Check whether the door catches when you move it by hand. Catching at the same height each time, and needing a downward pull, suggest mechanical resistance. A safety-sensor fault can also make the door reverse.

1. Test the door while the problem is happening. With it fully closed, unplug the opener and disconnect the trolley using the release procedure in the manual. Don’t release an open door; it could fall. Slowly raise and lower it using the handle, keeping your fingers clear of the section joints. Feel for resistance around the two-foot mark and compare how it moves in wet and dry conditions.

2. If it catches by hand, look for whatever moves or rubs at that height: a sticking roller, bent track, debris, damaged hinge, or contact with the side trim or weather seal. Check the whole door, since a roller farther up could be responsible. Because the problem seems tied to rain, I’d particularly suspect swollen wooden trim, a swollen wooden door, or a wet seal dragging against it. Look for rubbing marks or watch the contact point to confirm.

3. Wipe debris from the tracks, but don’t pack them with grease. Lubricate hinge pivots and serviceable roller bearings according to the door manufacturer’s instructions. If the door feels unusually heavy, moves unevenly, or won’t stay roughly halfway open, have its balance and hardware checked. Leave springs, cables, and bottom cable brackets to a garage-door technician. [Genie’s maintenance guidance](https://www.geniecompany.com/maintaining-your-garage-door)

4. If the door moves smoothly by hand, check the photoelectric safety sensors. Clean and dry the lenses, check their alignment and brackets for looseness, and inspect exposed wiring for damage or moisture. During a failed closing cycle, watch the indicator lights from outside the door’s path. Flickering or an error code can help identify a sensor problem; your opener’s manual explains what the lights mean. [Genie’s reversal troubleshooting](https://support.geniecompany.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/1238/~/why-does-my-genie-garage-door-opener-reverse-and-open-when-i-try-closing-it%3F)

Don’t increase the closing force to overcome the catch or keep pulling on the door while the opener is running. Find the source of the resistance first. After repairs or adjustments, perform the obstruction-reversal and sensor tests specified in your opener’s manual.