I agree with Tulip. There are definitely some sections where you can find relief from the sun. As 7 said, a few of us did Skyline on Memorial Day weekend. We did about 82 miles roundtrip - up to Skyland and back. The weather was kind of interesting because at times it was really sunny and hot and there were times when it was cloudy, cool and very foggy. When we started to descend from Skyland, it was very, very cool. We were all shivering and trying to get down as quickly as possible.

It was a beautiful ride and I had a blast. Have fun!