Summit today
Is it safe to climb Bishorn today?
Bishorn today (updated 04:10, 18 Oct): up to -6°C at the summit, feeling as cold as -17°C, summit wind 40 mph gusting 54 mph, 58% chance of rain. A poor day for the hills. Best day this week: Saturday, summit gusts 43 mph.
Bishorn weather today
Slight snow showers, up to -6°C at the summit, feeling as cold as -17°C, summit wind 40 mph gusting 54 mph, 58% chance of rain. Rated Poor.
Bishorn weather tomorrow
Monday 19 October: slight snow showers, up to -5°C at the summit, feeling as cold as -14°C, summit wind 36 mph gusting 49 mph, 65% chance of rain. Rated Marginal.
Bishorn weather this weekend
Sunday 18 October: slight snow showers, up to -6°C at the summit, feeling as cold as -17°C, summit wind 40 mph gusting 54 mph, 58% chance of rain. Rated Poor.
Bishorn summit forecast, next 7 days
| Day | Verdict | High/low | Feels like | Wind/gust mph | Rain or snow |
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| TodayA dusting of snow | Poor | -6°/-9° | -17° | 40/54 | 58% |
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| TomorrowA dusting of snow | Marginal | -5°/-7° | -14° | 36/49 | 65% |
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| Tue 20Light snow | Poor | -4°/-8° | -13° | 44/55 | 86% |
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| Wed 21Moderate snow | Marginal | -8°/-15° | -21° | 35/43 | 86% |
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| Thu 22Overcast | Marginal | -10°/-17° | -23° | 34/43 | 69% |
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| Fri 23A dusting of snow | Marginal | -9°/-13° | -17° | 27/46 | 10% |
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| Sat 24A dusting of snow | Marginal | -13°/-17° | -23° | 28/43 | 29% |
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Bishorn 14-day weather forecast: days 8 to 14, less certain
| Day | Verdict | High/low | Feels like | Wind/gust mph | Rain or snow |
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| Sun 25A dusting of snow | Marginal | -16°/-33° | -38° | 29/36 | 52% |
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| Mon 26Fog | Marginal | -13°/-33° | -37° | 25/32 | 41% |
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| Tue 27Overcast | Marginal | -8°/-18° | -21° | 15/29 | 16% |
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| Wed 28Mainly clear | Marginal | -6°/-16° | -19° | 4/20 | 10% |
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| Thu 29Overcast | Marginal | -5°/-16° | -19° | 7/9 | 12% |
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| Fri 30Overcast | Marginal | -5°/-15° | -18° | 18/18 | 12% |
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| Sat 31Partly cloudy | Marginal | -5°/-14° | -18° | 18/18 | 14% |
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Cloud inversion · 7 days
The chance of standing above a sea of cloud on Bishorn each morning this week, from overnight temperature, humidity and low cloud below the 4149m summit.
Dark sky · 7 days
How dark the sky gets over Bishorn each night this week, from cloud cover, moonlight and local light pollution.
Snow · 7 days
Snow is forecast at the summit on 5 of the next 7 days, about 18.8 cm in all, most on Wednesday (11.9 cm). Lying snow up to 70 cm deep.
Sun today
Sunrise 07:50, sunset 18:38
10h 48m of daylight. Golden hour ends 08:31 and starts 17:56. From the summit you see the sun 07:38 to 18:49.
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About Bishorn
Bishorn is 4,149 m (13,612 ft) high with 90 m of prominence. It is in Alps, Switzerland. The nearest summits are Pointe Burnaby (0.3 km), Grand Gendarme (1.2 km) and Weisshorn (1.3 km).
How high is Bishorn?
Bishorn is 4,149 metres high with 90 metres of prominence.
Where is Bishorn?
Bishorn is listed in Alps, Switzerland.
Are there routes for Bishorn?
Route data is not available for this mountain yet, but the page still shows summit, weather, and location context.
Is it safe to climb Bishorn today?
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.
What is the weather on Bishorn tomorrow?
Monday 19 October: slight snow showers, up to -5°C at the summit, feeling as cold as -14°C, summit wind 36 mph gusting 49 mph, 65% chance of rain. Rated Marginal.
What is the weather on Bishorn this weekend?
Sunday 18 October: slight snow showers, up to -6°C at the summit, feeling as cold as -17°C, summit wind 40 mph gusting 54 mph, 58% chance of rain. Rated Poor.
What weather information is shown for Bishorn?
The page includes cached mountain forecast context, snow outlook, dark-sky signals, cloud-inversion information, sunrise, sunset, and summit planning details where available.
Written and kept up to date by the Peakify team. The forecast refreshes every hour; how our forecast works.
