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Tatra weather forecast – live for 17 places
Hour-by-hour mountain forecast for the next 48 hours and a 7-day outlook, recalculated for the real altitude of each place: Kasprowy Wierch, Giewont, Rysy, Zakopane, Lomnický štít, Štrbské Pleso and more. Wind, gusts, low cloud and fog are what matter most in the Tatras – all of them are shown here.
- The forecast is computed live from MET Norway for the exact altitude of each point [1]. Mountain summits can be 10–15 °C colder and much windier than Zakopane.
- Wind above 50 km/h on ridges such as Orla Perć, Rysy or the Red Peaks makes them dangerous. Look at the gusts row, not only the average wind.
- From November to May check the avalanche bulletin of TOPR (Poland) and HZS (Slovakia) [4][5].
- Summer afternoons bring thunderstorms. Plan to be off summits and ridges by early afternoon.
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Meteogram (yr.no)
Meteogram: Yr (NRK and MET Norway), CC BY 4.0. It changes with the place selected above.
Avalanche danger and weather warnings
Official avalanche danger level for the Polish Tatras (1–5), updated daily in winter.
lawiny.topr.pl →Avalanche danger for the High, Western and Belianske Tatras in Slovakia.
laviny.sk →Official Polish weather warnings: wind, snowstorms, thunderstorms.
meteo.imgw.pl →Our Polish page with live IMGW stations, freezing level, daily weather report and avalanche levels.
Pogoda w Tatrach →How to read a mountain forecast – guide’s tips
Roughly 0.6 °C per 100 m. When it is 12 °C in Zakopane (830 m), expect around 5 °C on Kasprowy Wierch (1987 m), and colder with wind chill.
High low-cloud percentage at summit level means walking in fog – route finding on rocky ridges becomes difficult.
On summer days with rain showers forecast after 13:00, start at dawn. Lightning on chained sections (Giewont, Rysy) is a real danger.
A warm, violent foehn wind from the south, mainly in autumn and spring. Gusts over 100 km/h on ridges – stay in the valleys.
A guide reads the forecast, the avalanche bulletin and the webcams every morning and chooses the route that works that day. We guide private tours in English all year round. Private English-speaking guide → · Tatra webcams · Morskie Oko guide
FAQ – Tatra weather
What is the weather like on Kasprowy Wierch?
Kasprowy Wierch (1987 m) is usually 7–10 °C colder than Zakopane and much windier. This page shows the live MET Norway forecast for Kasprowy Wierch hour by hour, with wind, gusts and cloud, plus a yr meteogram.
When is the best weather in the Tatras?
The most stable weather is usually in September and early October. July and August are warm but bring afternoon thunderstorms. Winter conditions in the high mountains last from November to May.
Is it safe to hike in the Tatras when it is windy?
Avoid exposed ridges such as Orla Perć, Rysy, Świnica or the Red Peaks when gusts exceed about 50 km/h. During halny wind (warm foehn) gusts can exceed 100 km/h – stay in the valleys.
Where can I check avalanche danger in the Tatras?
In Poland the avalanche bulletin is published by TOPR at lawiny.topr.pl, in Slovakia by HZS at laviny.sk. Both use the European 5-level scale.
Sources
- MET Norway – Locationforecast 2.0: point forecast (temperature, wind, gusts, low/medium/high cloud, fog, precipitation). Licence CC BY 4.0. link
- Yr (NRK and MET Norway) – meteograms, licence CC BY 4.0. link
- IMGW-PIB – mountain forecasts for the Tatras and Podhale (gory.imgw.pl) and weather warnings (meteo.imgw.pl). link
- TOPR – avalanche bulletin for the Polish Tatras (lawiny.topr.pl). link
- Horská záchranná služba (HZS) – avalanche bulletin and conditions in the Slovak Tatras. link
Updated live. Forecast data © MET Norway (CC BY 4.0), meteograms © Yr. Polish version: Pogoda w Tatrach.