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DOLOMITES — SESTO · LIMESTONE

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

Poor — wet, too windy or closed

Right now

Temp2°C
Wind6 km/h
Gusts9 km/h
Humidity49.5%
Rain 48h2mm
Last rain20h ago

Assessment

Only 17h since rain — needs ~37h
Snow on the crag (2.9mm water-equivalent) — ice and snow may impact conditions
The north face is generally sound but the summit ridges and descent gullies carry loose blocks — helmets are mandatory throughout the massif

Drying Time

67% dry · 21-42h to dry

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Monday 26 October
Poor
Temp3°C
Raindry
Wind7 km/h
Gusts9 km/h
Humidity41%
Only 17h since rain — needs ~37h
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
11:00 2° dry 6 — 49.5%
12:00 3° dry 7 — 46.2%
13:00 4° dry 8 — 41.8%
14:00 4° dry 9 — 35.2%
15:00 4° dry 8 — 30.4%
16:00 3° dry 4 — 42.6%
17:00 0° dry 3 — 40.8%
18:00 -2° dry 2 — 45.8%
19:00 -3° dry 3 — 51.6%
20:00 -3° dry 3 — 55.1%
21:00 -4° dry 4 — 57.1%
Tue Tuesday 27 October
Good
Temp8°C
Raindry
Wind5 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity42%
Should be dry
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 -3° dry 5 — 47.7%
07:00 -2° dry 6 — 48.1%
08:00 0° dry 7 — 45.2%
09:00 3° dry 5 — 38.6%
10:00 5° dry 4 — 35.5%
11:00 7° dry 4 — 34.9%
12:00 8° dry 4 — 35.9%
13:00 9° dry 5 — 38.8%
14:00 9° dry 5 — 41.7%
15:00 9° dry 5 — 44.6%
16:00 7° dry 4 — 61.5%
17:00 4° dry 3 — 63.8%
18:00 2° dry 1 — 69%
19:00 1° dry 1 — 72.3%
20:00 0° dry 1 — 75.8%
21:00 -1° dry 1 — 79.4%
Wed Wednesday 28 October
Good
Temp7°C
Raindry
Wind8 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity55%
Should be dry
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 -1° dry 6 — 84.4%
07:00 -1° dry 6 — 83.8%
08:00 1° dry 7 — 81.4%
09:00 3° dry 8 — 74.1%
10:00 5° dry 8 — 63.1%
11:00 7° dry 8 — 54.1%
12:00 7° dry 8 — 51.7%
13:00 7° dry 7 — 52.6%
14:00 8° dry 9 — 52%
15:00 8° dry 9 — 52.3%
16:00 6° dry 7 — 59.8%
17:00 3° dry 4 — 72.2%
18:00 1° dry 5 — 79.2%
19:00 0° dry 5 — 83%
20:00 -1° dry 5 — 85.7%
21:00 -1° dry 5 — 88.8%
Thu Thursday 29 October
Good
Temp6°C
Raindry
Wind—
Gusts—
Humidity42%
Should be dry
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
07:00 -4° dry 7 — 99.1%
13:00 6° dry 0 — 41.7%
19:00 -1° dry 0 — 64.4%
Fri Friday 30 October
Good
Temp6°C
Raindry
Wind7 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity36%
Should be dry
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
07:00 -4° dry 6 — 65.8%
13:00 6° dry 7 — 36.1%
19:00 -3° dry 4 — 67.3%
Sat Saturday 31 October
Good
Temp3°C
Raindry
Wind4 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity31%
Should be dry
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
07:00 -7° dry 5 — 83.3%
13:00 3° dry 4 — 31.4%
19:00 -6° dry 4 — 69.8%
Sun Sunday 1 November
Good
Temp2°C
Raindry
Wind4 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity33%
Should be dry
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
07:00 -9° dry 5 — 89.4%
13:00 2° dry 4 — 32.8%
19:00 -5° dry 1 — 66.5%
Mon Monday 2 November
Good
Temp3°C
Raindry
Wind5 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity47%
Should be dry
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
07:00 -7° dry 3 — 78.4%
13:00 3° dry 5 — 47%
19:00 -3° dry 1 — 80.9%

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. 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