Veľký Kriváň weather
Summit 1708 m · Lesser Fatra, Slovakia. Separate forecasts for the summit and the valley (Šútovo, 448 m). Local time (UTC+1). About the peak: Veľký Kriváň
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No official warnings for this area right now (SHMÚ, updated at 13.11, 15:51).
Summit forecast
Veľký Kriváň · 1708 mWeekend: Saturday — good, Sunday — good
GoodSaturday, 14 Nov
A good day for a hike
Dry and wind up to 8 km/h. But chilly (−9°).
- Up high · 1708 m
- −6…−5°feels like −9°
- Precipitation
- Dryduring the hike
- Wind
- 8 km/hgusts ≈ 12 km/h (estimate)
- Thunderstorm
- Not expected
- Clouds and visibility
- Partly cloudy
- Snow and ice
- Ice possible0° at ≈ 770 m
- Daylight
- 6:52 – 16:049 h 11 min of daylight
Hourly
Keep in mind
- Chilly — feels like −9°.
What to take
Clothing
- Insulated jacket over the fleece — feels like −9°
- Warm mittens, hat and buff
- A light rain jacket, just in case
- Hiking boots with a good grip
Water and food
- Water: 2 l per person
- A thermos of hot tea
- Lunch and snacks: nuts, dried fruit, chocolate
Gear
- First-aid kit and an emergency blanket
- Charged phone and a power bank
GoodSunday, 15 Nov
A good day for a hike
Dry, wind up to 16 km/h and clear — views expected. But chilly (−9°).
- Up high · 1708 m
- −4…−3°feels like −9°
- Precipitation
- Dryduring the hike
- Wind
- 16 km/hgusts ≈ 24 km/h (estimate)
- Thunderstorm
- Not expected
- Clouds and visibility
- Clearthere will be views
- Snow and ice
- Ice possible0° at ≈ 1 060 m
- Daylight
- 6:53 – 16:029 h 9 min of daylight
Hourly
Keep in mind
- Chilly — feels like −9°.
What to take
Clothing
- Insulated jacket over the fleece — feels like −9°
- Warm mittens, hat and buff
- A light rain jacket, just in case
- Hiking boots with a good grip
Water and food
- Water: 2 l per person
- A thermos of hot tea
- Lunch and snacks: nuts, dried fruit, chocolate
Gear
- First-aid kit and an emergency blanket
- Charged phone and a power bank
GoodMonday, 16 Nov
A good day for a hike
Wind up to 10 km/h. But light snow up high and chilly (−8°).
- Up high · 1708 m
- −4…−3°feels like −8°
- Precipitation
- Snow ≈ 1 cmduring the hike
- Wind
- 10 km/hgusts ≈ 15 km/h (estimate)
- Thunderstorm
- Not expected
- Clouds and visibility
- Summit in cloudcloud from ≈ 1 500 m
- Snow and ice
- Fresh snow0° at ≈ 1 060 m
- Daylight
- 6:55 – 16:019 h 6 min of daylight
Hourly
Keep in mind
- Light snow up high — the path may be slippery.
- Chilly — feels like −8°.
What to take
Clothing
- Insulated jacket over the fleece — feels like −8°
- Warm mittens, hat and buff
- Waterproof jacket — snow up high
- Waterproof hiking boots
Water and food
- Water: 2 l per person
- A thermos of hot tea
- Lunch and snacks: nuts, dried fruit, chocolate
Gear
- Rain cover for the backpack, things in a dry bag
- First-aid kit and an emergency blanket
- Charged phone and a power bank
GoodTuesday, 17 Nov
A good day for a hike
Wind up to 12 km/h. But light snow up high and chilly (−8°).
- Up high · 1708 m
- −4…−1°feels like −8°
- Precipitation
- Snow ≈ 1 cmduring the hike
- Wind
- 12 km/hgusts ≈ 18 km/h (estimate)
- Thunderstorm
- Not expected
- Clouds and visibility
- Summit in cloudcloud from ≈ 1 500 m
- Snow and ice
- Fresh snow0° at ≈ 1 170 m
- Daylight
- 6:57 – 16:009 h 3 min of daylight
Hourly
Keep in mind
- Light snow up high — the path may be slippery.
- Chilly — feels like −8°.
What to take
Clothing
- Insulated jacket over the fleece — feels like −8°
- Warm mittens, hat and buff
- Waterproof jacket — snow up high
- Waterproof hiking boots
Water and food
- Water: 2 l per person
- A thermos of hot tea
- Lunch and snacks: nuts, dried fruit, chocolate
Gear
- Rain cover for the backpack, things in a dry bag
- First-aid kit and an emergency blanket
- Charged phone and a power bank
GoodWednesday, 18 Nov
A good day for a hike
Almost no wind. But light snow up high and chilly (−6°).
- Up high · 1708 m
- −3…−1°feels like −6°
- Precipitation
- Snow ≈ 1 cmduring the hike
- Wind
- Almost calm
- Thunderstorm
- Not expected
- Clouds and visibility
- Overcast
- Snow and ice
- Fresh snow0° at ≈ 1 220 m
- Daylight
- 6:58 – 15:599 h 0 min of daylight
Hourly
Keep in mind
- Light snow up high — the path may be slippery.
- Chilly — feels like −6°.
What to take
Clothing
- Insulated jacket over the fleece — feels like −6°
- Warm mittens, hat and buff
- Waterproof jacket — snow up high
- Waterproof hiking boots
Water and food
- Water: 2 l per person
- A thermos of hot tea
- Lunch and snacks: nuts, dried fruit, chocolate
Gear
- Rain cover for the backpack, things in a dry bag
- First-aid kit and an emergency blanket
- Charged phone and a power bank
GoodThursday, 19 Nov
A good day for a hike
Dry and almost no wind. But chilly (−7°).
- Up high · 1708 m
- −7…−4°feels like −7°
- Precipitation
- Dryduring the hike
- Wind
- Almost calm
- Thunderstorm
- Not expected
- Clouds and visibility
- Overcast
- Snow and ice
- Ice possible0° at ≈ 580 m
- Daylight
- 7:00 – 15:588 h 58 min of daylight
Hourly
Keep in mind
- Chilly — feels like −7°.
What to take
Clothing
- Insulated jacket over the fleece — feels like −7°
- Warm mittens, hat and buff
- A light rain jacket, just in case
- Hiking boots with a good grip
Water and food
- Water: 2 l per person
- A thermos of hot tea
- Lunch and snacks: nuts, dried fruit, chocolate
Gear
- First-aid kit and an emergency blanket
- Charged phone and a power bank
GoodFriday, 20 Nov
A good day for a hike
Dry and almost no wind. But chilly (−5°).
- Up high · 1708 m
- −5…−1°feels like −5°
- Precipitation
- Dryduring the hike
- Wind
- Almost calm
- Thunderstorm
- Not expected
- Clouds and visibility
- Summit in cloudcloud from ≈ 1 500 m
- Snow and ice
- Ice possible0° at ≈ 1 000 m
- Daylight
- 7:01 – 15:578 h 55 min of daylight
Hourly
Keep in mind
- Chilly — feels like −5°.
What to take
Clothing
- Insulated jacket over the fleece — feels like −5°
- Warm mittens, hat and buff
- A light rain jacket, just in case
- Hiking boots with a good grip
Water and food
- Water: 2 l per person
- A thermos of hot tea
- Lunch and snacks: nuts, dried fruit, chocolate
Gear
- First-aid kit and an emergency blanket
- Charged phone and a power bank
Updated at 16:03 · data: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0), model run of 14:20. Temperature recalculated for altitude; wind on an open ridge and gusts marked «≈» are our estimate. A forecast is a guide, not a guarantee: mountain weather changes fast.
Summit and valley
Summit, 1708 mŠútovo, 448 m
Tomorrow 14−5° −9°Wind 11 km/h5° −2°Wind 9 km/h
Sun 15−3° −9°Wind 22 km/h7° −3°Wind 18 km/h
Mon 16−3° −6°Wind 16 km/h · 1 mm5° 1°Wind 12 km/h · 1 mm
Tue 170° −5°Wind 19 km/h · 2 mm10° 2°Wind 13 km/h · 2 mm
Wed 18−1° −6°Wind 18 km/h · 4 mm8° −1°Wind 14 km/h · 3 mm
Thu 19−4° −8°Wind 10 km/h6° −1°Wind 9 km/h
Fri 20−1° −5°Wind 7 km/h7° 2°Wind 6 km/h
Forecast map
Precipitation, ridge-level wind and freezing level for 5 days; shaded areas are official warnings. Tap a marker for the weather now and tomorrow.
Forecast map: Deutscher Wetterdienst (ICON-EU), CC BY 4.0
Official warnings and services
Check the official warnings before you head into the mountains. Links checked on 12.11.2026.
Other summits: Slovakia
Data sources and how we calculate
- Point forecasts — cards, summit pages, route forecastData: MET Norway Locationforecast 2.0 (Norwegian Meteorological Institute). For the Carpathians it is based on the global HRES model of the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF): ≈ 9 km grid, 10-day forecast, updated 4 times a day. We request the 0.1° cell around the place and keep the answer up to 3 hours so as not to overload the service. Licence: CC BY 4.0 and NLOD 2.0.
- Our own calculations — estimates, not model outputTemperature is shifted to the real altitude of the place: −0.62 °C per 100 m. The model smooths the mountains, so wind on an open ridge at 1000–2000 m is multiplied by 1–1.5; gusts, when the model has none, are ≈ 1.5 × the wind (marked «≈»). The freezing level on the cards is computed from the temperature at height (−6.5 °C per km). The hiking verdict weighs the start, the highest point and the finish of the route, walking time from length and ascent, and daylight; it accounts for thunderstorms, wind, rain, snow and ice, frost and wind chill, heat and fog. For towns it is a city walk, not a hike.
- ElevationsSummit and place heights come from our checked data and the Copernicus DEM GLO-30 elevation model (≈ 30 m; © DLR, Airbus, EU Copernicus programme and ESA). Where a place has no height, the model terrain height is used.
- Sunrise and sunsetAn astronomical calculation for the place coordinates (PHP date_sun_info) in local time. Mountains on the horizon are not taken into account: in a deep valley the sun rises later.
- Forecast map: precipitation, wind, freezing levelThe ICON-EU model of the German Weather Service (DWD): ≈ 7 km grid, runs at 00 and 12 UTC, forecast to +120 hours; we refresh the map twice a day. Precipitation — rate over the interval and type (snow share); wind — at 800 hPa (≈ 2000 m, ridge height); freezing level — height of 0 °C. Licence CC BY 4.0, source: Deutscher Wetterdienst.
- Official warningsUkraine — Ukrainian Hydrometeorological Center, Poland — IMGW-PIB, Slovakia — SHMÚ (open CAP data, CC BY 4.0). We check every 30 minutes and show them as published: the source is official, we only display it. The Romanian service ANM publishes no open feed, so for Romania there is only a link to the ANM warnings. Avalanche bulletins and mountain rescue are in the «Official services» block.
- Times and «updated at …»All times are the local time of the country: Ukraine and Romania UTC+2 (+3 in summer), Poland and Slovakia UTC+1 (+2 in summer). «Updated at …» is when we last received the data; «model run of …» is the start time of the model run the forecast comes from.
- Limitations and safetyA forecast is a guide, not a guarantee: mountain weather changes fast, and valleys and ridges have their own microclimate. Check the official warnings before you go and tell someone your route. In an emergency: Ukraine 101 or 112; Poland 985 or 601 100 300; Slovakia 18 300; Romania 0725 826 668 (Salvamont) or 112.
