° dry 5 — 86.3%

15:00 77° dry 6 — 74.6%

16:00 81° dry 5 — 63.8%

17:00 83° dry 4 — 58.5%

18:00 85° 0.01 in 5 — 55.3%

19:00 83° 0.04 in 6 — 54.1%

20:00 84° dry 6 — 54.6%

21:00 84° 0.01 in 7 — 55.5%

Sun Sunday 23 August

Good

Temp75°F

Raindry

Wind12 mph

Gusts—

Humidity64%

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 69° dry 7 — 79.5%

07:00 69° dry 8 — 78.6%

08:00 70° dry 9 — 76.3%

09:00 70° dry 11 — 75.8%

10:00 70° dry 12 — 75.4%

11:00 70° dry 11 — 75.2%

12:00 71° dry 12 — 74.2%

13:00 74° dry 12 — 69.3%

14:00 76° dry 13 — 59.9%

15:00 78° dry 13 — 51.7%

16:00 80° dry 11 — 44.6%

17:00 82° dry 10 — 39.4%

18:00 83° dry 9 — 33.9%

19:00 84° dry 9 — 30.8%

20:00 85° dry 9 — 29.8%

21:00 84° dry 9 — 31.5%

Mon Monday 24 August

Good

Temp61°F

Raindry

Wind3 mph

Gusts—

Humidity86%

Should be dry

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 62° dry 6 — 84.6%

12:00 62° dry 3 — 85.8%

18:00 85° dry 2 — 28.9%

Tue Tuesday 25 August

Good

Temp68°F

Raindry

Wind5 mph

Gusts—

Humidity65%

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 62° dry 2 — 81%

12:00 67° dry 5 — 65.4%

18:00 85° dry 3 — 36.9%

Wed Wednesday 26 August

Poor

Temp70°F

Rain0.03 in

Wind2 mph

Gusts—

Humidity71%

0.7mm rain forecast

Wet gneiss is slick — let the rock dry before leading

Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum

06:00 72° dry 1 — 60.3%

12:00 71° dry 2 — 70.6%

18:00 89° 0.02 in 7 — 39.8%

Thu Thursday 27 August

Poor

Temp68°F

Rain0.10 in

Wind1 mph

Gusts—

Humidity99%

2.5mm rain forecastHumidity 99% — 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

06:00 68° dry 1 — 99.3%

12:00 68° 0.02 in 1 — 98.7%

18:00 76° 0.05 in 3 — 87.4%

Fri Friday 28 August

Poor

Temp68°F

Rain0.04 in

Wind1 mph

Gusts—

Humidity99%

1mm rain forecastHumidity 99% — 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

06:00 67° dry 1 — 99.3%

12:00 67° dry 1 — 98.8%

18:00 81° 0.01 in 4 — 68.3%

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). 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