Cloudscapes Forecast for Dolomites
Dolomites cloudscape photography. Track broken mountain cloud and clear slots around Tre Cime, Passo Giau, Seceda, and Cortina.
Upcoming Opportunities
When all conditions match, PhotoWeather marks an opportunity window.
Steep Dolomite walls force moist air upward, producing cap cloud, valley layers, and rapidly developing afternoon towers. Passo Giau and Cinque Torri give broad views of separated groups, while Seceda can reveal the Odle through moving cloud and Tre Cime can emerge after a shower. Broken cloud after a front generally gives more usable structure than a summit-obscuring overcast.
This forecast identifies regional cloud depth and visibility, not the exact cloud wrapped around one tower. Summer convection can become lightning quickly, and high passes offer little shelter. Check local warnings, leave exposed ridges when thunder threatens, and use Cortina or a lower lake such as Lago di Carezza as a safer alternative when cloud bases descend.
Location status
8 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: Cloud Drama Score too low (71%, ≥ 75.0%)
14 opportunities in next 14 days
Seceda
ActiveSeceda’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
Ends in ~1m
16 opportunities in next 14 days
Alpe di Siusi
ActiveAlpe 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
Ends in ~1m
14 opportunities in next 14 days
Lago di Braies
ActiveLago 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
Ends in ~1m
22 opportunities in next 14 days
Val di Funes
ActiveVal 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
Ends in ~1m
14 opportunities in next 14 days
Passo Giau
ActivePasso 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
Ends in ~1m
23 opportunities in next 14 days
Cinque Torri
ActiveCinque 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
Ends in ~1m
23 opportunities in next 14 days
Lago di Carezza
ActiveLago 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
Ends in ~1m
14 opportunities in next 14 days
Cortina d'Ampezzo
ActiveCortina 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
Ends in ~1m
21 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: Cloud Drama Score too low (43%, ≥ 75.0%)
18 opportunities 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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