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RUMNEY · SCHIST

Rumney Main Cliff climbing conditions

Poor — wet, too windy or closed

Right now

Temp65°F
Wind2 mph
Gusts3 mph
Humidity93.4%
Rain 48hdry
Last rainNone recent

Assessment

0.9mm rain forecast
High humidity (93.4%) — schist friction compromised, particularly for bouldering
Humidity 93.4% — potential fog/cloud, rock may be damp from condensation

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Monday 24 August
Poor
Temp68°F
Rain0.04 in
Wind4 mph
Gusts3 mph
Humidity81%
0.9mm rain forecast
  • Wet schist is slippery and slow to dry
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
13:00 65° dry 2 — 93.4%
14:00 67° dry 3 — 88.4%
15:00 70° dry 5 — 76.7%
16:00 72° dry 6 — 64.6%
17:00 74° dry 8 — 54.6%
18:00 75° 0.01 in 9 — 46.4%
19:00 75° 0.01 in 9 — 46.5%
20:00 73° 0.01 in 9 — 55.6%
21:00 72° 0.01 in 8 — 58.5%
Tue Tuesday 25 August
Poor
Temp64°F
Rain0.07 in
Wind6 mph
Gusts—
Humidity78%
1.9mm rain forecast
  • Wet schist is slippery and slow to dry
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 57° dry 4 — 94.5%
07:00 56° dry 4 — 96.4%
08:00 55° dry 5 — 98.3%
09:00 55° dry 4 — 98.7%
10:00 55° dry 4 — 97.8%
11:00 57° dry 4 — 94.3%
12:00 62° dry 4 — 87.2%
13:00 65° dry 6 — 75.3%
14:00 68° 0.00 in 6 — 67.8%
15:00 69° 0.01 in 6 — 64.5%
16:00 72° 0.02 in 7 — 57.6%
17:00 74° 0.01 in 8 — 54.7%
18:00 74° 0.01 in 9 — 52.6%
19:00 75° 0.01 in 9 — 50.2%
20:00 75° 0.00 in 9 — 49.6%
21:00 75° dry 9 — 50.9%
Wed Wednesday 26 August
Good
Temp68°F
Raindry
Wind6 mph
Gusts—
Humidity75%
Should be dry
  • Schist climbs well when dry; lichen may slow drying in shade
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 58° dry 6 — 95%
07:00 58° dry 6 — 95.3%
08:00 57° dry 6 — 95.6%
09:00 57° dry 6 — 95.9%
10:00 57° dry 6 — 96.3%
11:00 59° dry 6 — 94%
12:00 65° dry 5 — 83.3%
13:00 69° dry 6 — 74.7%
14:00 72° dry 7 — 66.3%
15:00 74° dry 6 — 57.9%
16:00 76° dry 6 — 51.2%
17:00 78° dry 5 — 46.7%
18:00 78° dry 6 — 44.9%
19:00 79° dry 5 — 43.5%
20:00 79° dry 5 — 44%
21:00 78° dry 5 — 46.3%
Thu Thursday 27 August
Poor
Temp64°F
Rain0.04 in
Wind1 mph
Gusts—
Humidity84%
1.1mm rain forecast
  • Wet schist is slippery and slow to dry
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 61° dry 2 — 85.7%
12:00 64° 0.01 in 1 — 84.4%
18:00 78° 0.04 in 11 — 62.7%
Fri Friday 28 August
Poor
Temp68°F
Rain0.06 in
Wind2 mph
Gusts—
Humidity97%
1.4mm rain forecastHumidity 97% — likely fog/cloud
  • Wet schist is slippery and slow to dry
  • Damp air — slopers and friction edges may feel greasy
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 67° dry 3 — 99.8%
12:00 68° dry 2 — 97.1%
18:00 80° dry 7 — 52.9%
Sat Saturday 29 August
Good
Temp61°F
Raindry
Wind5 mph
Gusts—
Humidity74%
Should be dry
  • Schist climbs well when dry; lichen may slow drying in shade
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 60° dry 8 — 82.1%
12:00 61° dry 5 — 73.7%
18:00 71° dry 7 — 42.6%
Sun Sunday 30 August
Good
Temp59°F
Raindry
Wind2 mph
Gusts—
Humidity77%
Should be dry
  • Schist climbs well when dry; lichen may slow drying in shade
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 53° dry 3 — 88.6%
12:00 59° dry 2 — 77.2%
18:00 76° dry 6 — 38.7%
Mon Monday 31 August
Good
Temp66°F
Raindry
Wind7 mph
Gusts—
Humidity80%
Should be dry
  • Schist climbs well when dry; lichen may slow drying in shade
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 60° dry 5 — 84%
12:00 66° dry 7 — 79.9%
18:00 74° dry 7 — 44.4%

About Rumney Main Cliff

Rumney Main Cliff is the tallest wall at Rumney Rocks and the flagship of the whole area — a south-facing 100-foot Rattlesnake Mountain face documented in Ward Smith's *Rock Climbing Guide to Rumney* (3rd ed 2017) and the Rakkup digital guide. Distinctive from Rumney's other schist crags: a band of bullet-hard quartzite stretches across the middle of the wall, giving the classic "Rumney feel" that many climbers mistake for fine-grained sandstone — angular edges, technical smearing, insecure stems. Consensus classics span the grades — Underdog (5.10a), Gold Digger (5.8+), Sweet Polly Purebred (5.10c), Millenium Falcon (5.10c), and the endurance testpiece Know Ethics (5.11a). Most of Main Cliff and Main Cliff Right are seasonally closed for nesting peregrine falcons — a pair has returned annually for 20+ years and NH Audubon's avian biologist monitors the site; closures typically run April 1 to August 1 and White Mountain National Forest enforces. Managed in partnership with the Rumney Climbers' Association; WMNF day-use fee $5/day (or $30 annual, $50 household annual). South aspect and modest altitude mean it bakes in July — the reliable window is May–early July then late August–early November. Schist foliation holds water in cracks — allow 24 hours to dry after a soaking; the quartzite band recovers faster.

Region
Rumney
Rock type
Schist
Aspect
south-facing
Altitude
807 ft
Exposure
medium
Seepage
medium

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