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DOLOMITES — SESTO · LIMESTONE

Tre Cime di Lavaredo (Drei Zinnen) — Cima Grande climbing conditions

Good — dry and climbable

Right now

Temp11°C
Wind8 km/h
Gusts12 km/h
Humidity55.4%
Rain 48hdry
Last rainNone recent

Assessment

No recent rain
North American monsoon — afternoon thunderstorm risk
The north face is generally sound but the summit ridges and descent gullies carry loose blocks — helmets are mandatory throughout the massif
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
Temp11°C
Rain0.2mm
Wind8 km/h
Gusts12 km/h
Humidity51%
No recent rainNorth American monsoon — afternoon thunderstorm risk
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
12:00 11° dry 8 — 55.4%
13:00 11° dry 9 — 51.7%
14:00 11° dry 9 — 49.7%
15:00 11° dry 9 — 48.3%
16:00 11° dry 7 — 49.8%
17:00 8° dry 5 — 69.2%
18:00 7° 0.2mm 3 — 76.4%
19:00 6° dry 1 — 81.4%
20:00 5° dry 3 — 84.2%
21:00 4° dry 4 — 86.1%
Sat Saturday 12 September
Good
Temp13°C
Raindry
Wind8 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity35%
No recent rainNorth American monsoon — afternoon thunderstorm risk
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 2° dry 8 — 83.8%
07:00 5° dry 7 — 70.2%
08:00 8° dry 6 — 49.1%
09:00 10° dry 5 — 38.6%
10:00 11° dry 5 — 34.4%
11:00 12° dry 6 — 32.4%
12:00 13° dry 7 — 32.2%
13:00 13° dry 9 — 34.4%
14:00 13° dry 10 — 36.4%
15:00 13° dry 9 — 36.3%
16:00 12° dry 9 — 39.3%
17:00 9° dry 7 — 65.5%
18:00 6° dry 3 — 83.3%
19:00 5° dry 1 — 86.5%
20:00 4° dry 2 — 86.7%
21:00 3° dry 3 — 85.2%
Sun Sunday 13 September
Good
Temp14°C
Raindry
Wind7 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 4° dry 7 — 73.9%
07:00 7° dry 5 — 63.4%
08:00 10° dry 4 — 50.6%
09:00 11° dry 5 — 44.3%
10:00 13° dry 6 — 39.4%
11:00 14° dry 7 — 34.6%
12:00 15° dry 7 — 31.6%
13:00 15° dry 7 — 32.1%
14:00 15° dry 7 — 33.9%
15:00 15° dry 8 — 36.6%
16:00 14° dry 8 — 42.1%
17:00 11° dry 7 — 65.8%
18:00 8° dry 4 — 85.6%
19:00 7° dry 1 — 91.4%
20:00 6° dry 2 — 92.4%
21:00 6° dry 3 — 90.2%
Mon Monday 14 September
Good
Temp13°C
Rain0.1mm
Wind7 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity48%
No recent rainNorth American monsoon — afternoon thunderstorm risk
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 6° dry 7 — 81.9%
12:00 13° dry 7 — 48%
18:00 9° dry 2 — 71.1%
Tue Tuesday 15 September
Good
Temp16°C
Raindry
Wind5 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity49%
No recent rainNorth American monsoon — afternoon thunderstorm risk
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 2° dry 7 — 95.9%
12:00 16° dry 5 — 48.5%
18:00 9° dry 3 — 88.5%
Wed Wednesday 16 September
Poor
Temp10°C
Rain2mm
Wind3 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity86%
1.7mm rain forecastHumidity 86% — potential fog
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 5° 0.7mm 4 — 95.6%
12:00 10° 1mm 3 — 85.9%
18:00 4° dry 6 — 94.4%
Thu Thursday 17 September
Caution
Temp11°C
Raindry
Wind6 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity41%
Drying — 24h since rain
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 0° dry 8 — 91.2%
12:00 11° dry 6 — 40.8%
18:00 5° dry 2 — 75.7%
Fri Friday 18 September
Good
Temp13°C
Raindry
Wind7 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity50%
Should be dry
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 2° dry 4 — 70.1%
12:00 13° dry 7 — 49.6%
18:00 5° dry 1 — 85.4%

About Tre Cime di Lavaredo (Drei Zinnen) — Cima Grande

Cima Grande (Große Zinne, 2999m) is the middle and highest tower of the Tre Cime di Lavaredo group — known as Drei Zinnen in South Tyrolean German. Its 500m north face is one of the great big walls of the Alps, near-vertical dolomia principale. Emilio Comici's 1933 line up the north face is a foundational route of European climbing. Approach from Rifugio Auronzo (2320m — reachable by the toll road) takes ~1 hour. The critical drying constraint here is seepage: snowfields on the summit and in the couloirs above the wall shed meltwater onto the face well into July, so the classic lines can run damp for weeks after the road opens. Best conditions come after a stable dry spell in mid-summer, and even then afternoon thunderstorms are the norm — always plan to be off the wall by early afternoon.

Region
Dolomites — Sesto
Rock type
Limestone
Aspect
north-facing
Altitude
2500m
Exposure
high
Seepage
high