Climbing Forecast Dolomites — Friuli / Vajont Erto

DOLOMITES — FRIULI / VAJONT · LIMESTONE

Erto climbing conditions

Poor — wet, too windy or closed

Right now

Temp17°C
Wind8 km/h
Gusts11 km/h
Humidity72.7%
Rain 48h3mm
Last rain1h ago

Assessment

5.5mm rain forecast

Drying Time

6% dry · 11-22h to dry

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Friday 11 September
Poor
Temp16°C
Rain6mm
Wind6 km/h
Gusts11 km/h
Humidity87%
5.5mm rain forecast
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
12:00 17° 2mm 8 72.7%
13:00 16° 0.6mm 6 86.5%
14:00 17° 0.4mm 7 89.1%
15:00 16° 0.4mm 5 91.9%
16:00 16° 1mm 4 95.1%
17:00 14° 0.4mm 3 97.1%
18:00 14° 0.6mm 1 99.1%
19:00 13° 0.1mm 3 98.8%
20:00 13° dry 4 99.5%
21:00 12° dry 5 99.6%
Sat Saturday 12 September
Good
Temp19°C
Rain0.1mm
Wind8 km/h
Gusts
Humidity60%
Should be dry
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 10° dry 7 98.7%
07:00 13° dry 4 93.9%
08:00 16° dry 3 69.5%
09:00 18° dry 4 55.2%
10:00 19° dry 5 48.9%
11:00 19° dry 7 49.9%
12:00 20° dry 8 55.2%
13:00 19° 0.1mm 9 59.7%
14:00 18° dry 9 66%
15:00 18° dry 9 68.1%
16:00 17° dry 7 72.1%
17:00 16° dry 4 84%
18:00 14° dry 1 88.4%
19:00 13° dry 3 92.4%
20:00 12° dry 4 94.7%
21:00 11° dry 4 95.9%
Sun Sunday 13 September
Good
Temp20°C
Raindry
Wind7 km/h
Gusts
Humidity61%
Should be dry
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 11° dry 6 89.7%
07:00 15° dry 3 77.2%
08:00 17° dry 3 66.7%
09:00 19° dry 5 58.2%
10:00 20° dry 7 55.3%
11:00 21° dry 7 53.7%
12:00 21° dry 8 55.1%
13:00 21° dry 8 57.3%
14:00 20° dry 8 62%
15:00 19° dry 7 68.3%
16:00 18° dry 7 75.5%
17:00 17° dry 4 87%
18:00 15° dry 2 92.7%
19:00 14° dry 2 94.9%
20:00 13° dry 2 97.3%
21:00 13° dry 3 98.6%
Mon Monday 14 September
Poor
Temp23°C
Rain0.4mm
Wind4 km/h
Gusts
Humidity46%
0.4mm rain forecast
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 13° dry 6 88.2%
12:00 23° 0.4mm 4 46.1%
18:00 15° dry 1 100%
Tue Tuesday 15 September
Good
Temp23°C
Raindry
Wind7 km/h
Gusts
Humidity53%
Should be dry
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 12° dry 5 95.9%
12:00 23° dry 7 53.2%
18:00 16° dry 2 94.5%
Wed Wednesday 16 September
Poor
Temp17°C
Rain2mm
Wind5 km/h
Gusts
Humidity93%
1.5mm rain forecastHumidity 93% — potential fog
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 15° 0.7mm 2 97.8%
12:00 17° 0.8mm 5 93.1%
18:00 14° dry 4 88.7%
Thu Thursday 17 September
Good
Temp18°C
Raindry
Wind8 km/h
Gusts
Humidity47%
Should be dry
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 dry 6 87.6%
12:00 18° dry 8 47.3%
18:00 12° dry 1 82.5%
Fri Friday 18 September
Good
Temp19°C
Raindry
Wind7 km/h
Gusts
Humidity58%
Should be dry
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 dry 4 92%
12:00 19° dry 7 57.7%
18:00 13° dry 1 90.9%

About Erto

A remarkable sport crag above the infamous Vajont dam near Longarone, in Friuli's western Dolomites. Erto is defined by its enormous yellow cave: the overhang is so deep that most of the hard climbing stays completely dry in heavy rain, making this one of the go-to Italian bad-weather venues. 240+ routes from beginner 3a in the 'No Big' sector to the 8c+ testpieces of the 'Big' overhang. The steep hard climbing built the crag's reputation as one of the hardest in Italy in the 1990s. South-facing at 800m — sun-drenched winter days, and heavy rain is barely a problem thanks to the roof. Fast approach.

Region
Dolomites — Friuli / Vajont
Rock type
Limestone
Aspect
south-facing
Altitude
800m
Exposure
medium
Seepage
low