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RUMNEY · SCHIST

Rumney Waimea 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 Waimea

Waimea is Rumney's flagship hard-sport crag and one of the most famous walls in eastern North America — a south-west-facing overhanging schist wall shaped like a crashing wave, home to some of the hardest sport routes east of the Rockies. The namesake route Waimea (5.10d) is the most-climbed line here; Flying Hawaiian (5.11b) and Technosurfing (5.12b) are the modern warm-ups. The historical marquee routes are Livin' Astro (5.14c), first ascended by Dave Graham in 2005 (then the hardest route east of the Mississippi), and Jaws II (5.15a) — first ascended by New Hampshire local Vasya Vorotnikov in 2007 after 35 days of effort over 18 months, still the only 5.15 in the eastern US, with the second ascent by Daniel Woods in 2010 and subsequent sends by Alex Megos and Paul Robinson. Because the wall is dramatically overhung, many routes stay dry in light rain — one of the most reliable wet-weather sport crags in New England. Shares Rumney's weather cell with the Main Cliff. WMNF day-use fee applies; parking often overflows on fall weekends — RCA has added parking at the Northwest Crags to relieve pressure.

Region
Rumney
Rock type
Schist
Aspect
south-west-facing
Altitude
971 ft
Exposure
medium
Seepage
low

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