Right now

Temp66°F

Wind7 mph

Gusts10 mph

Humidity39.9%

Rain 48h0.01 in

Last rain48h ago

Assessment

Should be dry

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Monday 5 October

Good

Temp66°F

Raindry

Wind7 mph

Gusts10 mph

Humidity40%

Should be dry

Quartzite holds friction well when dry

Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum

09:00 — dry — — null%

16:00 66° dry 7 — 39.9%

17:00 65° dry 7 — 46.2%

18:00 62° dry 7 — 56%

19:00 56° dry 6 — 71.3%

20:00 53° dry 6 — 80.9%

21:00 51° dry 6 — 84.1%

Tue Tuesday 6 October

Good

Temp55°F

Raindry

Wind6 mph

Gusts—

Humidity64%

Should be dry

Quartzite holds friction well when dry

Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum

06:00 46° dry 5 — 58.2%

07:00 45° dry 6 — 55.9%

08:00 45° dry 6 — 63.8%

09:00 49° dry 6 — 64.1%

10:00 51° dry 7 — 67.9%

11:00 53° dry 7 — 66.3%

12:00 55° dry 6 — 64.5%

13:00 57° dry 6 — 63.1%

14:00 58° dry 6 — 62.1%

15:00 58° dry 6 — 62.7%

16:00 58° dry 6 — 64.4%

17:00 57° dry 6 — 68.4%

18:00 55° dry 7 — 75%

19:00 50° dry 6 — 88.7%

20:00 48° dry 5 — 93.5%

21:00 47° dry 6 — 93.8%

Wed Wednesday 7 October

Good

Temp64°F

Raindry

Wind8 mph

Gusts—

Humidity54%

Should be dry

Quartzite holds friction well when dry

Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum

06:00 44° dry 7 — 90.8%

07:00 45° dry 7 — 93.2%

08:00 46° dry 8 — 95.8%

09:00 53° dry 7 — 89.4%

10:00 58° dry 8 — 80%

11:00 62° dry 9 — 66.1%

12:00 65° dry 8 — 54.8%

13:00 67° dry 9 — 46.7%

14:00 68° dry 8 — 43.7%

15:00 68° dry 7 — 43.6%

16:00 68° dry 7 — 45.3%

17:00 67° dry 6 — 49.2%

18:00 64° dry 5 — 61.4%

19:00 58° dry 4 — 79.4%

20:00 54° dry 3 — 84.7%

21:00 52° dry 3 — 87.3%

Thu Thursday 8 October

Good

Temp72°F

Raindry

Wind4 mph

Gusts—

Humidity40%

Should be dry

Quartzite holds friction well when dry

Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum

06:00 48° dry 8 — 92.7%

07:00 49° dry 9 — 93.6%

08:00 50° dry 10 — 94.4%

14:00 71° dry 4 — 39.8%

20:00 55° dry 5 — 75.9%

Fri Friday 9 October

Good

Temp70°F

Rain0.00 in

Wind4 mph

Gusts—

Humidity55%

Should be dry

Quartzite holds friction well when dry

Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum

08:00 53° dry 1 — 76.1%

14:00 69° dry 4 — 54.6%

20:00 58° dry 2 — 83.9%

Sat Saturday 10 October

Good

Temp63°F

Raindry

Wind11 mph

Gusts—

Humidity65%

Should be dry

Quartzite holds friction well when dry

Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum

08:00 52° dry 1 — 90.2%

14:00 63° dry 11 — 65.3%

20:00 54° dry 6 — 85.7%

Sun Sunday 11 October

Poor

Temp52°F

Rain0.2 in

Wind9 mph

Gusts—

Humidity99%

6mm rain forecastHumidity 99% — likely fog/cloud

Wet quartzite is slippery but not damaged by climbing

Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum

08:00 48° 0.04 in 6 — 96.8%

14:00 51° 0.08 in 9 — 99.1%

20:00 52° 0.1 in 7 — 99.8%

Mon Monday 12 October

Poor

Temp57°F

Rain0.05 in

Wind4 mph

Gusts—

Humidity97%

1.3mm rain forecastHumidity 97% — likely fog/cloud

Wet quartzite is slippery but not damaged by climbing

Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum

08:00 55° 0.01 in 4 — 99.9%

14:00 57° 0.01 in 4 — 97%

20:00 55° dry 4 — 99.6%

About Ship Rock (Blue Ridge Parkway MP 303)

Ship Rock is a metamorphic quartzite crag on the Blue Ridge Parkway at Milepost 303, near Grandfather Mountain NC — 4,394 ft elevation with awesome horizontal breaks making great holds. Northwestern exposure keeps it climbable in fall, spring and summer (late-day sun); winter is cold and often snow-shut when the Parkway closes. (Parkway ~0.5 miles north of Ship); walk south down the parkway ~1/3 mile past a bridge and roadcut, look right for the trail. Access can be limited by Parkway repaving projects — check NPS status. Quartzite dries fast.

Region: Grandfather
Rock type: Quartzite
Aspect: northwest-facing
Altitude: 4393 ft
Exposure: high
Seepage: low