Right now

Temp68°F

Wind2 mph

Gusts2 mph

Humidity42.9%

Rain 48hdry

Last rainNone recent

Assessment

2.2mm rain forecast

7-day forecast

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Today Wednesday 26 August

Poor

Temp68°F

Rain0.09 in

Wind3 mph

Gusts2 mph

Humidity42%

2.2mm rain forecast

Wet quartzite is slippery but not damaged by climbing

Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum

06:00 64° dry 4 — 45%

07:00 64° dry 5 — 44.5%

08:00 64° dry 4 — 44.4%

09:00 63° dry 4 — 48.8%

10:00 64° dry 3 — 46%

11:00 65° dry 3 — 41%

12:00 66° dry 3 — 39%

13:00 66° dry 3 — 38.4%

14:00 69° 0.01 in 3 — 40.5%

15:00 71° 0.02 in 3 — 40%

16:00 72° 0.00 in 3 — 47.1%

17:00 75° 0.01 in 4 — 37.9%

18:00 75° 0.01 in 5 — 35.8%

19:00 75° 0.01 in 7 — 36.3%

20:00 75° 0.01 in 6 — 32.2%

21:00 77° 0.00 in 6 — 30.1%

Thu Thursday 27 August

Poor

Temp68°F

Rain0.1 in

Wind3 mph

Gusts—

Humidity39%

3.1mm rain forecast

Wet quartzite is slippery but not damaged by climbing

Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum

06:00 66° dry 3 — 42.6%

07:00 66° dry 3 — 41.1%

08:00 66° dry 4 — 42.1%

09:00 66° dry 3 — 40.3%

10:00 66° dry 3 — 40.1%

11:00 66° dry 3 — 40.5%

12:00 65° dry 3 — 41.6%

13:00 65° dry 3 — 42.5%

14:00 69° dry 3 — 43%

15:00 74° dry 4 — 33.5%

16:00 76° dry 5 — 29.4%

17:00 77° dry 6 — 28.2%

18:00 79° dry 8 — 25.6%

19:00 79° 0.01 in 9 — 26.5%

20:00 78° dry 9 — 27.3%

21:00 80° dry 10 — 24.6%

Fri Friday 28 August

Poor

Temp66°F

Rain0.2 in

Wind5 mph

Gusts—

Humidity48%

5.7mm rain forecast

Wet quartzite is slippery but not damaged by climbing

Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum

06:00 65° dry 3 — 54.3%

07:00 66° dry 3 — 48.9%

08:00 67° dry 3 — 45.1%

09:00 67° dry 3 — 43.1%

10:00 67° 0.02 in 3 — 43.2%

11:00 64° 0.01 in 5 — 51%

12:00 63° dry 6 — 54.2%

13:00 64° dry 4 — 50.7%

14:00 67° dry 4 — 48.7%

15:00 70° dry 5 — 46.4%

16:00 73° dry 7 — 40.8%

17:00 77° dry 11 — 26.7%

18:00 79° dry 13 — 23.1%

Sat Saturday 29 August

Poor

Temp61°F

Rain0.03 in

Wind1 mph

Gusts—

Humidity64%

0.7mm rain forecast

Wet quartzite is slippery but not damaged by climbing

Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum

06:00 66° dry 3 — 44.1%

12:00 61° 0.01 in 0 — 63.7%

18:00 61° 0.02 in 4 — 73.2%

Sun Sunday 30 August

Poor

Temp55°F

Rain0.02 in

Wind2 mph

Gusts—

Humidity71%

0.5mm rain forecast

Quartzite holds friction well when dry

Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum

06:00 56° dry 2 — 74.3%

12:00 56° 0.01 in 2 — 70.8%

18:00 62° 0.01 in 3 — 66.4%

Mon Monday 31 August

Poor

Temp55°F

Rain0.03 in

Wind2 mph

Gusts—

Humidity71%

0.7mm rain forecast

Wet quartzite is slippery but not damaged by climbing

Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum

06:00 57° dry 2 — 72.7%

12:00 55° dry 3 — 71.2%

18:00 67° 0.02 in 8 — 53.5%

Tue Tuesday 1 September

Good

Temp59°F

Raindry

Wind7 mph

Gusts—

Humidity39%

Should be dry

Quartzite holds friction well when dry

Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum

06:00 58° dry 2 — 57.7%

12:00 59° dry 7 — 38.6%

18:00 69° dry 11 — 24.6%

Wed Wednesday 2 September

Good

Temp57°F

Raindry

Wind2 mph

Gusts—

Humidity38%

Should be dry

Quartzite holds friction well when dry

Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum

06:00 56° dry 1 — 42.3%

12:00 57° dry 2 — 37.9%

18:00 71° dry 7 — 21.8%

About Storm Mountain

Storm Mountain Picnic Area is Big Cottonwood Canyon's densest climbing zone — 78 routes concentrated within a short walk of the picnic parking, 2.85 miles up the canyon. Rock is Big Cottonwood Formation Precambrian quartzite (850 Ma–1 Ga per Utah Geological Survey), containing some of the oldest tidal rhythmites ever recorded. Quartzite is slippery and hard but offers holds jutting out at all angles. Excellent introductory-multipitch venue with routes 5.4 through 5.13d. Dries fast — quartzite is near-non-porous so post-rain waits are short. Season March through November in most years.

Region: Big Cottonwood Canyon
Rock type: Quartzite
Aspect: mixed-facing
Altitude: 5784 ft
Exposure: medium
Seepage: low

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