Summit wind 40 mph, gusts 59 mph, 70% chance of rain.
Routes up
The Normal Route to Balmenhorn is a straightforward scramble starting from the Monte Rosa Hütte, it involves crossing the glacier and ascending the rocky summit ridge.
Summit today
Balmenhorn today (updated 12:11, 18 Oct): up to -7°C at the summit, feeling as cold as -17°C, summit wind 41 mph gusting 59 mph, 95% chance of rain, with 0.7 cm of snow forecast. A poor day for the hills. Best day this week: Thursday, summit gusts 47 mph.
Heavy snow showers, up to -7°C at the summit, feeling as cold as -17°C, summit wind 41 mph gusting 59 mph, 95% chance of rain. Rated Poor.
Monday 19 October: heavy snow showers, up to -5°C at the summit, feeling as cold as -16°C, summit wind 35 mph gusting 51 mph, 90% chance of rain. Rated Marginal.
Sunday 18 October: heavy snow showers, up to -7°C at the summit, feeling as cold as -17°C, summit wind 41 mph gusting 59 mph, 95% chance of rain. Rated Poor.
| Day | Verdict | High/low | Feels like | Wind/gust mph | Rain or snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TodayA dusting of snow | Poor | -7°/-9° | -17° | 41/59 | 95% |
| TomorrowLight snow | Marginal | -5°/-7° | -16° | 35/51 | 90% |
| Tue 20Moderate snow | Marginal | -6°/-8° | -14° | 34/43 | 98% |
| Wed 21Moderate snow | Poor | -7°/-12° | -20° | 40/50 | 100% |
| Thu 22Overcast | Marginal | -10°/-13° | -20° | 37/47 | 23% |
| Fri 23Slight snow showers | Marginal | -8°/-13° | -17° | 37/52 | 8% |
| Sat 24Overcast | Poor | -10°/-15° | -21° | 42/62 | 15% |
| Day | Verdict | High/low | Feels like | Wind/gust mph | Rain or snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 25Light snow | Marginal | -5°/-15° | -16° | 33/49 | 46% |
| Mon 26A dusting of snow | Marginal | -9°/-25° | -30° | 21/43 | 34% |
| Tue 27A dusting of snow | Marginal | -6°/-22° | -24° | 16/26 | 10% |
| Wed 28Light snow | Marginal | -9°/-21° | -25° | 11/39 | 8% |
| Thu 29Partly cloudy | Marginal | -10°/-21° | -26° | 10/34 | 14% |
| Fri 30Overcast | Marginal | -5°/-16° | -20° | 8/18 | 14% |
| Sat 31Partly cloudy | Marginal | -4°/-15° | -19° | 7/13 | 16% |
Cloud inversion · 7 days
The chance of standing above a sea of cloud on Balmenhorn each morning this week, from overnight temperature, humidity and low cloud below the 4167m summit.
Dark sky · 7 days
How dark the sky gets over Balmenhorn each night this week, from cloud cover, moonlight and local light pollution.
Snow · 7 days
Snow is forecast at the summit on 4 of the next 7 days, about 37.6 cm in all, most on Tuesday (19.7 cm). Lying snow up to 209 cm deep.
Sun today
10h 49m of daylight. Golden hour ends 08:30 and starts 17:56. From the summit you see the sun 07:38 to 18:48.
Nearby summits
About Balmenhorn
Balmenhorn is 4,167 m (13,671 ft) high. It is in Italian Alps, Italy. The nearest summits are Parrotspitze (0.2 km), Liskamm (0.2 km) and Liskamm Ostgipfel (0.3 km).
Balmenhorn is 4,167 metres high.
Balmenhorn is listed in Italian Alps, Italy.
Peakify lists 1 route for Balmenhorn, including available distance, ascent, start point, and difficulty details.
Peakify rates each day on the summit Good, Marginal or Poor from the forecast summit wind, gusts, chance of rain and wind chill. Wind of 40 mph or gusts of 65 mph make it Poor; wind of 25 mph, gusts of 45 mph, a 60% chance of rain or a feels-like temperature of -8°C or below make it Marginal. Today's and tomorrow's ratings are at the top of this page. The rating covers the weather only: also check your route, daylight, kit and experience, and in winter whether you need an ice axe and crampons.
Monday 19 October: heavy snow showers, up to -5°C at the summit, feeling as cold as -16°C, summit wind 35 mph gusting 51 mph, 90% chance of rain. Rated Marginal.
Sunday 18 October: heavy snow showers, up to -7°C at the summit, feeling as cold as -17°C, summit wind 41 mph gusting 59 mph, 95% chance of rain. Rated Poor.
The page includes cached mountain forecast context, snow outlook, dark-sky signals, cloud-inversion information, sunrise, sunset, and summit planning details where available.
About Balmenhorn
Balmenhorn is 4,167 m (13,671 ft) high. It is in Italian Alps, Italy. The nearest summits are Parrotspitze (0.2 km), Liskamm (0.2 km) and Liskamm Ostgipfel (0.3 km).
Balmenhorn is 4,167 metres high.
Balmenhorn is listed in Italian Alps, Italy.
Peakify lists 1 route for Balmenhorn, including available distance, ascent, start point, and difficulty details.
Peakify rates each day on the summit Good, Marginal or Poor from the forecast summit wind, gusts, chance of rain and wind chill. Wind of 40 mph or gusts of 65 mph make it Poor; wind of 25 mph, gusts of 45 mph, a 60% chance of rain or a feels-like temperature of -8°C or below make it Marginal. Today's and tomorrow's ratings are at the top of this page. The rating covers the weather only: also check your route, daylight, kit and experience, and in winter whether you need an ice axe and crampons.
Monday 19 October: heavy snow showers, up to -5°C at the summit, feeling as cold as -16°C, summit wind 35 mph gusting 51 mph, 90% chance of rain. Rated Marginal.
Sunday 18 October: heavy snow showers, up to -7°C at the summit, feeling as cold as -17°C, summit wind 41 mph gusting 59 mph, 95% chance of rain. Rated Poor.
The page includes cached mountain forecast context, snow outlook, dark-sky signals, cloud-inversion information, sunrise, sunset, and summit planning details where available.
