Chamonix Weather
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CHAMONIX VALLEY AND MONT-BLANC AREA WEATHER FORECAST |
| ISSUED AT 08:27 THURSDAY MARCH 11 2010Copyright © 2009, chamonix-meteo.com |
| VALID FROM : THURSDAY MARCH 11 -- UNTIL : TUESDAY MARCH 16 2010 |
| GENERAL SYNOPSIS |
| High, 1032 hpa Northwestern Ireland, drifting slowly south while strengthening. Low 1007 hpa, Tyrrhenian Sea, drifting northeast while filling slowly. Changeable and cold condition over the Western Alps with NE wind and easterly cloudiness income, persisting until Friday. Altitude cold drop crossing over from the north by Saturday, triggering some more instability. Improving on Sunday. |
| TODAY - THURSDAY MARCH 11 2010 |
| Cloudy - very cold |
| SKY CONDITIONS (cloud - sunshine) : high cloud with sunny spells in the morning - becoming mostly cloudy - period of sunshine close to 30%. |
| PRECIPITATION : possible snowflurries from the northeast in the afternoon. |
| WIND | - | ground level : variable light. |
| - | mid mountain : mainly N - light. | |
| - | high mountain : ENE light to moderate. |
| TEMPERATURE : min -8°C - max 0°C. |
| ISOTHERM 0°C : | 900 -> 1100 m. |
| ISOTHERM -10°C : | 2400 -> 2600 m. |
| OVERNIGHT |
| Cloudy - very cold |
| SKY CONDITIONS (cloud) : mostly cloudy - locally cloudy towards the end of the night. |
| PRECIPITATION : possible snowflurries at first - dry later. |
| WIND | - | aloft : NE -> NNE moderate. |
| TEMPERATURE : -6°C. |
| TOMORROW - FRIDAY MARCH 12 |
| Fairly sunny - cold |
| SKY CONDITIONS (cloud - sunshine) : cloudy early in the morning - becoming clear or partly cloudy - period of sunshine close to 70%. |
| PRECIPITATION : none. |
| WIND | - | aloft : NNE -> NW light to moderate. |
| TEMPERATURE : | min -6°C - max +3°C. |
| SATURDAY MARCH 13 |
| Mainly cloudy - light snow at times |
| SKY CONDITIONS (cloud - sunshine) : mostly cloudy - overcast at times - period of sunshine close to 10%. |
| PRECIPITATION : light scattered showers - rain-snow limit towards 600 m. |
| WIND | - | aloft : variable light -> NE moderate. |
| TEMPERATURE : | slightly rising lows. |
| EXTENDED OUTLOOK UNTIL TUESDAY MARCH 16 2010 |
| Sunday : fairly sunny - cold. Monday : mainly coudy - possible snowflurries. Tuesday : sunny - getting milder. |
| Forecast reliability : poor. |
| Reports | ||
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Chamonix-ville 45.9 N 6.9 E - Altitude 1042 m 11 March 07:00 Temperature -8 °C Relative humidity 90 % Wind 0 km/h Pressure 1015 hpa - rising slightly Pressure at 1042 m 890 mb Precipitation last 6h 0.0 mm Hazy in the valley Skies partly cloudy Visibility 8000 m |
Aiguille du Midi Altitude 3845 m 11 March 07:00 Temperature -20 °C Wind E 5 km/h Relative humidity % |
Le Lac Blanc Altitude 2330 m 11 March 07:00 Snow depth 155 cm Wind 5 km/h Gusts -- km/h Temperature -10 °C Relative humidity -- % |
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