It's wet in Red Rock(s)

Alright nvm we’re wet 

Tanner Jameswrote:

Alright nvm we’re wet 

thank you for the update, I appreciate it

Probably got about 15 minutes of light rain and it’s bluebird and windy now for the day. Not making any suggestions either way just sharing the weather!

Rained yesterday and looking like a good chance this Thursday. Exercise restraint and good judgement this weekend folks.

Already rained 0.82 Inches at the Red Rock Visitor Center since Feb 16th. Rained more this morning the 18th. Be wise when the storm passes.

RRKN2 NWS

Normal Customerwrote:

Already rained 0.82 Inches at the Red Rock Visitor Center since Feb 16th. Rained more this morning the 18th. Be wise when the storm passes.

RRKN2 NWS

Adding this resource which I find very useful:

NWS WEATHER DATA VIEWER

It’s SOAKED in Red Rock.. this much rain (~1in) would take about a week for things to dry properly; make good choices and preserve the sandstone.

 Rainbow canyon Saturday anyone? Message me

Ryan Enrightwrote:

this much rain (~1in) would take about a week for things to dry properly

Hell, while we're at it, double or nothing: I declare the rock won't be dry until March.

(I'll be climbing at Lime Kiln this weekend to avoid the wet rock but let's get a grip. At a certain point these proclamations strain credulity. It's been windy and sunny during the day - I suspect by Monday/Tuesday most stuff with sun exposure will be good to go even if the forecasted overnight light rain arrives tonight.)

Crazy amount of snow in Red Rock on my drive to work this morning, never seen this much. If you have time tomorrow go for a hike, should be gorgeous.

All that said my wife and I will be at Keyhole or Rainbow this weekend for sure.

MattHwrote:

Hell, while we're at it, double or nothing: I declare the rock won't be dry until March.

(I'll be climbing at Lime Kiln this weekend to avoid the wet rock but let's get a grip. At a certain point these proclamations strain credulity. It's been windy and sunny during the day - I suspect by Monday/Tuesday most stuff with sun exposure will be good to go even if the forecasted overnight light rain arrives tonight.)

There’s standing snow (~4in) on parts of the canyon currently, and more weather forecasted into Thursday. This is the most precip the area has had in months. Tuesday would be pretty close to a week from now, so we suspect dry rock within a day or two of each other. I think my point is that the canyon should be avoided this week, for those with travel plans.

Tim K wrote:

I assume there are problems that are virtually unbreakable what is the locals stance on this?

Put foot on wet rock. Move foot back and forth. Feel the grains crumbling under your foot. Now you get it.

J/k. It’s climbing so the only ethics that make sense are the ones that best accommodate my trip. 

Actual news site article about wet rock climbing 8newsnow.com/news/local-new….  

Tim K wrote:

Hey locals! Honest question and I apologize if this has been addressed. I remember a few years back: an online shouting match between a really good area (but not a local) climber and an angry mob of  locals. He had climbed at Castle Rock near the South Bay near San Jose the day after a major soaking. His position was: I'm only climbing on big jugs and slopers and not edges that could break and I'm not responsible for what idiots do that look at me and think they can climb on wet edges. I assume there are problems that are virtually unbreakable what is the locals stance on this?

Barring the immediate fact that if you just go out and test the rock quality when the rock is wet in red rocks and notice how easy it is break. Not sure even for sending you'd want wet conditions anyway. I guess ask Ryuichi Murai this question when he did the return of the sleepwalker right after the monster rain storm we had this past thanksgiving. The climbing community celebrated and us locals were annoyed to say the least. I guess in the climbing community you can only climb wet rock if you are a pro and everyone else well get blasted for it.

This concept of the Pearl or whatever is already trampled to death and can't get any worse is just false. Climb it till isn't climbable and then complain how the climb has changed. Honestly my biggest annoyance with living in Vegas all these years. 

Have you guys climbed on red rocks sandstone? It is incredibly porous in a lot of spots, and often fragile even dry. There's some types of rock that are totally fine in the rain - the schist at Rumney, for example. This sandstone is not even close to one of them. 

I'm just here for the pretty pictures 

Thursday February 19 2026

0700 and not quite 30 degrees 

Watch for snow and bad drivers on the loop road

Beautiful photos Annie!

Also, put Keyhole Canyon on your list for backup climbing. We had a lot of fun exploring the area over Thanksgiving. It’s about a 40 minute drive from the campground towards Boulder City and it's granite.

Currently snowing again in Red Rock. Seems like a ski weekend.

Thursday February 19 2026

high noon and how can you not adore this place

first pullout, facing east then west

sandstone quarry

yeah, the weather made a serious U-turn today. cold, wet, sloppy mess right now.