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CHAMONIX VALLEY AND MONT-BLANC AREA WEATHER FORECAST© chamonix-meteo.com, 2010 bulletin météo en français
ISSUED AT 19:41 MONDAY FEBRUARY 08, 2010
VALID FROM : MONDAY FEBRUARY 08 -- UNTIL : SUNDAY FEBRUARY 14 2010
GENERAL SYNOPSIS
Low 998 hpa, west close to the Balearic Islands, drifting very slowly towards Sardinia while deepening slightly. High setting up towards 1025 hpa north of the British Isles by Tuesday afternoon. Very cold and fairly unsettled polar air income in-between, invading France. Cold condition possibly persisting until the middle of next week.
MONDAY EVENING FEBRUARY 08 - AND OVERNIGHT
Cloudy - becoming overcast from the southwest

SKY CONDITION (cloud) : partly cloudy at first - becoming mostly cloudy - thickening high cloud coming in from the southwest.

PRECIPITATION : none.

WIND - ground level : variable light or nil.

WIND - mid mountain : mainly SE - light.

WIND - high mountain : WSW light -> SW moderate.

TEMPERATURE : mini -5°C.

ISOTHERM 0°C : 1200 -> 1000 m.

ISOTHERM -10°C : 3200 -> 3000 m.

Cloud may increase first towards the latter part of the night.

TOMORROW - TUESDAY FEBRUARY 09
Fleeting sunny spells at first - becoming overcast - snow showers later while getting colder

SKY CONDITION (cloud - sunshine) : cloudy to mostly cloudy, becoming overcast - fleeting sunny spells still possible early in the morning - period of sunshine close to 10%.

PRECIPITATION : scattered snow showers in the afternoon - light snowfall.

WIND - ground level : variable light.

WIND - mid mountain : variable light.

WIND - high mountain : SW moderate.

TEMPERATURE : mini -5°C - maxi +2°C.

ISOTHERM 0°C : 1000 -> 700 m.

ISOTHERM -10°C : 3000 -> 2800 m.

Uncertain.

TUESDAY TO WEDNESDAY NIGHT - FEBRUARY 09 TO 10
Mainly cloudy - scattered snow showers

SKY CONDITION (cloud) : mostly cloudy or overcast.

PRECIPITATION : scattered snow showers - light snowfall.

WIND - aloft : SW moderate.

TEMPERATURE : mini -4°C.

Uncertain.

WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 10
Snow showers in the morning - fleeting sunny spells in the afternoon - cold

SKY CONDITION (cloud - sunshine) : mostly cloudy - cloudy at times in the afternoon with fleeting sunny spells - period of sunshine close to 20%.

PRECIPITATION : scattered snow showers in the morning.

WIND - aloft : SW moderate -> NW light.

TEMPERATURE : mini -4°C - maxi -7°C.

Uncertain.

THURSDAY FEBRUARY 11
Mainly cloudy - possible snow showers - very cold - moderate NE wind high up

SKY CONDITION (cloud - sunshine) : mostly cloudy - period of sunshine close to 10%.

PRECIPITATION : possible snow showers.

WIND - aloft : SE -> NE moderate.

TEMPERATURE : mini -12°C - maxi -7°C.

Very uncertain.

EXTENDED OUTLOOK UNTIL SUNDAY FEBRUARY 14 2010

Friday to Sunday : still very cold, but fairly sunny.

Forecast reliability : poor.

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Chamonix - Les Gaillands

45.55 N 6.51 E - Altitude 1028 m

8 February 19:00

Temperature -3°C

Relative humidity 95%

Wind 0 km/h

Sea level pressure 1004 hpa - rising slowly

Pressure at 1042 m 883 mb

Precipitation last 6h 0.0 mm

Skies partly cloudy - high cloud

Visibility 50000 m

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