Chamonix Weather
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CHAMONIX VALLEY AND MONT-BLANC AREA WEATHER FORECAST |
| ISSUED AT 08:36 THURSDAY MARCH 18 2010Copyright © 2009, chamonix-meteo.com |
| VALID FROM : THURSDAY MARCH 18 -- UNTIL : TUESDAY MARCH 23 2010 |
| GENERAL SYNOPSIS |
| High, 1034 hpa over Sicily, drifting slowly east while weakening. Low 974 hpa, northwest of Ireland, moving northeast. Linked disturbance edging the Northern Alps by Friday morning while moving away eastwards. Humid and unsettled southwesterly stream setting up by Saturday and lasting until the middle of next week. |
| TODAY - THURSDAY MARCH 18 2010 |
| Fairly sunny - cold in the morning - very mild in the afternoon |
| SKY CONDITIONS (cloud - sunshine) : clear or partly cloudy - high cloud crossing over in the morning and towards the evening - period of sunshine close to 80%. |
| PRECIPITATION : none. |
| WIND | - | ground level : variable light - possible fœhn wind puffs in the afternoon. |
| - | mid mountain : SSE light. | |
| - | high mountain : NW -> SW moderate. |
| TEMPERATURE : min -4°C - max +14°C - morning inversion towards 1500 m. |
| ISOTHERM 0°C : | 2400 -> 2600 m. |
| ISOTHERM -10°C : | 4000 -> 4200 m. |
| OVERNIGHT |
| High cloud |
| SKY CONDITIONS (cloud) : partly cloudy - high cloud crossing over. |
| PRECIPITATION : none. |
| WIND | - | aloft : SW moderate -> WNW light to moderate. |
| TEMPERATURE : +1°C. |
| TOMORROW - FRIDAY MARCH 19 |
| Fairly sunny - high cloud crossing over from the southwest |
| SKY CONDITIONS (cloud - sunshine) : partly cloudy to cloudy - high cloud crossing over from the southwest - period of sunshine close to 60%. |
| PRECIPITATION : none. |
| WIND | - | aloft : NW -> SW moderate. |
| TEMPERATURE : | min +1°C - max +14°C. |
| SATURDAY MARCH 20 |
| Mainly cloudy in the morning - sunny spells later |
| SKY CONDITIONS (cloud - sunshine) : mainly cloudy in the morning - becoming cloudy with sunny spells - period of sunshine close to 40%. |
| PRECIPITATION : possible scattered showers in the morning - rain-snow limit towards 2400 m. |
| WIND | - | aloft : SW moderate to strong - possible afternoon fœhn wind in the valley. |
| TEMPERATURE : | rising lows. |
| EXTENDED OUTLOOK UNTIL TUESDAY MARCH 23 2010 |
| Sunday : southwesterly disturbance crossing over. Monday and Tuesday : changeable and mild. |
| Forecast reliability : fairly good until Saturday - poor thereafter. |
| Reports | ||
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Chamonix-ville 45.9 N 6.9 E - Altitude 1042 m 18 March 07:00 Temperature -4 °C Relative humidity 95 % Wind 0 km/h Pressure 1030 hpa - falling slightly Pressure at 1042 m 908 mb Precipitation last 6h 0.0 mm Thin high cloud Skies partly cloudy Visibility 45000 m |
Aiguille du Midi Altitude 3845 m 18 March 07:00 Temperature -9 °C Wind WSW 30 km/h Relative humidity % |
Le Lac Blanc Altitude 2330 m 18 March 07:00 Snow depth 150 cm Wind 15 km/h Gusts -- km/h Temperature 0 °C Relative humidity -- % |
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