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DOLOMITES — PALE DI SAN MARTINO · LIMESTONE

Cima della Madonna (Pale di San Martino) climbing conditions

Good — dry and climbable

Right now

Temp13°C
Wind11 km/h
Gusts17 km/h
Humidity50.6%
Rain 48hdry
Last rainNone recent

Assessment

No recent rain
North American monsoon — afternoon thunderstorm risk
North American monsoon — afternoon thunderstorms likely on high peaks; start early and be off summits before noon

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Friday 11 September
Good
Temp12°C
Raindry
Wind10 km/h
Gusts17 km/h
Humidity47%
No recent rainNorth American monsoon — afternoon thunderstorm risk
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
12:00 13° dry 11 — 50.6%
13:00 13° dry 11 — 43.6%
14:00 13° dry 10 — 44.1%
15:00 12° dry 9 — 45.5%
16:00 11° dry 6 — 51.6%
17:00 9° dry 4 — 72.6%
18:00 7° dry 2 — 88.1%
19:00 7° dry 2 — 92.3%
20:00 6° dry 3 — 94.5%
21:00 5° dry 4 — 94.6%
Sat Saturday 12 September
Good
Temp13°C
Raindry
Wind8 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity36%
No recent rainNorth American monsoon — afternoon thunderstorm risk
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 5° dry 4 — 70.7%
07:00 8° dry 3 — 51.5%
08:00 10° dry 4 — 42.9%
09:00 11° dry 5 — 37.2%
10:00 12° dry 7 — 34.9%
11:00 13° dry 8 — 34.5%
12:00 13° dry 10 — 33.9%
13:00 14° dry 11 — 32.6%
14:00 14° dry 8 — 32.7%
15:00 13° dry 7 — 36.4%
16:00 12° dry 6 — 47.4%
17:00 10° dry 5 — 65.7%
18:00 8° dry 3 — 81.3%
19:00 6° dry 3 — 83.9%
20:00 5° dry 4 — 82.1%
21:00 5° dry 3 — 76.7%
Sun Sunday 13 September
Good
Temp15°C
Raindry
Wind8 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity41%
No recent rainNorth American monsoon — afternoon thunderstorm risk
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 5° dry 4 — 70.5%
07:00 8° dry 3 — 62.1%
08:00 11° dry 4 — 51.8%
09:00 12° dry 5 — 46.4%
10:00 14° dry 7 — 42.4%
11:00 15° dry 7 — 38.5%
12:00 16° dry 8 — 35%
13:00 16° dry 8 — 33.8%
14:00 16° dry 9 — 36%
15:00 15° dry 8 — 44.7%
16:00 13° dry 7 — 58.6%
17:00 11° dry 5 — 76.1%
18:00 9° dry 3 — 88.6%
19:00 8° dry 3 — 86.9%
20:00 7° dry 5 — 79.4%
21:00 7° dry 4 — 75.1%
Mon Monday 14 September
Good
Temp16°C
Raindry
Wind10 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity43%
No recent rainNorth American monsoon — afternoon thunderstorm risk
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 7° dry 5 — 81.1%
12:00 16° dry 10 — 43.2%
18:00 10° dry 0 — 72.1%
Tue Tuesday 15 September
Good
Temp17°C
Raindry
Wind6 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity50%
No recent rainNorth American monsoon — afternoon thunderstorm risk
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 7° dry 1 — 76.5%
12:00 17° dry 6 — 50%
18:00 10° dry 3 — 96.2%
Wed Wednesday 16 September
Poor
Temp11°C
Rain2mm
Wind3 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity90%
2.3mm rain forecastHumidity 90% — potential fog
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 7° 1mm 2 — 98.4%
12:00 11° 0.8mm 3 — 89.5%
18:00 5° dry 5 — 90.6%
Thu Thursday 17 September
Good
Temp12°C
Raindry
Wind6 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity43%
Should be dry
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 2° dry 2 — 79.8%
12:00 12° dry 6 — 43.4%
18:00 5° dry 3 — 87.2%
Fri Friday 18 September
Good
Temp13°C
Rain0.1mm
Wind6 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity56%
Should be dry
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 3° dry 2 — 78.7%
12:00 13° dry 6 — 55.6%
18:00 7° dry 3 — 98.8%

About Cima della Madonna (Pale di San Martino)

One of the great classic Dolomites peaks — 2733m — in the Pale di San Martino group above San Martino di Castrozza. Approach 1.5 hours with 900m of ascent to Rifugio Velo della Madonna (2358m), then 15 minutes to the start of the Spigolo del Velo route. The arête is a splendid historic 440m line first climbed by Gunther Langes and Erwin Merlet in 1920 — 15 pitches at IV with a V+ crux, on excellent limestone that has resisted polishing despite decades of ascents. Numerous threads for gear. Standard afternoon thunderstorm caution applies for the whole Pale.

Region
Dolomites — Pale di San Martino
Rock type
Limestone
Aspect
south-west-facing
Altitude
2500m
Exposure
high
Seepage
low