Climbing Forecast Tuolumne Meadows Stately Pleasure Dome

TUOLUMNE MEADOWS · GRANITE

Stately Pleasure Dome climbing conditions

Poor — wet, too windy or closed

Right now

Temp57°F
Wind8 mph
Gusts11 mph
Humidity42.2%
Rain 48h0.00 in
Last rainNone recent

Assessment

0.7mm rain forecast
Monsoon season — afternoon thunderstorm risk
Good friction temperature range for granite
Sierra monsoon — afternoon thunderstorms likely; start early and be off summits before noon

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Wednesday 26 August
Poor
Temp48°F
Rain0.03 in
Wind4 mph
Gusts11 mph
Humidity60%
0.7mm rain forecastMonsoon season — afternoon thunderstorm risk
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 47° dry 4 68.1%
07:00 46° dry 4 69.5%
08:00 46° dry 4 68.6%
09:00 46° dry 4 68.4%
10:00 46° dry 4 68.9%
11:00 45° dry 4 69.1%
12:00 45° dry 4 68.4%
13:00 44° dry 4 65.9%
14:00 46° dry 4 61.1%
15:00 54° dry 4 50.2%
16:00 58° dry 4 34.6%
17:00 60° dry 6 31.5%
18:00 63° dry 7 29.7%
19:00 65° 0.01 in 9 29.4%
20:00 66° 0.01 in 10 30.5%
21:00 65° 0.01 in 10 32.5%
Thu Thursday 27 August
Good
Temp48°F
Raindry
Wind4 mph
Gusts
Humidity56%
No recent rainMonsoon season — afternoon thunderstorm risk
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 47° dry 4 69.1%
07:00 46° dry 4 71.2%
08:00 46° dry 4 66.9%
09:00 46° dry 3 62.9%
10:00 46° dry 3 61.5%
11:00 46° dry 3 61%
12:00 45° dry 3 61.4%
13:00 45° dry 3 61.5%
14:00 46° dry 3 59.2%
15:00 54° dry 3 47.5%
16:00 58° dry 4 39%
17:00 60° dry 6 36.4%
18:00 63° dry 8 32.6%
19:00 65° dry 9 29.8%
20:00 66° dry 10 27.7%
21:00 66° dry 11 26.8%
Fri Friday 28 August
Poor
Temp48°F
Rain0.2 in
Wind7 mph
Gusts
Humidity69%
3.9mm rain forecastMonsoon season — afternoon thunderstorm risk
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 51° dry 4 53.8%
07:00 51° dry 4 53.9%
08:00 51° dry 4 47.8%
09:00 51° 0.02 in 4 46.9%
10:00 49° 0.02 in 5 61.7%
11:00 48° dry 5 81.1%
12:00 47° dry 6 85.6%
13:00 47° dry 6 71.4%
14:00 49° dry 5 67.5%
15:00 51° dry 9 61.5%
16:00 52° 0.04 in 11 54.4%
17:00 50° 0.06 in 11 78.5%
18:00 48° 0.02 in 7 93.1%
Sat Saturday 29 August
Caution
Temp41°F
Rain0.00 in
Wind2 mph
Gusts
Humidity82%
Drying — 18h since rainMonsoon season — afternoon thunderstorm risk
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 44° dry 4 79.1%
12:00 41° dry 2 82.3%
18:00 56° dry 9 45.4%
Sun Sunday 30 August
Good
Temp37°F
Raindry
Wind2 mph
Gusts
Humidity67%
Should be dryMonsoon season — afternoon thunderstorm risk
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 40° dry 3 80.4%
12:00 38° dry 2 66.9%
18:00 56° dry 6 28.3%
Mon Monday 31 August
Good
Temp37°F
Raindry
Wind3 mph
Gusts
Humidity50%
Should be dryMonsoon season — afternoon thunderstorm risk
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 42° dry 2 59.2%
12:00 38° dry 3 49.6%
18:00 55° dry 6 20.4%
Tue Tuesday 1 September
Good
Temp34°F
Raindry
Wind3 mph
Gusts
Humidity55%
Should be dryMonsoon season — afternoon thunderstorm risk
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 39° dry 2 57.5%
12:00 33° dry 3 55.3%
18:00 54° dry 6 14%
Wed Wednesday 2 September
Good
Temp37°F
Raindry
Wind3 mph
Gusts
Humidity47%
Should be dryMonsoon season — afternoon thunderstorm risk
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 42° dry 2 69.3%
12:00 37° dry 3 46.7%
18:00 59° dry 6 10.2%
Seasonal access (11-03 to 05-28)
Tioga Road closed — no vehicle access to Tuolumne

About Stately Pleasure Dome

Stately Pleasure Dome is Tuolumne's introductory-multipitch dome par excellence — a 500-foot sweep of clean granite rising directly from Tenaya Lake with a five-minute approach. The Great White Book (5.6, 5 pitches) is the entry-level classic and by MP ascent counts the most popular route on the dome; South Crack (5.8, 6 pitches) is the definitive splitter finger-and-hand crack, one of the most-climbed routes in all of Tuolumne. Dries fast in the alpine sun. The dome's roadside approach and lower altitude (2542m — the lowest of the classic Tuolumne domes) make it the go-to for shoulder-season Tuolumne climbers. Descent needs care — two bolt rappel stations, and do NOT rap off the trees (they've been damaged).

Region
Tuolumne Meadows
Rock type
Granite
Aspect
south-facing
Altitude
8340 ft
Exposure
high
Seepage
very-low

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