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PICOS DE EUROPA · LIMESTONE

Naranjo de Bulnes (Picu Urriellu) climbing conditions

Good — dry and climbable

Right now

Temp10°C
Wind14 km/h
Gusts21 km/h
Humidity59.5%
Rain 48h0.4mm
Last rainNone recent

Assessment

No recent rain

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Monday 28 September
Good
Temp0°C
Rain0.2mm
Wind14 km/h
Gusts21 km/h
Humidity60%
No recent rain
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
10:00 — dry — — null%
18:00 10° 0.2mm 14 — 59.5%
19:00 9° dry 7 — 66.1%
20:00 8° dry 8 — 68.4%
21:00 8° dry 9 — 71.2%
Tue Tuesday 29 September
Poor
Temp9°C
Rain3mm
Wind29 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity73%
3.1mm rain forecastWindy — 29 km/h, gusts 0 km/h
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 6° dry 21 — 91.2%
07:00 6° dry 24 — 92.4%
08:00 7° dry 25 — 88.4%
09:00 8° dry 27 — 82%
10:00 8° dry 26 — 80.3%
11:00 9° dry 30 — 71.4%
12:00 10° dry 31 — 68%
13:00 10° dry 31 — 72.3%
14:00 10° dry 31 — 73.6%
15:00 10° dry 26 — 73.8%
16:00 9° dry 26 — 74.1%
17:00 9° dry 26 — 70.5%
18:00 9° dry 26 — 72.2%
19:00 9° 0.2mm 26 — 74.3%
20:00 8° 2mm 26 — 79.9%
21:00 7° 0.7mm 27 — 89.8%
Wed Wednesday 30 September
Poor
Temp9°C
Rain7mm
Wind14 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity80%
6.6mm rain forecast
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 6° 0.2mm 18 — 89.8%
07:00 6° 0.1mm 15 — 90.1%
08:00 7° 0.1mm 12 — 89%
09:00 7° 0.1mm 13 — 87.7%
10:00 8° dry 13 — 84%
11:00 9° dry 13 — 80%
12:00 9° 0.4mm 13 — 79.4%
13:00 10° 0.6mm 16 — 73.1%
14:00 9° 0.8mm 17 — 74.6%
15:00 8° 0.8mm 14 — 82.3%
16:00 7° 0.3mm 13 — 89.9%
17:00 7° 0.4mm 10 — 94.9%
18:00 6° 0.7mm 6 — 99.8%
19:00 5° 0.8mm 6 — 99.5%
20:00 4° 0.5mm 5 — 99.5%
21:00 4° 0.2mm 5 — 99.8%
Thu Thursday 1 October
Poor
Temp4°C
Rain2mm
Wind5 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity91%
2.4mm rain forecastHumidity 91% — potential fog
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 2° 0.1mm 7 — 99.7%
12:00 4° dry 5 — 91.1%
18:00 3° dry 5 — 97.1%
Fri Friday 2 October
Poor
Temp12°C
Rain0.9mm
Wind2 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity70%
0.9mm rain forecast
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 3° dry 4 — 94.3%
12:00 12° 0.7mm 2 — 70.1%
18:00 8° dry 8 — 98.7%
Sat Saturday 3 October
Poor
Temp10°C
Rain1mm
Wind1 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity85%
1.3mm rain forecastHumidity 85% — potential fog
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 6° 0.1mm 3 — 94.1%
12:00 10° 1mm 1 — 84.9%
18:00 7° dry 1 — 99.4%
Sun Sunday 4 October
Poor
Temp12°C
Rain0.6mm
Wind2 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity68%
0.6mm rain forecast
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 6° dry 3 — 92.1%
12:00 12° 0.6mm 2 — 68.3%
18:00 8° dry 3 — 98.3%
Mon Monday 5 October
Caution
Temp12°C
Rain0.1mm
Wind1 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity62%
Drying — 24h since rain
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 7° dry 3 — 74%
12:00 12° 0.1mm 1 — 62.4%
18:00 8° dry 4 — 87.6%

About Naranjo de Bulnes (Picu Urriellu)

Alpine multipitch on the iconic 500m limestone tower in the central Picos. South face (Murciana, Cepeda) is the dry route choice; west and north faces hold seepage for weeks and stay snow-streaked into July. Weather can change in minutes at 2000m — only attempt in a settled multi-day high-pressure window. Approach from Bulnes village; mountain hut at the base.

Region
Picos de Europa
Rock type
Limestone
Aspect
mixed-facing
Altitude
2000m
Exposure
high
Seepage
high