CHAMONIX VALLEY AND MONT-BLANC AREA WEATHER FORECAST
ISSUED AT 08:45 TUESDAY OCTOBER 28 2008
VALID FROM : TUESDAY OCTOBER 28 2008 -- UNTIL : SUNDAY NOVEMBER 02 2008
GENERAL SYNOPSIS
Low 980 hpa, Norwegian Sea, filling slowly. Linked cold front waving along the Northern Alps. Deepening low 1000 hpa, Genoa Gulf, overnight. Getting noticeably colder until Thursday. Uncertain move towards a fœhn wind condition thereafter.
TODAY - TUESDAY OCTOBER 28 2008
Gloomy - showers - becoming frequent in the afternoon - getting colder
SKY CONDITIONS (cloud - sunshine) : mostly cloudy or overcast - period of sunshine close to 0%.
PRECIPITATIONS : scattered showers in the morning - more frequent in the afternoon - rain-snow limit towards 1900 m, dropping towards 1300 m - expected snowfall towards 1800 m : 15-20 cm.
WIND - ground level : variable light.
- mid mountain : variable light.
- high mountain : SW moderate to strong.
TEMPERATURE : min +5°C - maxi +6°C.
ISOTHERM 0°C : 2200 -> 1500 m.
ISOTHERM -10°C : 3900 m.
OVERNIGHT
Rain - then snow
SKY CONDITIONS (cloud) : overcast.
PRECIPITATIONS : continuous and light - rain-snow limit towards 1300 m, dropping towards 1100 m - expected snowfall towards 2000 m : 20-25 cm.
WIND - aloft : SW -> SSW moderate to strong.
TEMPERATURE : +2°C.
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