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ROMSDAL · GNEISS

Trollveggen (Troll Wall) weather & climbing conditions

Good — dry and climbable

Right now

Temp3°C
Wind16 km/h
Gusts24 km/h
Humidity78.9%
Rain 48h1mm
Last rain37h ago

Assessment

Should be dry
Cold — excellent friction but watch for damp seeping features

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Friday 30 October
Good
Temp0°C
Rain0.2mm
Wind16 km/h
Gusts24 km/h
Humidity79%
Should be dry
  • Gneiss climbs well when dry; foliation planes can hold moisture on shaded aspects
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
10:00 — dry — — null%
18:00 3° dry 16 — 78.9%
19:00 3° dry 17 — 75.2%
20:00 3° dry 17 — 72.7%
21:00 2° dry 17 — 71.6%
Sat Saturday 31 October
Poor
Temp5°C
Rain2mm
Wind10 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity76%
2.2mm rain forecast
  • Wet gneiss is slick — let the rock dry before leading
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 2° dry 21 — 63.5%
07:00 2° dry 20 — 63.6%
08:00 2° dry 20 — 64.6%
09:00 2° dry 18 — 67.4%
10:00 3° dry 15 — 69.8%
11:00 4° dry 13 — 71.3%
12:00 5° dry 10 — 73.7%
13:00 6° dry 8 — 73.2%
14:00 6° dry 6 — 78.5%
15:00 5° dry 8 — 84.1%
16:00 5° dry 10 — 83%
17:00 5° dry 7 — 85.2%
18:00 5° dry 9 — 94.2%
19:00 5° dry 9 — 94.2%
20:00 4° dry 8 — 96.9%
21:00 4° 0.3mm 8 — 97.5%
Sun Sunday 1 November
Poor
Temp0°C
Rain13mm
Wind5 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity87%
12.5mm rain forecastHumidity 87% — potential fog
  • Wet gneiss is slick — let the rock dry before leading
  • Damp air — friction edges may feel greasy
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 0° 0.1mm 13 — 99.8%
07:00 0° dry 10 — 99.8%
08:00 -1° dry 8 — 98.9%
09:00 -1° dry 8 — 96%
10:00 -1° dry 7 — 92.7%
11:00 0° dry 5 — 87.8%
12:00 0° dry 6 — 89%
13:00 0° dry 3 — 83%
14:00 0° dry 3 — 83.4%
15:00 0° dry 4 — 86.2%
16:00 -1° dry 7 — 89.8%
17:00 -1° dry 10 — 91.2%
18:00 -2° dry 10 — 93.2%
19:00 -2° dry 10 — 92.9%
20:00 -3° dry 9 — 88.1%
21:00 -3° dry 8 — 87.8%
Mon Monday 2 November
Poor
Temp3°C
Rain0.7mm
Wind17 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity86%
0.7mm rain forecastHumidity 86% — potential fog
  • Wet gneiss is slick — let the rock dry before leading
  • Damp air — friction edges may feel greasy
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
07:00 2° dry 12 — 94.4%
13:00 3° 0.3mm 17 — 85.6%
19:00 4° 0.3mm 18 — 94.8%
Tue Tuesday 3 November
Poor
Temp5°C
Rain0.9mm
Wind10 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity98%
0.9mm rain forecastHumidity 98% — likely fog/cloud
  • Wet gneiss is slick — let the rock dry before leading
  • Damp air — friction edges may feel greasy
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
07:00 4° 0.4mm 13 — 97.9%
13:00 5° dry 10 — 98.2%
19:00 5° dry 9 — 95.1%
Wed Wednesday 4 November
Poor
Temp5°C
Rain0.7mm
Wind19 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity89%
0.7mm rain forecastHumidity 89% — potential fog
  • Wet gneiss is slick — let the rock dry before leading
  • Damp air — friction edges may feel greasy
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
07:00 4° dry 15 — 93.2%
13:00 5° 0.3mm 19 — 88.9%
19:00 5° 0.4mm 19 — 95.6%
Thu Thursday 5 November
Poor
Temp5°C
Rain0.9mm
Wind13 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity97%
0.9mm rain forecastHumidity 97% — likely fog/cloud
  • Wet gneiss is slick — let the rock dry before leading
  • Damp air — friction edges may feel greasy
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
07:00 4° 0.3mm 17 — 96.2%
13:00 5° dry 13 — 96.6%
19:00 4° 0.2mm 12 — 93.9%
Fri Friday 6 November
Caution
Temp4°C
Raindry
Wind13 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity90%
Drying — 17h since rainHumidity 90% — potential fog
  • Gneiss climbs well when dry; foliation planes can hold moisture on shaded aspects
  • Damp air — friction edges may feel greasy
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
07:00 3° dry 13 — 92.9%
13:00 4° dry 13 — 89.5%
19:00 4° dry 13 — 92.4%

About Trollveggen (Troll Wall)

Trollveggen is the tallest vertical rock face in Europe, rising 1,000m+ from the Romsdal valley floor with the top overhanging its base by up to 50m. Rock is Precambrian gneiss — banded, foliated, and with sections of variable quality that make big-wall climbing here genuinely serious. Not a crag for casual visits: the base sits at low altitude but the wall reaches 1,700m, so the summit weather can be radically different, and rockfall from the shattered top sections is a documented, ongoing hazard. Seepage is medium because the gneiss foliation planes hold water and release it slowly down established drainage lines. The east aspect catches morning sun but the sheer scale means shaded sections stay wet for days after rain. Best conditions: an extended anticyclone in mid-summer. The valley floor forecast here is what the site displays; the summit will always be worse.

Region
Romsdal
Rock type
Gneiss
Aspect
east-facing
Altitude
100m
Exposure
high
Seepage
medium

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