Chamonix Weather Today Monday 18 March |
Snow and gale in the mountains this morning – improvement this afternoon Cloudiness: overcast or very cloudy this morning, ceiling often lower than 1800-2000 m - fleeting clearings in the middle of the day, becoming wider in the evening - sunshine: 20% Precipitation continues and still quite heavy at dawn - evolving into showers at midday, locally heavy, thunderclaps then possible - then quickly becoming scattered this afternoon and ceasing between approximately 2:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. - limit rain-snow rising above 2000 m - quantity possible since Sunday evening around 2500 m: 35-50 cm depending on wind exposure Winds according to altitude Temperatures in the valley: Altitude of the isotherms: |
Tuesday 19 March |
Fine weather, slightly overcast sky - cold snap at dawn, then mild spell - maximum rise significantly Cloudiness: clear or slightly cloudy in the morning - passages of fine high clouds - development of cumulus clouds above the slopes in the afternoon - sunshine: 80% No precipitation Wind aloft: NW moderate -> NNW weak to moderate Temperatures in the valley: |
Wednesday 20 March |
Another beautiful day – the warm weather is getting worse Cloudiness: clear or slightly cloudy in the morning - development of cumulus clouds above the slopes in the afternoon - high clouds becoming thick from the W in the evening - sunshine: 75% No precipitation Wind at altitude: calm -> moderate W Temperatures in the valley: maximum rising |
Thursday 21 to Saturday 23 March Chamonix Weather |
THURSDAY: disturbed passage in W flow in the morning, before return of a ridge 1025 of the Atlantic anticyclone, itself well reinforced over the Azores - NW quite strong in the mountains FRIDAY: uncertain - fairly sunny - high altitude veil at times quite thick in the afternoon - very mild for the season SATURDAY: deterioration of uncertain extent - polar air trough associated with a fairly deep depression in the North Sea - very choppy weather, snow possible around 1500 m, or even lower the following night. |