Climbing Forecast Bernese Alps — Wenden Wendenstöcke

BERNESE ALPS — WENDEN · LIMESTONE

Wendenstöcke climbing conditions

Poor — wet, too windy or closed

Right now

Temp4°C
Wind5 km/h
Gusts8 km/h
Humidity79.1%
Rain 48h0.2mm
Last rainNone recent

Assessment

1.1mm rain forecast
Humidity 86% — potential fog

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Thursday 10 September
Poor
Temp4°C
Rain1mm
Wind7 km/h
Gusts8 km/h
Humidity86%
1.1mm rain forecastHumidity 86% — potential fog
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
10:00 0.2mm 5 79.1%
11:00 dry 6 77.5%
12:00 dry 6 75.9%
13:00 dry 7 83.7%
14:00 dry 8 91.9%
15:00 dry 9 96.5%
16:00 0.2mm 8 97.8%
17:00 0.2mm 8 98.6%
18:00 0.3mm 7 99.6%
19:00 0.2mm 8 99.8%
20:00 dry 7 99.4%
21:00 dry 6 99.4%
Fri Friday 11 September
Good
Temp5°C
Raindry
Wind9 km/h
Gusts
Humidity67%
Should be dry
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 dry 7 98.9%
07:00 dry 7 97.8%
08:00 dry 7 87.8%
09:00 dry 9 81.3%
10:00 dry 10 75.4%
11:00 dry 10 70.3%
12:00 dry 9 67.7%
13:00 dry 9 63.9%
14:00 dry 9 62.1%
15:00 dry 9 63%
16:00 dry 9 68.1%
17:00 dry 9 82.5%
18:00 dry 6 96.8%
19:00 dry 5 99.2%
20:00 dry 4 98.9%
21:00 dry 3 98.4%
Sat Saturday 12 September
Good
Temp8°C
Raindry
Wind8 km/h
Gusts
Humidity54%
Should be dry
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 dry 4 50.2%
07:00 dry 5 39.8%
08:00 dry 5 37%
09:00 dry 4 37.2%
10:00 dry 5 38.1%
11:00 dry 7 41.8%
12:00 dry 9 47.3%
13:00 dry 10 53.7%
14:00 dry 10 58.7%
15:00 dry 10 67.2%
16:00 dry 9 73.9%
17:00 dry 8 82.5%
18:00 dry 5 93.1%
19:00 dry 4 96.2%
20:00 dry 4 97.9%
21:00 dry 3 98.5%
Sun Sunday 13 September
Good
Temp9°C
Raindry
Wind5 km/h
Gusts
Humidity46%
Should be dry
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 dry 1 51.4%
12:00 dry 5 45.8%
18:00 dry 1 80.7%
Mon Monday 14 September
Good
Temp11°C
Raindry
Wind7 km/h
Gusts
Humidity54%
Should be dry
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 dry 1 55.5%
12:00 11° dry 7 54.3%
18:00 dry 1 86.4%
Tue Tuesday 15 September
Good
Temp13°C
Raindry
Wind7 km/h
Gusts
Humidity41%
Should be dry
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 dry 1 62.9%
12:00 13° dry 7 40.9%
18:00 dry 2 79.8%
Wed Wednesday 16 September
Caution
Temp4°C
Rain0.2mm
Wind9 km/h
Gusts
Humidity86%
Should be dryHumidity 86% — potential fog
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 0.1mm 5 99.1%
12:00 dry 9 85.6%
18:00 dry 8 84.2%
Thu Thursday 17 September
Good
Temp8°C
Raindry
Wind5 km/h
Gusts
Humidity50%
Should be dry
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 -3° dry 1 79.9%
12:00 dry 5 49.9%
18:00 dry 1 76.4%

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 heart of the area is Pfaffenhut (the most accessible sport tower with medium-difficulty routes), Gross Wendenstock, and Reissend Nollen (home to Batman and other long testpieces). Wenden's grades run stiff — a Wenden 7a often feels like 7b elsewhere. 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