Moldoveanu weather

Summit 2544 m · Făgăraș Mountains, Romania. Separate forecasts for the summit and the valley (Stațiunea Climaterică Sâmbăta, 657 m). Local time (UTC+2). About the peak: Moldoveanu

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Summit forecast

Moldoveanu · 2544 m

Weekend: Saturday — caution, Sunday — cautionBest day this week: Monday, 16 Nov

Cautiontoday, 13 Nov

It is too late today for the whole route — plan to start tomorrow morning.

Rain, about 7 mm, light snow up high and fog up high.

Up high · 2544 m
0…2°feels like −4°
Precipitation
Snow ≈ 2 cmduring the hike
Wind
12 km/hgusts ≈ 18 km/h (estimate)
Thunderstorm
Not expected
Clouds and visibility
Summit in cloudpoor visibility
Snow and ice
Fresh snow0° at ≈ 2 560 m
Daylight
7:17 – 16:539 h 35 min of daylight

Hourly

  1. 14:003°0.2 mm17 km/h
  2. 16:002°1.5 mm13 km/h
  3. 18:002°2.6 mm8 km/h
  4. 20:000°2.4 mm12 km/h

Keep in mind

  • Rain — about 7 mm. The path will be wet and slippery on the descents.
  • Light snow up high — the path may be slippery.
  • Clouds and fog up high — poor visibility, views are unlikely. Follow the waymarks and download the track for offline use.
  • Chilly — feels like −4°.
What to take
Clothing
  • Three layers: base layer, fleece, wind- and waterproof jacket — −4°
  • Hat and light gloves
  • Waterproof jacket — about 7 mm of rain
  • Rain trousers or gaiters
  • Spare socks in a waterproof bag
  • 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

In an emergency call 0725 826 668 or 112

Updated at 14:22 · data: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0), model run of 13:21. 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, 2544 mStațiunea Climaterică Sâmbăta, 657 m
Today 133° −3°Wind 28 km/h · 7 mm18° 7°Wind 25 km/h · 11 mm
Tomorrow 14−6° −12°Wind 17 km/h · 11 mm6° 0°Wind 15 km/h · 5 mm
Sun 15−6° −12°Wind 14 km/h8° −1°Wind 9 km/h
Mon 16−3° −6°Wind 14 km/h · 3 mm12° 3°Wind 9 km/h
Tue 17−1° −5°Wind 15 km/h15° 6°Wind 8 km/h
Wed 18−1° −5°Wind 19 km/h · 17 mm13° 6°Wind 19 km/h · 10 mm
Thu 19−7° −10°Wind 18 km/h · 6 mm8° 2°Wind 25 km/h · 7 mm

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.

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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.

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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.