Right now

Temp52°F

Wind5 mph

Gusts7 mph

Humidity72.5%

Rain 48hdry

Last rainNone recent

Assessment

No recent rain

Good friction temperature range for granite

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Saturday 10 October

Good

Temp32°F

Raindry

Wind5 mph

Gusts7 mph

Humidity73%

No recent rain

Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum

13:00 — dry — — null%

21:00 52° dry 5 — 72.5%

Sun Sunday 11 October

Poor

Temp61°F

Rain0.03 in

Wind12 mph

Gusts—

Humidity48%

0.8mm rain forecast

Good conditions for granite

Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum

06:00 46° dry 4 — 80.3%

07:00 46° dry 4 — 81.1%

08:00 53° dry 5 — 66.8%

09:00 59° dry 9 — 54.4%

10:00 62° dry 11 — 45.6%

11:00 63° dry 12 — 43.1%

12:00 62° 0.01 in 13 — 46.7%

13:00 61° 0.02 in 13 — 52%

14:00 61° 0.00 in 13 — 52%

15:00 61° dry 13 — 46.2%

16:00 60° dry 13 — 48.4%

17:00 57° dry 12 — 53.9%

18:00 54° dry 10 — 61.4%

19:00 50° dry 9 — 71%

20:00 47° dry 10 — 75.3%

21:00 46° dry 7 — 76.3%

Mon Monday 12 October

Poor

Temp48°F

Rain0.09 in

Wind6 mph

Gusts—

Humidity70%

2.3mm rain forecast

Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum

06:00 40° dry 2 — 89.6%

07:00 40° dry 1 — 90.1%

08:00 43° 0.00 in 2 — 88.3%

09:00 45° 0.01 in 3 — 84.9%

10:00 47° dry 4 — 70.1%

11:00 49° 0.01 in 4 — 64.1%

12:00 50° 0.01 in 6 — 65.2%

13:00 49° 0.02 in 6 — 69.8%

14:00 48° 0.02 in 7 — 74.6%

15:00 47° 0.01 in 7 — 74%

16:00 47° 0.01 in 6 — 72.7%

17:00 46° 0.00 in 5 — 76.4%

18:00 46° dry 4 — 78%

19:00 44° dry 3 — 86.3%

20:00 44° dry 3 — 87.9%

21:00 44° dry 2 — 90.5%

Tue Tuesday 13 October

Poor

Temp52°F

Rain0.05 in

Wind7 mph

Gusts—

Humidity29%

1.3mm rain forecast

Good conditions for granite

Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum

06:00 38° dry 6 — 90.4%

07:00 34° dry 6 — 89.6%

08:00 38° dry 6 — 75.3%

09:00 45° dry 6 — 50.2%

10:00 49° dry 7 — 31.4%

11:00 53° dry 7 — 25.6%

17:00 57° dry 5 — 50.5%

Wed Wednesday 14 October

Good

Temp66°F

Raindry

Wind4 mph

Gusts—

Humidity18%

Should be dry

Good conditions for granite

Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum

11:00 66° dry 4 — 17.6%

17:00 63° dry 4 — 33%

Thu Thursday 15 October

Good

Temp73°F

Raindry

Wind1 mph

Gusts—

Humidity16%

Should be dry

Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum

11:00 74° dry 1 — 16%

17:00 73° dry 2 — 16%

Fri Friday 16 October

Good

Temp72°F

Raindry

Wind5 mph

Gusts—

Humidity18%

Should be dry

Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum

11:00 71° dry 5 — 17.6%

17:00 67° dry 5 — 25.7%

Sat Saturday 17 October

Good

Temp70°F

Raindry

Wind4 mph

Gusts—

Humidity23%

Should be dry

Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum

11:00 69° dry 4 — 23.3%

17:00 68° dry 5 — 26.6%

About Sunnyside Bench

Sunnyside Bench is a popular south-facing cliff of good cracks and face climbs just east of Lower Yosemite Falls, north side of the valley. The south aspect and low altitude mean it dries within hours of rain and is often the first climbable spot in the valley after storms. Two-minute walk from the Yosemite Falls trailhead — expect crowds. (Note: the famous Serenity Crack / Sons of Yesterday linkup is on the neighbouring Royal Arches wall, not Sunnyside Bench itself.)

Region: Yosemite Valley
Rock type: Granite
Aspect: south-facing
Altitude: 4039 ft
Exposure: medium
Seepage: low

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