Climbing Forecast Romsdal Trollveggen (Troll Wall)

ROMSDAL · GNEISS

Trollveggen (Troll Wall) climbing conditions

Poor — wet, too windy or closed

Right now

Temp9°C
Wind23 km/h
Gusts34 km/h
Humidity89.9%
Rain 48h0.2mm
Last rainNone recent

Assessment

3.1mm rain forecast
Windy — 25 km/h, gusts 0 km/h
Humidity 88% — potential fog
Good friction temperature range for gneiss
High humidity (89.9%) — gneiss friction compromised, particularly for bouldering
Humidity 89.9% — potential fog/cloud, rock may be damp from condensation
Breezy — good for drying

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Tuesday 15 September
Poor
Temp9°C
Rain3mm
Wind25 km/h
Gusts34 km/h
Humidity88%
3.1mm rain forecastWindy — 25 km/h, gusts 0 km/hHumidity 88% — potential fog
  • Good conditions for gneiss
  • Wet gneiss is slick — let the rock dry before leading
  • Damp air — friction edges may feel greasy
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
15:00 0.2mm 23 89.9%
16:00 2mm 28 86.5%
17:00 0.5mm 22 92.1%
18:00 0.5mm 27 88.1%
19:00 0.1mm 26 84.3%
20:00 dry 25 83.1%
21:00 dry 21 85%
Wed Wednesday 16 September
Poor
Temp3°C
Rain29mm
Wind23 km/h
Gusts
Humidity100%
29.2mm rain forecastHumidity 100% — likely fog/cloud
  • Wet gneiss is slick — let the rock dry before leading
  • Damp air — friction edges may feel greasy
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 3mm 21 100%
07:00 3mm 22 100%
08:00 3mm 26 100%
09:00 2mm 27 100%
10:00 1mm 31 100%
11:00 1mm 26 100%
12:00 1mm 22 100%
13:00 1mm 21 99.9%
14:00 1mm 21 99.4%
15:00 0.6mm 20 99.9%
16:00 0.5mm 19 99.9%
17:00 0.4mm 19 99.9%
18:00 0.2mm 14 99.9%
19:00 0.3mm 17 99.7%
20:00 0.1mm 16 99.8%
21:00 dry 14 99.8%
Thu Thursday 17 September
Caution
Temp6°C
Raindry
Wind11 km/h
Gusts
Humidity64%
Drying — 17h since rain
  • Gneiss climbs well when dry; foliation planes can hold moisture on shaded aspects
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 dry 9 89.9%
07:00 dry 9 85.3%
08:00 dry 10 78.1%
09:00 dry 11 71.7%
10:00 dry 12 65.8%
11:00 dry 12 61.2%
12:00 dry 10 59.5%
13:00 dry 10 58.1%
14:00 dry 10 57.9%
15:00 dry 8 66.8%
16:00 dry 12 78.9%
17:00 dry 19 74.7%
18:00 dry 23 66.4%
Fri Friday 18 September
Poor
Temp9°C
Rain0.4mm
Wind17 km/h
Gusts
Humidity58%
0.4mm rain forecast
  • Good conditions for gneiss
  • Wet gneiss is slick — let the rock dry before leading
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 dry 23 84.7%
12:00 0.4mm 17 57.9%
18:00 dry 10 92.9%
Sat Saturday 19 September
Poor
Temp8°C
Rain0.8mm
Wind31 km/h
Gusts
Humidity69%
0.8mm rain forecastWindy — 31 km/h, gusts 0 km/h
  • Good conditions for gneiss
  • Very windy — long gneiss walls will be exposed
  • Wet gneiss is slick — let the rock dry before leading
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 dry 30 85.2%
12:00 0.5mm 31 69%
18:00 0.4mm 20 88.7%
Sun Sunday 20 September
Poor
Temp5°C
Rain2mm
Wind33 km/h
Gusts
Humidity88%
2.2mm rain forecastWindy — 33 km/h, gusts 0 km/hHumidity 88% — potential fog
  • Very windy — long gneiss walls will be exposed
  • Wet gneiss is slick — let the rock dry before leading
  • Damp air — friction edges may feel greasy
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 0.5mm 21 84.7%
12:00 0.8mm 33 87.7%
18:00 0.8mm 29 95.5%
Mon Monday 21 September
Poor
Temp4°C
Rain2mm
Wind32 km/h
Gusts
Humidity94%
1.5mm rain forecastWindy — 32 km/h, gusts 0 km/hHumidity 94% — potential fog
  • Very windy — long gneiss walls will be exposed
  • Wet gneiss is slick — let the rock dry before leading
  • Damp air — friction edges may feel greasy
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 0.6mm 31 98.2%
12:00 0.3mm 32 93.5%
18:00 dry 14 96.8%
Tue Tuesday 22 September
Poor
Temp8°C
Rain1mm
Wind21 km/h
Gusts
Humidity79%
1.2mm rain forecast
  • Good conditions for gneiss
  • Wet gneiss is slick — let the rock dry before leading
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 dry 23 92.5%
12:00 dry 21 78.8%
18:00 0.6mm 14 86.4%

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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