Monte Vettore weather (high altitude)
Monte Vettore weather should be read with elevation in mind. The summit of Monte Vettore reaches 2,476 meters and is the highest peak in the Sibillini Mountains, in the province of Ascoli Piceno. Up high the climate is very different from that of the villages in the Tronto valley: above 2,000 meters, average lows stay below freezing from November to April. Near the summit of Monte Vettore there are shelters built of limestone rocks, put up for protection from the wind that blows from the northwest.
Below the summit, in a narrow glacial valley, lies Lago di Pilato, at an elevation of 1,941 meters. The lake depends mainly on snowmelt and so follows the course of the winter.
Today in Monte Vettore weather (high altitude): cloudy, high 13 °C and low 8 °C, wind up to 18 km/h.
Updated: November 11, 2026 at 12:19 PM
The coming days
| Day | Sky | High / low | Rain | Max wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today 11 Nov | Cloudy | 13° / 8° | 0.0 mm | 18 km/h SW |
| Thursday 12 Nov | Light rain | 14° / 8° | 5.8 mm | 24 km/h SW |
| Friday 13 Nov | Heavy rain | 11° / 6° | 25.4 mm | 27 km/h SW |
| Saturday 14 Nov | Light rain | 7° / 4° | 5.6 mm | 7 km/h SW |
| Sunday 15 Nov | Rain | 10° / 5° | 5.4 mm | 9 km/h SW |
| Monday 16 Nov | Showers | 10° / 6° | 20.6 mm | 19 km/h SW |
| Tuesday 17 Nov | Partly cloudy | 11° / 5° | 1.2 mm | 17 km/h SW |
| Wednesday 18 Nov | Partly cloudy | 9° / 6° | 15.0 mm | 18 km/h SW |
| Thursday 19 Nov | Rain | 9° / 5° | 8.6 mm | 25 km/h SW |
| Friday 20 Nov | Partly cloudy | 8° / 4° | 1.0 mm | 27 km/h SW |
Forecast by MET Norway, updated automatically · license CC BY 4.0
Sunrise and sunset
- Sunrise
- 06:53
- Sunset
- 16:48
Calculated for this page's coordinates, Italian time.
The next 24 hours
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Monte Vettore weather (high altitude): forecast for the coming days
The forecast for the summit of Monte Vettore is used first of all to decide whether to climb and what time to set out. In winter, besides the weather, the avalanche danger bulletin issued by the Meteomont service of the Carabinieri forestali (forestry police) in Visso should be checked every day. The bulletin is on the Sibillini avalanche bulletin (bollettino valanghe) page.
In summer the trail that climbs from Forca di Presta, a mountain pass, is always in the sun, so it is best to walk in the cooler morning hours. The Vettore ridges should be avoided in wind, snow or ice.
Monte Vettore weather (high altitude): the climate month by month
In the Sibillini Mountains summers are cool. Snowfall is concentrated between November and April and is most frequent in January and February. Between 800 and 1,400 mm of rain falls each year. The driest months are the summer ones, but average rainfall still exceeds 40 mm a month: there is no real dry season. The heaviest rain comes between November and December and in April.
Northerly and easterly currents bring cold air. In winter they can cause snowstorms, in summer very intense thunderstorms. Snow covers Lago di Pilato until early summer. The lake usually forms between May and June, and some snowfields last until August. Even in summer, at night, the temperature at altitude can drop close to freezing.
Monte Vettore weather (high altitude): snow and conditions
In winter, from December to April, the climb from Forca di Presta becomes a mountaineering route graded F: an ice axe and crampons are needed. In summer the same trail is graded E. In the cold months the Valle del Lago (the lake valley) is dangerous because of avalanches. For this reason, those heading for the summit start from Forca di Presta.
Ice is the hazard that comes up most often. On Vettore, completely frozen snow and real sheets of verglas have been reported. Snowshoes are of almost no use on this route. Meteomont advises carrying self-rescue gear: an avalanche transceiver (ARTVA), shovel and probe.
In April 2025, after heavy snowfall with northeast winds, the avalanche danger was "considerable" (level 3 of 5) above 1,800 meters. In those days two large avalanches broke off: one toward the Lago di Pilato basin, the other on the south side below the Rifugio Zilioli. In spring, moreover, there may still be snow-covered stretches on the trail.