Right now

Temp3°C

Wind5 km/h

Gusts7 km/h

Humidity59%

Rain 48hdry

Last rainNone recent

Assessment

No recent rain

Cold — excellent friction but watch for damp seeping features

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Saturday 31 October

Good

Temp4°C

Raindry

Wind7 km/h

Gusts7 km/h

Humidity51%

No recent rain

Gneiss climbs well when dry; foliation planes can hold moisture on shaded aspects

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

10:00 3° dry 5 — 59%

11:00 4° dry 6 — 53.2%

12:00 4° dry 7 — 50.7%

13:00 5° dry 7 — 47%

14:00 5° dry 8 — 45.5%

15:00 4° dry 7 — 46.8%

16:00 3° dry 7 — 53.7%

17:00 0° dry 6 — 69.1%

18:00 -1° dry 5 — 77%

19:00 -2° dry 5 — 86.9%

20:00 -3° dry 5 — 94.6%

21:00 -4° dry 5 — 96.2%

Sun Sunday 1 November

Poor

Temp-4°C

Rain2mm

Wind8 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity79%

2.4mm rain forecast

Wet gneiss is slick — let the rock dry before leading

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

06:00 -5° 0.2mm 7 — 95.4%

07:00 -6° 0.1mm 7 — 94.3%

08:00 -6° 0.3mm 7 — 92.5%

09:00 -6° 0.5mm 7 — 91.3%

10:00 -5° 0.4mm 9 — 88.3%

11:00 -5° 0.3mm 9 — 85.2%

12:00 -4° 0.2mm 8 — 77.4%

13:00 -3° dry 8 — 75.7%

14:00 -3° dry 8 — 74.4%

15:00 -3° dry 7 — 74.2%

16:00 -4° dry 7 — 77.7%

17:00 -5° dry 5 — 86.2%

18:00 -5° dry 5 — 90.6%

19:00 -6° dry 4 — 92.7%

20:00 -6° dry 5 — 92.3%

21:00 -7° dry 5 — 89.3%

Mon Monday 2 November

Good

Temp-1°C

Raindry

Wind5 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity69%

Should be dry

Gneiss climbs well when dry; foliation planes can hold moisture on shaded aspects

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

06:00 -8° dry 3 — 84.9%

07:00 -8° dry 3 — 85.5%

08:00 -7° dry 2 — 85.7%

09:00 -4° dry 2 — 80.4%

10:00 -2° dry 3 — 68.7%

11:00 0° dry 4 — 66.8%

12:00 0° dry 5 — 66.5%

13:00 0° dry 5 — 66.3%

14:00 0° dry 6 — 67.4%

15:00 0° dry 7 — 69.9%

16:00 -2° dry 6 — 75.5%

17:00 -3° dry 5 — 84.4%

18:00 -3° dry 5 — 89.1%

19:00 -3° dry 5 — 93%

20:00 -4° dry 4 — 94.3%

21:00 -4° dry 3 — 95.1%

Tue Tuesday 3 November

Good

Temp0°C

Raindry

Wind4 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity76%

Should be dry

Gneiss climbs well when dry; foliation planes can hold moisture on shaded aspects

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

07:00 -5° dry 1 — 93.7%

13:00 0° dry 4 — 75.7%

19:00 -3° dry 2 — 92.5%

Wed Wednesday 4 November

Good

Temp3°C

Raindry

Wind3 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity58%

Should be dry

Gneiss climbs well when dry; foliation planes can hold moisture on shaded aspects

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

07:00 -3° dry 2 — 80.5%

13:00 3° dry 3 — 58%

19:00 -2° dry 1 — 79.7%

Thu Thursday 5 November

Good

Temp6°C

Raindry

Wind1 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity42%

Should be dry

Gneiss climbs well when dry; foliation planes can hold moisture on shaded aspects

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

07:00 -7° dry 6 — 88.8%

13:00 6° dry 1 — 41.5%

19:00 -2° dry 4 — 63.4%

Fri Friday 6 November

Good

Temp7°C

Raindry

Wind—

Gusts—

Humidity21%

Should be dry

Gneiss climbs well when dry; foliation planes can hold moisture on shaded aspects

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

07:00 -4° dry 5 — 48.1%

13:00 7° dry 0 — 21.2%

19:00 -1° dry 3 — 46.5%

Sat Saturday 7 November

Good

Temp7°C

Raindry

Wind1 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity31%

Should be dry

Gneiss climbs well when dry; foliation planes can hold moisture on shaded aspects

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

07:00 -4° dry 4 — 51.3%

13:00 7° dry 1 — 31%

19:00 -1° dry 3 — 61.7%

About Niederthai (Tauferberg)

The Tauferberg — a flat forest ridge west of Niederthai village at 1550m — is one of the best summer bouldering venues in the Austrian Alps. Eleven perfect granite (orthogneiss) blocks are scattered through the trees with an incredible mix of styles: cracks, aretes, part-slab/part-overhang, and hard overhangs. The high altitude and forest cover make it a definitive summer refuge, in the same spirit as Magic Wood across the border in Switzerland. Access via 15 switchbacks up the road from Umhausen in the main Ötztal valley to Niederthai; park at the Lehen car park and walk in. Rock is Ötztal-Stubai crystalline complex — dense orthogneiss, dries fast.

Region: Ötztal
Rock type: Gneiss
Aspect: mixed-facing
Altitude: 1550m
Exposure: low
Seepage: low