Climbing Forecast Frankenjura Weißenstein

FRANKENJURA · LIMESTONE

Weißenstein climbing conditions

Poor — wet, too windy or closed

Right now

Temp21°C
Wind15 km/h
Gusts23 km/h
Humidity68.5%
Rain 48h0.7mm
Last rain0h ago

Assessment

2.9mm rain forecast

Drying Time

5% dry · 4-8h to dry

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Wednesday 16 September
Poor
Temp19°C
Rain3mm
Wind17 km/h
Gusts23 km/h
Humidity78%
2.9mm rain forecast
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
10:00 21° 0.2mm 15 68.5%
11:00 21° 0.5mm 14 68%
12:00 21° 1mm 16 68%
13:00 18° 0.6mm 19 89.1%
14:00 18° 0.1mm 17 87.5%
15:00 18° 0.2mm 19 80.1%
16:00 17° dry 16 83.4%
17:00 16° dry 12 87.7%
18:00 14° dry 9 93.4%
19:00 14° dry 10 93.3%
20:00 13° dry 12 91.7%
21:00 13° dry 12 88.5%
Thu Thursday 17 September
Good
Temp17°C
Rain0.1mm
Wind14 km/h
Gusts
Humidity51%
Should be dry
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 10° dry 10 98%
07:00 12° dry 9 88.9%
08:00 14° 0.1mm 11 80.6%
09:00 15° dry 13 70.7%
10:00 16° dry 14 63%
11:00 17° dry 15 55.4%
12:00 18° dry 16 49.9%
13:00 18° dry 16 46.2%
14:00 18° dry 16 44.2%
15:00 18° dry 15 44%
16:00 17° dry 9 53.2%
17:00 15° dry 5 66.8%
18:00 13° dry 5 66.9%
19:00 12° dry 7 71.5%
20:00 11° dry 8 78.4%
21:00 11° dry 12 76.7%
Fri Friday 18 September
Good
Temp17°C
Rain0.1mm
Wind14 km/h
Gusts
Humidity60%
Should be dry
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 12° dry 10 75.6%
07:00 14° dry 9 70.2%
08:00 15° dry 10 63.6%
09:00 16° dry 10 60.5%
10:00 17° dry 12 57.6%
11:00 18° dry 15 56.9%
12:00 17° dry 16 58.9%
13:00 17° dry 14 59.7%
14:00 17° dry 16 57.8%
15:00 17° dry 14 60.6%
16:00 16° dry 12 66.2%
17:00 14° 0.1mm 9 75.7%
18:00 13° dry 7 87.4%
19:00 12° dry 6 87.7%
20:00 11° dry 6 89.1%
21:00 11° dry 6 90.5%
Sat Saturday 19 September
Good
Temp19°C
Raindry
Wind13 km/h
Gusts
Humidity49%
Should be dry
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 10° dry 8 90.6%
12:00 19° dry 13 49.2%
18:00 15° dry 8 68.7%
Sun Sunday 20 September
Poor
Temp20°C
Rain0.6mm
Wind20 km/h
Gusts
Humidity55%
0.6mm rain forecast
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 13° dry 11 73%
12:00 20° 0.1mm 20 54.9%
18:00 15° 0.4mm 19 82.8%
Mon Monday 21 September
Good
Temp15°C
Raindry
Wind18 km/h
Gusts
Humidity49%
Should be dry
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 10° dry 12 99.4%
12:00 15° dry 18 49.2%
18:00 13° dry 12 64.1%
Tue Tuesday 22 September
Good
Temp15°C
Raindry
Wind8 km/h
Gusts
Humidity65%
Should be dry
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 11° dry 5 82.3%
12:00 15° dry 8 64.9%
18:00 13° dry 4 83.2%
Wed Wednesday 23 September
Good
Temp18°C
Raindry
Wind11 km/h
Gusts
Humidity64%
Should be dry
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 11° dry 6 91.9%
12:00 18° dry 11 63.8%
18:00 14° dry 7 85.3%

About Weißenstein

The most popular sport crag in the Frankenjura, a 15m south-facing wall of compact limestone with pocketed features across every angle from slab to overhang. The right side is heavily overhung and famously stays dry in torrential rain — one of the go-to venues when the rest of the region is wet. Around 50 routes from UIAA 2 to 9+; a lot of the classics are wear-polished from decades of traffic. Wolfgang Güllich and Kurt Albert both developed lines here early in their careers. Access via the A9 Plech exit, then a short walk from grassy roadside parking. Kid-friendly and low-approach.

Region
Frankenjura
Rock type
Limestone
Aspect
south-facing
Altitude
400m
Exposure
low
Seepage
low

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