Right now

Temp8°C

Wind12 km/h

Gusts18 km/h

Humidity93.3%

Rain 48h0.1mm

Last rainNone recent

Assessment

0.4mm rain forecast

Do not climb wet sandstone

Humidity 93.3% — potential fog/cloud, rock may be damp from condensation

Check sandstone is genuinely dry — condensation can wet the surface

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Saturday 31 October

Poor

Temp9°C

Rain0.4mm

Wind15 km/h

Gusts18 km/h

Humidity82%

0.4mm rain forecastDo not climb wet sandstone

Do not climb — wet soft sandstone is damaged by climbing

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

10:00 8° dry 12 — 93.3%

11:00 9° dry 12 — 85.1%

12:00 10° 0.1mm 14 — 81.9%

13:00 10° dry 16 — 79.8%

14:00 10° dry 16 — 77.8%

15:00 10° dry 18 — 74.6%

16:00 9° dry 16 — 79.1%

17:00 8° 0.3mm 14 — 87.1%

18:00 8° dry 14 — 93.4%

19:00 8° dry 13 — 94.4%

20:00 7° dry 13 — 94.1%

21:00 7° dry 15 — 89.8%

Sun Sunday 1 November

Caution

Temp8°C

Raindry

Wind9 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity74%

Drying — 19h since rainSandstone may still hold subsurface moisture

Check rock is fully dry before climbing

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

06:00 6° dry 12 — 95.5%

07:00 6° dry 10 — 95.1%

08:00 6° dry 11 — 93.8%

09:00 7° dry 10 — 89.6%

10:00 7° dry 10 — 83.1%

11:00 8° dry 10 — 77.6%

12:00 8° dry 10 — 73.4%

13:00 8° dry 9 — 70.3%

14:00 8° dry 9 — 69.2%

15:00 8° dry 8 — 69%

16:00 8° dry 7 — 72%

17:00 7° dry 7 — 75%

18:00 7° dry 7 — 76.3%

19:00 6° dry 8 — 80.5%

20:00 6° dry 7 — 85.4%

21:00 5° dry 7 — 87.6%

Mon Monday 2 November

Caution

Temp7°C

Raindry

Wind5 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity66%

Drying — 43h since rainSandstone may still hold subsurface moisture

Check rock is fully dry before climbing

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

06:00 3° dry 5 — 99.1%

07:00 3° dry 5 — 99.4%

08:00 4° dry 5 — 95.3%

09:00 5° dry 4 — 89.8%

10:00 6° dry 5 — 79.4%

11:00 7° dry 4 — 69%

12:00 8° dry 4 — 62.9%

13:00 8° dry 4 — 61.7%

14:00 8° dry 5 — 61.2%

15:00 8° dry 6 — 61.2%

16:00 7° dry 7 — 66.8%

17:00 6° dry 5 — 74%

18:00 6° dry 4 — 80.2%

19:00 5° dry 5 — 82.3%

20:00 5° dry 8 — 83.9%

21:00 4° dry 9 — 84.5%

Tue Tuesday 3 November

Caution

Temp8°C

Raindry

Wind17 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity60%

Should be drySandstone may still hold subsurface moisture

Check rock is fully dry before climbing

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

07:00 4° dry 8 — 86.4%

13:00 8° dry 17 — 60.4%

19:00 6° dry 10 — 89.1%

Wed Wednesday 4 November

Good

Temp7°C

Raindry

Wind14 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity72%

Should be dry

Check rock is fully dry before climbing

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

07:00 6° dry 10 — 92.7%

13:00 7° dry 14 — 71.5%

19:00 5° dry 7 — 86.1%

Thu Thursday 5 November

Good

Temp8°C

Raindry

Wind4 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity60%

Should be dry

Check rock is fully dry before climbing

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

07:00 0° dry 8 — 95.9%

13:00 8° dry 4 — 60.1%

19:00 3° dry 10 — 86.2%

Fri Friday 6 November

Good

Temp10°C

Raindry

Wind10 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity53%

Should be dry

Check rock is fully dry before climbing

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

07:00 0° dry 9 — 81.9%

13:00 10° dry 10 — 52.8%

19:00 4° dry 10 — 95.3%

Sat Saturday 7 November

Good

Temp9°C

Raindry

Wind10 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity66%

Should be dry

Check rock is fully dry before climbing

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

07:00 1° dry 11 — 95.1%

13:00 9° dry 10 — 65.6%

19:00 3° dry 11 — 94.6%

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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