Chamonix Weather
CHAMONIX VALLEY AND MONT-BLANC AREA WEATHER FORECAST![]() |
| ISSUED AT 08:20 SUNDAY MAY 11 2008 |
| VALID FROM : SUNDAY MAY 11 -- UNTIL : FRIDAY MAY 16 2008 |
| GENERAL SYNOPSIS |
| High 1029-1024 hpa, north of Iceland to Denmark, drawing back north. Thundery low 1007 hpa, Balearic Island, filling slowly, giving up to a middle pressure area with low gradient over Western Mediterranea and Southern France, favouring instability |
| TODAY - SUNDAY MAY 11 2008 |
| Fairly sunny - cool in the morning - warm with thunderstorm risk in the afternoon |
| SKY CONDITIONS (cloud - sunshine) : clear or partly cloudy in the morning - becoming cloudy or locally mostly cloudy in the afternoon due to cumulus cloud growth - period of sunshine close to 60%. |
| PRECIPITATION : thunderstorm risk towards the latter part of the afternoon - rain-snow limit towards 2500 m. |
| WIND | - | ground level : calm early in the morning - thermal breeze later - possible thunderstorm gust. |
| - | mid mountain : mainly SE - light. | |
| - | high mountain : N -> variable light. |
| TEMPERATURE : min +4°C - max +20°C. |
| ISOTHERM 0°C : | 2700 m. |
| ISOTHERM -10°C : | 4100 m. |
| OVERNIGHT |
| Improving |
| SKY CONDITIONS (cloud) : cloudy or mostly cloudy after sunset - clearing. |
| PRECIPITATION : thunderstorm risk persisting in the first part of the night - rain-snow limit towards 2200 m. |
| WIND | - | aloft : E light. |
| TEMPERATURE : +5°C. |
| TOMORROW - MONDAY MAY 12 |
| Fairly sunny - cool in the morning - warm in the afternoon |
| SKY CONDITIONS (cloud - sunshine) : clear or partly cloudy - becoming locally cloudy in the afternoon due to cumulus cloud growth - period of sunshine close to 80%. |
| PRECIPITATION : late afternoon thundery shower slight risk |
| WIND | - | aloft : E -> SE light. |
| TEMPERATURE : | min +5°C - max +22°C. |
| TUESDAY MAY 13 |
| Fairly sunny - cool in the morning - warm in the afternoon |
| SKY CONDITIONS (cloud - sunshine) : clear or partly cloudy - becoming locally cloudy in the afternoon due to cumulus cloud growth - period of sunshine close to 80%. |
| PRECIPITATION : late afternoon thundery shower slight risk. |
| WIND | - | aloft : ESE light. |
| TEMPERATURE : | steady. |
| EXTENDED OUTLOOK UNTIL FRIDAY MAY 16 2008 |
| Wednesday : fairly sunny and warm with afternoon thunderstorm slight risk. Thursday and Friday : getting more unsettled - outlook is very uncertain. |
| Forecast reliability : fairly good until Tuesday - poor thereafter. |
| Reports | ||
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Chamonix-ville 45.9 N 6.9 E - Altitude 1042 m 11 May 07:00 Temperature +4 °C Relative humidity 80 % Wind 0 km/h Pressure 1016 hpa - rising slightly Pressure at 1042 m 898 mb Precipitation last 6h 0.0 mm Skies clear Visibility 45000 m |
Aiguille du Midi Altitude 3845 m 11 May 07:00 Temperature -9 °C Wind SSE 5 km/h Relative humidity % |
Le Lac Blanc Altitude 2330 m 11 May 07:00 Snow depth 160 cm Wind 5 km/h Gusts -- km/h Temperature +3 °C Relative humidity -- % |
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