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MOAB · DESERT SANDSTONE

Wall Street weather & climbing conditions

Poor — wet, too windy or closed

Right now

Temp49°F
Wind3 mph
Gusts5 mph
Humidity89.8%
Rain 48h0.05 in
Last rain16h ago

Assessment

0.8mm rain forecast
Do not climb wet desert sandstone — holds break and cams pull

Drying Time

84% dry · 14-27h to dry

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Sunday 25 October
Poor
Temp57°F
Rain0.03 in
Wind4 mph
Gusts5 mph
Humidity66%
0.8mm rain forecastDo not climb wet desert sandstone — holds break and cams pull
  • Do not climb — wet desert sandstone is severely weakened, cams can pull and holds break, permanently damaging the route
  • Good friction temperature range for desert sandstone
  • Elevated humidity for a desert crag — subsurface drying will be slower than expected
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 47° 0.02 in 3 — 87.2%
07:00 48° dry 2 — 87.2%
08:00 47° dry 1 — 86.2%
09:00 49° dry 2 — 83.6%
10:00 52° dry 2 — 84.7%
11:00 55° dry 4 — 76.7%
12:00 57° 0.00 in 4 — 68.2%
13:00 58° dry 4 — 64.5%
14:00 59° dry 5 — 59.2%
15:00 60° dry 5 — 55.3%
16:00 61° dry 4 — 53.1%
17:00 60° dry 3 — 53.4%
18:00 58° dry 3 — 68.1%
19:00 55° dry 3 — 70.2%
20:00 53° dry 2 — 74.4%
21:00 52° dry 1 — 75.5%
Mon Monday 26 October
Poor
Temp59°F
Raindry
Wind4 mph
Gusts—
Humidity61%
Should be dryOnly 30h since rain — desert sandstone 48h minimum wait
  • Check the sand at the base is powder-dry before climbing — if it clumps together, the rock is still wet inside
  • Good friction temperature range for desert sandstone
  • Elevated humidity for a desert crag — subsurface drying will be slower than expected
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 44° dry 3 — 83.5%
07:00 44° dry 3 — 83.2%
08:00 44° dry 3 — 83.9%
09:00 48° dry 5 — 77.1%
10:00 52° dry 3 — 72.7%
11:00 55° dry 2 — 69.3%
12:00 58° dry 3 — 64.5%
13:00 60° dry 4 — 60.5%
14:00 62° dry 4 — 56.5%
15:00 62° dry 4 — 53.8%
16:00 62° dry 5 — 52.5%
17:00 62° dry 4 — 53.1%
18:00 59° dry 3 — 64.1%
19:00 56° dry 2 — 65.2%
20:00 54° dry 3 — 70.5%
21:00 52° dry 5 — 76%
Tue Tuesday 27 October
Caution
Temp63°F
Raindry
Wind6 mph
Gusts—
Humidity52%
Should be dryDesert sandstone — check base sand is powder-dry before climbing
  • Check the sand at the base is powder-dry before climbing — if it clumps together, the rock is still wet inside
  • Good friction temperature range for desert sandstone
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 46° dry 7 — 73.5%
07:00 46° dry 6 — 75%
08:00 46° dry 6 — 76.8%
09:00 50° dry 7 — 71.1%
10:00 54° dry 7 — 64.9%
11:00 58° dry 5 — 60.2%
12:00 61° dry 3 — 56.6%
13:00 63° dry 4 — 52%
14:00 65° dry 6 — 48.1%
15:00 66° dry 9 — 44.1%
16:00 67° dry 9 — 40.7%
17:00 66° dry 7 — 42.6%
18:00 62° dry 4 — 55.7%
Wed Wednesday 28 October
Caution
Temp63°F
Raindry
Wind3 mph
Gusts—
Humidity53%
Should be dryDesert sandstone — check base sand is powder-dry before climbing
  • Check the sand at the base is powder-dry before climbing — if it clumps together, the rock is still wet inside
  • Good friction temperature range for desert sandstone
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 47° dry 1 — 70.7%
12:00 62° dry 3 — 53.1%
18:00 64° dry 0 — 53.4%
Thu Thursday 29 October
Good
Temp63°F
Raindry
Wind3 mph
Gusts—
Humidity48%
Should be dry
  • Check the sand at the base is powder-dry before climbing — if it clumps together, the rock is still wet inside
  • Good friction temperature range for desert sandstone
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 47° dry 1 — 65%
12:00 63° dry 3 — 48.2%
18:00 65° dry 1 — 56.3%
Fri Friday 30 October
Poor
Temp64°F
Rain0.01 in
Wind2 mph
Gusts—
Humidity51%
0.3mm rain forecastDo not climb wet desert sandstone — holds break and cams pull
  • Do not climb — wet desert sandstone is severely weakened, cams can pull and holds break, permanently damaging the route
  • Good friction temperature range for desert sandstone
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 50° dry 2 — 72.5%
12:00 64° 0.01 in 2 — 51.2%
18:00 57° dry 4 — 78.4%
Sat Saturday 31 October
Poor
Temp61°F
Rain0.03 in
Wind4 mph
Gusts—
Humidity70%
0.8mm rain forecastDo not climb wet desert sandstone — holds break and cams pull
  • Do not climb — wet desert sandstone is severely weakened, cams can pull and holds break, permanently damaging the route
  • Good friction temperature range for desert sandstone
  • Elevated humidity for a desert crag — subsurface drying will be slower than expected
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 52° 0.02 in 3 — 81.9%
12:00 60° 0.01 in 4 — 69.8%
18:00 60° 0.01 in 4 — 66.8%
Sun Sunday 1 November
Poor
Temp55°F
Rain0.1 in
Wind2 mph
Gusts—
Humidity83%
3.3mm rain forecastDo not climb wet desert sandstone — holds break and cams pull
  • Do not climb — wet desert sandstone is severely weakened, cams can pull and holds break, permanently damaging the route
  • Good friction temperature range for desert sandstone
  • Elevated humidity for a desert crag — subsurface drying will be slower than expected
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
11:00 55° 0.05 in 2 — 83.1%
17:00 51° 0.01 in 1 — 82%

About Wall Street

Wall Street is a 500-foot Wingate sandstone cliff running along Utah 279 (Potash Road) west of Moab, and probably the most popular roadside cragging in the desert Southwest. Wingate sandstone — 48h wet-rock rule applies (holds break and cams pull when the rock is damp). The wall faces southeast so morning sun dries the rock quickly, but there's minimal drainage above the cliff so it dries much faster than the towers up the road.

Region
Moab
Rock type
Desert sandstone
Aspect
southeast-facing
Altitude
4272 ft
Exposure
medium
Seepage
very-low

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