Dark Skies Forecast for Dolomites
Astrophotography in the Dolomites. Plan dark, clear skies over Tre Cime, Passo Giau, and Cinque Torri with lunar conditions included.
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Astrophotography in the Dolomites. Plan dark, clear skies over Tre Cime, Passo Giau, and Cinque Torri with lunar conditions included.
This rule looks for true astronomical night, cloud cover no higher than 20%, visibility of at least 12 km, precipitation probability no higher than 10%, and either Moon illumination no higher than 35% or Moon altitude no higher than 10°. It does not calculate Galactic Centre or Milky Way core altitude; check a sky planner for the subject's position.
Tre Cime, Cinque Torri, and Passo Giau provide recognizable limestone foregrounds under dark mountain skies. Moonless summer and early-autumn nights can show the Milky Way core, while snow or moonlight can make foregrounds legible at the cost of fainter stars. Dry post-frontal air is preferable to hazy valley conditions, but nearby refuges, roads, and Cortina contribute local light.
The forecast combines darkness, lunar illumination, cloud, and transparency; it cannot predict headlamps, hut lighting, or cloud forming on a single summit. High roads and lifts are seasonal, temperatures drop sharply after sunset, and exposed passes are unsafe in thunderstorms. Verify access before departure and choose established roadside or hut-area compositions rather than crossing unfamiliar terrain in darkness.
Location status
0 of 10 locations currently active
Tre Cime di Lavaredo
InactiveTre Cime’s three sheer limestone towers dominate scree slopes and alpine huts, forming bold silhouettes and repeating layers through the surrounding saddles.
Tre Cime di Lavaredo, Veneto, Italy
Right now: Total Cloud Coverage too high (99%, ≤ 20.0%)
2 opportunities in next 14 days
Seceda
InactiveSeceda’s sharply tilted ridgeline rises above green alpine meadows, with limestone teeth, footpaths and distant peaks creating strong diagonal compositions.
Urtijëi, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy
Right now: Total Cloud Coverage too high (22%, ≤ 20.0%)
1 opportunity in next 14 days
Alpe di Siusi
InactiveAlpe di Siusi spreads rolling meadows, hay barns and tracks beneath Sassolungo and Sciliar, with summer flowers and winter snow simplifying its curves.
Siusi, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy
Right now: Total Cloud Coverage too high (42%, ≤ 20.0%)
1 opportunity in next 14 days
Lago di Braies
InactiveLago di Braies pairs turquoise water and timber boats with the Seekofel wall, while shoreline rocks and forest reflections create balanced foreground layers.
Braies, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy
Right now: Total Cloud Coverage too high (60%, ≤ 20.0%)
2 opportunities in next 14 days
Val di Funes
InactiveVal di Funes frames the small Santa Maddalena churches against Odle limestone peaks, with meadows, farmhouses and larch woods building pastoral depth.
Kastelruth, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy
Right now: Total Cloud Coverage too high (42%, ≤ 20.0%)
1 opportunity in next 14 days
Passo Giau
InactivePasso Giau offers open views of Ra Gusela and surrounding massifs, where winding roads, meadow slopes and isolated huts provide scale beneath jagged peaks.
Cortina d'Ampezzo, Veneto, Italy
Right now: Total Cloud Coverage too high (54%, ≤ 20.0%)
1 opportunity in next 14 days
Cinque Torri
InactiveCinque Torri’s freestanding rock towers rise above Falzarego’s meadows and scree, allowing layered silhouettes framed by distant Dolomite ranges.
Cortina d'Ampezzo, Veneto, Italy
Right now: Total Cloud Coverage too high (54%, ≤ 20.0%)
1 opportunity in next 14 days
Lago di Carezza
InactiveLago di Carezza reflects the Latemar towers beyond dense spruce forest, with emerald water, shoreline logs and autumn larches adding color and texture.
Carezza, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy
Right now: Total Cloud Coverage too high (42%, ≤ 20.0%)
1 opportunity in next 14 days
Cortina d'Ampezzo
InactiveCortina d’Ampezzo is ringed by pale limestone groups, combining town architecture, larch-covered slopes and accessible valley views toward high peaks.
Cortina d'Ampezzo, Veneto, Italy
Right now: Total Cloud Coverage too high (99%, ≤ 20.0%)
2 opportunities in next 14 days
Passo Rolle
InactivePasso Rolle frames the sharp Cimon della Pala above alpine pasture, huts and forest, with snowfields or summer grass defining the mountain’s steep profile.
Passo Rolle, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy
Right now: Moon Altitude too high (14°, ≤ 10.0°)
1 opportunity in next 14 days
What's blocking opportunities
86-hour view of conditions preventing matches across 10 locations
How this forecast is made
Opportunities are threshold-based signals: PhotoWeather checks whether forecast conditions match the rules for a photography scenario. They are planning guidance, not guarantees. Forecasts can change as new model runs arrive, and confidence generally decreases farther into the forecast horizon, so recheck conditions before travelling.
The weather forecast foundation comes through Open-Meteo , which aggregates models from weather agencies. PhotoWeather applies condition-specific thresholds and derived calculations; not every condition uses every model or data input.
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