Chamonix Weather Forecast

Wednesday 10th of March 2010

GENERAL SYNOPSIS High 1035 hpa, British Isles, extending eastwards. Low 996 hpa, Eastern Corsica, filling slowly, then drifting east. Changeable and cold condition over the Western Alps with NE wind and easterly cloudiness income, expected to persisting until Friday.
TODAY - WEDNESDAY MARCH 10 2010
Cloudy - very cold
SKY CONDITIONS (cloud - sunshine) : cloudy, becoming mostly cloudy - fleeting sunny spells in the morning - period of sunshine close to 20%.
PRECIPITATION : possible snowflurries from the east in the afternoon.
WIND  - ground level : variable light to moderate.
- mid mountain : mainly SE - light.
- high mountain : ESE strong -> moderate.
TEMPERATURE : min -9°C - max 0°C.
ISOTHERM 0°C :  500 -> 1000 m.
ISOTHERM -10°C :  2000 -> 2300 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 : E moderate.
TEMPERATURE : -8°C.

TOMORROW - THURSDAY MARCH 11
Cloudy - very cold
SKY CONDITIONS (cloud - sunshine) : cloudy, becoming mostly cloudy - fleeting sunny spells in the morning - period of sunshine close to 30%.
PRECIPITATION : none.
WIND  - aloft : E -> NE moderate.
TEMPERATURE :  min -8°C - max 0°C.

FRIDAY MARCH 12
Fairly sunny - very 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 : NE -> NW moderate.
TEMPERATURE :  rising.

EXTENDED OUTLOOK UNTIL MONDAY MARCH 15 2010
Saturday to Monday : changeable - cloud crossing from the northwest - still cold.
Forecast reliability : poor.
Reports
Chamonix-ville
45.9 N 6.9 E - Altitude 1042 m
10 March 07:00
Temperature -9 °C
Relative humidity 90 %
Wind NE 5 km/h
Pressure 1013 hpa - rising slightly
Pressure at 1042 m 888 mb
Precipitation last 6h 0.0 mm
Hazy
Skies cloudy
Visibility 13000 m
Aiguille du Midi
Altitude 3845 m
10 March 07:00
Temperature -22 °C
Wind WNW 20 km/h
Relative humidity %
Le Lac Blanc
Altitude 2330 m
10 March 07:00
Snow depth 155 cm
Wind 15 km/h
Gusts -- km/h
Temperature -9 °C
Relative humidity -- %
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