Climbing Forecast Bernese Alps — Rosenlaui Engelhörner

BERNESE ALPS — ROSENLAUI · LIMESTONE

Engelhörner climbing conditions

Poor — wet, too windy or closed

Right now

Temp1°C
Wind8 km/h
Gusts11 km/h
Humidity78%
Rain 48h0.2mm
Last rainNone recent

Assessment

1.2mm rain forecast

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Thursday 10 September
Poor
Temp1°C
Rain1mm
Wind7 km/h
Gusts11 km/h
Humidity81%
1.2mm rain forecast
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
10:00 dry 8 78%
11:00 0.2mm 8 77.2%
12:00 dry 8 76.1%
13:00 dry 8 79.6%
14:00 0.1mm 8 82.5%
15:00 0.2mm 7 85.4%
16:00 0.2mm 7 87.5%
17:00 0.2mm 6 90.9%
18:00 0.2mm 7 94.9%
19:00 -1° 0.1mm 7 96.4%
20:00 -1° dry 5 95.5%
21:00 -1° dry 3 95.7%
Fri Friday 11 September
Good
Temp4°C
Raindry
Wind8 km/h
Gusts
Humidity59%
No recent rain
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 -2° dry 4 95.3%
07:00 -1° dry 4 89.7%
08:00 dry 4 76.4%
09:00 dry 7 67.5%
10:00 dry 9 65.6%
11:00 dry 8 60.8%
12:00 dry 8 57.8%
13:00 dry 8 54.4%
14:00 dry 8 53.9%
15:00 dry 8 56.9%
16:00 dry 8 63.4%
17:00 dry 8 74.3%
18:00 dry 5 84.7%
19:00 dry 3 86.6%
20:00 dry 2 87%
21:00 -1° dry 3 88%
Sat Saturday 12 September
Good
Temp7°C
Raindry
Wind8 km/h
Gusts
Humidity50%
No recent rain
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 -2° dry 3 55.2%
07:00 dry 3 45.5%
08:00 dry 4 36.4%
09:00 dry 4 38.6%
10:00 dry 5 38.3%
11:00 dry 7 40.3%
12:00 dry 9 46.1%
13:00 dry 9 50.7%
14:00 dry 9 54.6%
15:00 dry 9 58.5%
16:00 dry 8 62.6%
17:00 dry 7 70.9%
18:00 dry 3 78.2%
19:00 dry 3 79.7%
20:00 dry 3 82.1%
21:00 dry 4 86.5%
Sun Sunday 13 September
Good
Temp8°C
Raindry
Wind5 km/h
Gusts
Humidity41%
No recent rain
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 dry 2 48.7%
12:00 dry 5 40.5%
18:00 dry 0 68.9%
Mon Monday 14 September
Good
Temp12°C
Raindry
Wind5 km/h
Gusts
Humidity43%
No recent rain
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 dry 3 56.9%
12:00 12° dry 5 43.3%
18:00 dry 0 71.9%
Tue Tuesday 15 September
Good
Temp13°C
Raindry
Wind5 km/h
Gusts
Humidity36%
No recent rain
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 dry 3 57.5%
12:00 13° dry 5 36.4%
18:00 dry 1 69.5%
Wed Wednesday 16 September
Poor
Temp2°C
Rain0.6mm
Wind6 km/h
Gusts
Humidity86%
0.6mm rain forecastHumidity 86% — potential fog
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 0.4mm 4 92.6%
12:00 0.1mm 6 86%
18:00 dry 3 70.4%
Thu Thursday 17 September
Good
Temp7°C
Raindry
Wind5 km/h
Gusts
Humidity49%
Should be dry
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 -4° dry 1 62.8%
12:00 dry 5 48.5%
18:00 dry 0 75.1%

About Engelhörner

The 'Dolomites of the Bernese Oberland' — a compact cluster of Cretaceous limestone peaks above Rosenlaui in the Reichenbach valley. Twenty-plus summits (Simelistock, Kingspitze, Vorderspitze, Rosenlauistock and more) offer traditional and modern-bolted routes up to 400m, with most of the popular climbing on the south-west faces (morning shade, late-morning to late-afternoon sun). Rock is excellent on the classic lines but the descent gullies carry loose rubble — helmets are essential. Approach is via Rychenbachalp / Gschwantenmad (permit required for the Rychenbachalp car park); the Engelhornhütte SAC is the base for multi-day trips. Straightforward drying compared to Wenden and Rätikon — the SW aspect and lower altitude help.

Region
Bernese Alps — Rosenlaui
Rock type
Limestone
Aspect
south-west-facing
Altitude
2100m
Exposure
high
Seepage
low