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BERNESE ALPS — WENDEN · LIMESTONE

Wendenstöcke weather & climbing conditions

Poor — wet, too windy or closed

Right now

Temp0°C
Wind7 km/h
Gusts11 km/h
Humidity86.4%
Rain 48h5mm
Last rain0h ago

Assessment

Snow on the crag (34.9mm water-equivalent) — ice and snow will impact conditions
18.4mm rain forecast
Humidity 91% — potential fog
Humidity 86.4% — potential fog/cloud, rock may be damp from condensation

Drying Time

1% dry · 31-63h to dry

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Sunday 25 October
Poor
Temp-1°C
Rain18mm
Wind8 km/h
Gusts11 km/h
Humidity91%
18.4mm rain forecastHumidity 91% — potential fog
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
11:00 0° 1mm 7 — 86.4%
12:00 -1° 1mm 7 — 88.2%
13:00 -1° 2mm 8 — 90.3%
14:00 -1° 3mm 8 — 92.4%
15:00 -1° 2mm 8 — 94.8%
16:00 -1° 2mm 7 — 96.3%
17:00 0° 3mm 9 — 97.5%
18:00 -1° 1mm 9 — 98.5%
19:00 -2° 0.3mm 11 — 99.4%
20:00 -4° 0.2mm 11 — 99.1%
21:00 -4° 0.1mm 10 — 98.7%
Mon Monday 26 October
Poor
Temp1°C
Raindry
Wind3 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity34%
Only 17h since rain — needs ~45h
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 -11° dry 5 — 77.7%
07:00 -9° dry 4 — 54.5%
08:00 -7° dry 5 — 42.9%
09:00 -4° dry 5 — 39.7%
10:00 0° dry 4 — 34.7%
11:00 2° dry 3 — 31.2%
12:00 2° dry 3 — 33.3%
13:00 2° dry 2 — 33.4%
14:00 2° dry 2 — 34%
15:00 2° dry 3 — 36%
16:00 1° dry 2 — 37.8%
17:00 -1° dry 2 — 43.3%
18:00 -3° dry 3 — 46.9%
19:00 -3° dry 3 — 55.2%
20:00 -2° dry 3 — 59.1%
21:00 0° dry 2 — 55.3%
Tue Tuesday 27 October
Caution
Temp5°C
Raindry
Wind3 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity57%
Drying — 41h since rain
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 -4° dry 3 — 85%
07:00 -3° dry 3 — 82.2%
08:00 -1° dry 3 — 72.9%
09:00 2° dry 3 — 62.3%
10:00 5° dry 2 — 54.1%
11:00 6° dry 1 — 53.1%
12:00 6° dry 2 — 54.1%
13:00 6° dry 3 — 55.7%
14:00 6° dry 3 — 57.8%
15:00 5° dry 4 — 59.8%
16:00 4° dry 3 — 65.1%
17:00 3° dry 4 — 70.4%
18:00 1° dry 3 — 75.2%
19:00 0° dry 2 — 80.9%
20:00 0° dry 3 — 83.5%
21:00 -1° dry 3 — 87.8%
Wed Wednesday 28 October
Caution
Temp2°C
Raindry
Wind3 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity85%
Should be dryHumidity 85% — potential fog
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
07:00 -2° dry 1 — 96.9%
13:00 2° dry 3 — 85.3%
19:00 -1° dry 1 — 98.7%
Thu Thursday 29 October
Good
Temp3°C
Raindry
Wind2 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity48%
Should be dry
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
07:00 -7° dry 2 — 68.2%
13:00 3° dry 2 — 47.6%
19:00 -4° dry 3 — 88.9%
Fri Friday 30 October
Good
Temp2°C
Raindry
Wind4 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity61%
Should be dry
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
07:00 -3° dry 1 — 54.9%
13:00 2° dry 4 — 61.2%
19:00 -3° dry 1 — 78%
Sat Saturday 31 October
Good
Temp2°C
Raindry
Wind3 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity47%
Should be dry
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
07:00 -6° dry 1 — 49.7%
13:00 2° dry 3 — 46.5%
19:00 -5° dry 1 — 74.7%
Sun Sunday 1 November
Good
Temp-3°C
Raindry
Wind6 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity63%
Should be dry
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
07:00 -5° dry 2 — 49.2%
13:00 -3° dry 6 — 62.7%
19:00 -7° dry 3 — 96.8%

About Wendenstöcke

The 10km-long limestone chain rising SSE of Gadmen on the west side of the Susten Pass — 130 multi-pitch routes in a wall of Verdon-quality dark-blue limestone. The critical constraint here is not rain but altitude: meltwater strips from the up-to-3000m summits often disturb the walls well into July, and midsummer thermal fog can envelop the walls from midday. Best window is autumn until first snow. Seepage set to medium to reflect the seasonal meltwater; the drying model won't fully capture the snowline problem so treat spring and early-summer forecasts with caution.

Region
Bernese Alps — Wenden
Rock type
Limestone
Aspect
south-facing
Altitude
2200m
Exposure
high
Seepage
medium