Forca di Presta: No Active Webcam, Weather and Snow
There is currently no active webcam at Forca di Presta: this page brings together weather, snow and access for the mountain pass that marks the border between the Marche and Umbria, at over 1,500 meters at the foot of Monte Vettore. On the Marche side Forca di Presta belongs to the municipality of Arquata del Tronto, in the province of Ascoli Piceno. On the other side the road descends toward the Piani di Castelluccio, in the province of Perugia.
This is the starting point of the most popular trail to the summit of Monte Vettore, which at 2,476 meters is the highest peak in the Sibillini. The Sentiero per tutti (the "trail for everyone"), open to cyclists and people with disabilities, also starts from the pass. Between November and April it is especially worth checking whether there is snow, fog or wind at the pass before setting off.
Today in Forca di Presta: cloudy, high 12 °C and low 7 °C, wind up to 18 km/h.
Updated: November 11, 2026 at 12:21 PM
The coming days
| Day | Sky | High / low | Rain | Max wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today 11 Nov | Cloudy | 12° / 7° | 0.0 mm | 18 km/h SW |
| Thursday 12 Nov | Light rain | 13° / 7° | 5.8 mm | 24 km/h SW |
| Friday 13 Nov | Heavy rain | 10° / 5° | 25.4 mm | 27 km/h SW |
| Saturday 14 Nov | Light rain | 6° / 3° | 5.6 mm | 7 km/h SW |
| Sunday 15 Nov | Rain | 9° / 4° | 5.4 mm | 9 km/h SW |
| Monday 16 Nov | Showers | 9° / 5° | 20.6 mm | 19 km/h SW |
| Tuesday 17 Nov | Partly cloudy | 10° / 4° | 1.2 mm | 17 km/h SW |
| Wednesday 18 Nov | Partly cloudy | 8° / 5° | 15.0 mm | 18 km/h SW |
| Thursday 19 Nov | Rain | 8° / 4° | 8.6 mm | 25 km/h SW |
| Friday 20 Nov | Partly cloudy | 7° / 3° | 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
- 1312°0.0 mm16 SW
- 1412°0.0 mm17 SW
- 1511°0.0 mm18 SW
- 1610°0.0 mm17 SW
- 179°0.0 mm14 SW
- 189°0.0 mm13 SW
- 198°0.0 mm14 SW
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- 237°0.0 mm15 SW
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- 018°0.0 mm15 SW
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- 038°0.0 mm15 SW
- 048°0.0 mm12 SW
- 058°0.0 mm12 SW
- 068°0.5 mm11 SW
- 077°0.2 mm9 SW
- 088°0.0 mm11 SW
- 099°0.0 mm12 SW
- 1011°0.1 mm12 SW
- 1112°0.2 mm13 SW
- 1213°0.2 mm16 SW
Forca di Presta: no active webcam
There is currently no official active webcam at Forca di Presta, so this page does not show live images. Before leaving it is still worth checking conditions at the pass: in winter dense fog banks sometimes form at Forca di Presta, the altitude makes the weather different from the valley, and the wind is almost always stronger than lower down. The forecast below and the Forca di Presta weather page help you get an idea.
From the pass there are views of the Monti della Laga, the trail climbing toward the Vettore and the valley leading to the plain of Castelluccio di Norcia.
The nearest active webcams are the Castelluccio webcam and the Monte Vettore webcam. Forca Canapine also has no active webcam at the moment. The other webcams in the area are listed on the page Sibillini Mountains Webcams.
Forca di Presta: weather and snow
The Forca di Presta pass has no fixed winter closure, but in winter the road is passable only when snow and ice allow. It may be closed or may require winter tires or chains on board, for a few hours or for several days. In heavy snow, the stretch climbing from Castelluccio is the one most likely to close.
Wind matters a lot too. In February 2023 gusts piled so much snow on provincial road 477, between Castelluccio and Forca di Presta, that about ten cars and a bus were stranded. The people were rescued by the Soccorso Alpino (mountain rescue) and the fire brigade. The road was then reopened only to vehicles with winter tires or chains. On the stretch between the Pian Grande and Forca di Presta, an avalanche from the Vettore also forced the road to close for safety reasons.
With plenty of snow, cross-country skiing is possible from the pass. The easy route toward Forca Canapine along the Grande Anello dei Sibillini can also be done on snowshoes. The Sentiero per tutti, on the other hand, can only be used when it is not covered by snow. The winter ascent of the Vettore is another matter entirely: it requires an ice axe and crampons and is not for everyone.