Right now

Temp22°C

Wind15 km/h

Gusts22 km/h

Humidity70.6%

Rain 48h1mm

Last rain0h ago

Assessment

8.7mm rain forecast

Do not climb wet sandstone

Drying Time

1% dry · 14-28h to dry

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Wednesday 16 September

Poor

Temp20°C

Rain9mm

Wind14 km/h

Gusts22 km/h

Humidity85%

8.7mm rain forecastDo not climb wet sandstone

Wet sandstone is slippery — let the rock dry before leading

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

10:00 22° 0.1mm 15 — 70.6%

11:00 23° 0.9mm 12 — 67.5%

12:00 22° 4mm 14 — 75.4%

13:00 18° 2mm 16 — 96.7%

14:00 19° 0.8mm 13 — 93.6%

15:00 18° 0.9mm 14 — 91.6%

16:00 17° 0.3mm 15 — 97.3%

17:00 17° dry 12 — 97.6%

18:00 16° dry 12 — 97.7%

19:00 16° dry 11 — 97.5%

20:00 15° dry 10 — 97.5%

21:00 14° dry 10 — 98.2%

Thu Thursday 17 September

Poor

Temp18°C

Raindry

Wind15 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity56%

Only 20h since rain — needs ~46h

Hard sandstone climbs well when dry

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

06:00 12° dry 15 — 97.4%

07:00 13° dry 14 — 92.6%

08:00 14° dry 15 — 84.1%

09:00 16° dry 14 — 74.5%

10:00 17° dry 15 — 64.4%

11:00 18° dry 17 — 59%

12:00 18° dry 18 — 54.7%

13:00 19° dry 18 — 51.2%

14:00 19° dry 17 — 50.9%

15:00 18° dry 13 — 53.1%

16:00 18° dry 8 — 60.8%

17:00 15° dry 6 — 71.1%

18:00 14° dry 7 — 71.9%

19:00 13° dry 10 — 75.2%

20:00 12° dry 12 — 80.5%

21:00 12° dry 12 — 81.7%

Fri Friday 18 September

Caution

Temp19°C

Raindry

Wind16 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity58%

Should be drySandstone may still hold subsurface moisture

Hard sandstone climbs well when dry

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

06:00 12° dry 14 — 76.3%

07:00 15° dry 13 — 72.6%

08:00 17° dry 12 — 64%

09:00 19° dry 13 — 55.6%

10:00 20° dry 17 — 50.2%

11:00 20° dry 17 — 52.6%

12:00 20° dry 16 — 54%

13:00 20° dry 16 — 54.7%

14:00 19° dry 18 — 59.3%

15:00 18° dry 15 — 67%

16:00 17° dry 12 — 70.8%

17:00 15° dry 9 — 78.6%

18:00 14° dry 10 — 81.1%

19:00 13° dry 9 — 83.5%

20:00 12° dry 9 — 83.6%

21:00 12° dry 9 — 82.1%

Sat Saturday 19 September

Caution

Temp21°C

Raindry

Wind15 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity50%

Should be drySandstone may still hold subsurface moisture

Hard sandstone climbs well when dry

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

06:00 12° dry 6 — 82.8%

12:00 21° dry 15 — 49.7%

18:00 16° dry 6 — 75%

Sun Sunday 20 September

Poor

Temp22°C

Rain0.8mm

Wind20 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity54%

0.8mm rain forecastDo not climb wet sandstone

Wet sandstone is slippery — let the rock dry before leading

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

06:00 15° dry 8 — 70.4%

12:00 22° 0.4mm 20 — 54.1%

18:00 16° 0.4mm 20 — 95.8%

Mon Monday 21 September

Caution

Temp16°C

Rain0.2mm

Wind25 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity66%

Should be drySandstone may still hold subsurface moisture

Hard sandstone climbs well when dry
Breezy — helps drying

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

06:00 11° dry 18 — 89%

12:00 16° dry 25 — 66.1%

18:00 15° 0.1mm 17 — 61.4%

Tue Tuesday 22 September

Caution

Temp16°C

Rain0.1mm

Wind15 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity54%

Should be drySandstone may still hold subsurface moisture

Hard sandstone climbs well when dry

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

06:00 10° dry 11 — 95.9%

12:00 16° dry 15 — 53.8%

18:00 12° dry 10 — 86.4%

Wed Wednesday 23 September

Poor

Temp18°C

Rain0.4mm

Wind16 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity81%

0.4mm rain forecastDo not climb wet sandstone

Wet sandstone is slippery — let the rock dry before leading

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

06:00 14° 0.1mm 9 — 98.8%

12:00 18° 0.1mm 16 — 81.1%

18:00 16° dry 12 — 89%

About Rathen

The postcard heart of the Elbsandsteingebirge, on the right bank of the Elbe below the Bastei cliffs. Around 400 popular routes on the towers, including some of the most photographed freestanding pinnacles in Europe: the Lokomotive, the Mönch (its summit weather vane shaped like a tin monk is visible for miles), the Talwächter and the Wehltürme. Rock here is notably softer than the rest of Elbsandstein — around the Gamrig it turns very soft and sandy — so the standard Saxon 2-3 day wait after rain is critical to avoid damaging holds. Access from Kurort Rathen village (short ferry across the Elbe from the Bastei side); full Saxon rules apply.

Region: Sächsische Schweiz
Rock type: Sandstone
Aspect: mixed-facing
Altitude: 250m
Exposure: medium
Seepage: high

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