Frontignano weather (high altitude)
Frontignano weather changes a great deal with elevation. Frontignano is a hamlet of Ussita, in the province of Macerata, and lies at about 1,350 meters in the Sibillini National Park in the Sibillini Mountains, at the foot of Monte Bove. From the Selvapiana square, at 1,350 meters, the new gondola will climb to the 1,909 meters of Monte Cornaccione. Above the ski area rises Monte Bove Sud, which reaches 2,169 meters.
In winter, what matters most at Frontignano is snow and wind. Snow can fall in large amounts, even more than a meter in a few days. Wind, on the other hand, has repeatedly forced the ski area to stay closed on precisely the days with the most fresh snow.
Today in Frontignano weather (high altitude): cloudy, high 9 °C and low 5 °C, wind up to 24 km/h.
Updated: November 11, 2026 at 12:19 PM
The coming days
| Day | Sky | High / low | Rain | Max wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today 11 Nov | Cloudy | 9° / 5° | 0.0 mm | 24 km/h SW |
| Thursday 12 Nov | Light rain | 10° / 5° | 7.3 mm | 31 km/h SW |
| Friday 13 Nov | Heavy rain | 7° / 3° | 31.2 mm | 33 km/h SW |
| Saturday 14 Nov | Sleet | 3° / 0° | 6.3 mm | 12 km/h NW |
| Sunday 15 Nov | Rain | 6° / 2° | 9.5 mm | 9 km/h SW |
| Monday 16 Nov | Rain | 5° / 2° | 20.8 mm | 22 km/h SW |
| Tuesday 17 Nov | Partly cloudy | 6° / 2° | 2.8 mm | 18 km/h SW |
| Wednesday 18 Nov | Partly cloudy | 5° / 2° | 14.6 mm | 21 km/h SW |
| Thursday 19 Nov | Rain | 5° / 1° | 9.6 mm | 26 km/h SW |
| Friday 20 Nov | Partly cloudy | 4° / 0° | 1.1 mm | 27 km/h W |
Forecast by MET Norway, updated automatically · license CC BY 4.0
Sunrise and sunset
- Sunrise
- 06:54
- Sunset
- 16:48
Calculated for this page's coordinates, Italian time.
The next 24 hours
- 139°0.0 mm22 SW
- 149°0.0 mm21 SW
- 158°0.0 mm21 SW
- 167°0.0 mm22 SW
- 176°0.0 mm22 SW
- 186°0.0 mm21 SW
- 196°0.0 mm23 SW
- 205°0.0 mm23 SW
- 215°0.0 mm24 SW
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- 006°0.0 mm23 SW
- 016°0.0 mm24 SW
- 026°0.0 mm24 SW
- 036°0.0 mm22 SW
- 046°0.0 mm19 SW
- 055°0.0 mm18 S
- 066°0.8 mm17 S
- 075°1.4 mm14 S
- 085°0.0 mm12 S
- 097°0.0 mm13 S
- 109°0.2 mm14 S
- 119°0.3 mm15 S
- 129°0.2 mm16 S
Frontignano weather (high altitude): forecast for the coming days
The forecast for Frontignano should be read with elevation in mind. The main town, Ussita, lies at 744 meters, about 600 meters lower than the hamlet. Between the Selvapiana square and Cornaccione there are another 558 meters of elevation gain.
The figure to check most carefully is the wind. On January 21, 2023 a blizzard brought almost a meter of snow and the ski area did not open. On December 24, 2024 another blizzard closed the lifts and mountain huts. On that occasion the gusts quickly piled snow onto the road and made it hard to drive up to the mountain resorts. Before setting out, check the wind strength and the notices from the lift operator.
Frontignano weather (high altitude): snow and conditions
For snow at Frontignano, the reference is the Saliere sector. Today two four-seat chairlifts operate, Lo Schiancio–Le Saliere (detachable) and Belvedere, plus a magic carpet for the ski school area. The Saliere sector has wide, sunny blue runs, the ski school area, the sledding run and the snowpark.
The Canalone sector, in the highest part, is still a construction site. The old chairlifts have been dismantled and the Frontignano–Cornaccione gondola is being built in their place. By August 2026 the mechanical assembly of the top station had been completed, and in September 2026 work was still under way. Until August 31, 2026, cars, bicycles and pedestrians were banned from the Canalone area and from some nearby roads and paths. With ordinance no. 48 of August 25, 2026, the Municipality of Ussita then prohibited the movement of vehicles and pedestrians until December 31, 2026: during this period the Monte Bove loop (E8) is also closed on foot.
Here are some recent episodes:
- December 2024: more than a meter of snow, with temperatures just above freezing.
- March 30, 2026: lifts open every day.
- April 1, 2026: new snowfall, with wind-blown snow.
- April 7, 2026: slopes closed.
A project for artificial snowmaking is under study. On the slopes toward Cornaccione and the Val di Bove, off-piste skiing and ski mountaineering are also practiced, but until December 31, 2026 no one may pass through the construction area; before heading out, check the Sibillini avalanche bulletin (bollettino valanghe). Conditions in other places are gathered on the Sibillini Mountains Weather page; for the other ski area in the Macerata part of the range there is the Bolognola weather page.