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CHAMONIX VALLEY AND MONT-BLANC AREA WEATHER FORECAST© chamonix-meteo.com, 2010 bulletin météo en français
ISSUED AT 20:05 SATURDAY MARCH 13, 2010
VALID FROM : SATURDAY MARCH 13 -- UNTIL : FRIDAY MARCH 19 2010
GENERAL SYNOPSIS
High, 1036 hpa southwest of Ireland, drifting slowly towards Biscaye. Stable and gradually milder condition until the middle of next week except for a weak disturbance expected to crossing over Switzerland between Sunday evening and Monday morning.
SATURDAY EVENING MARCH 13 - AND OVERNIGHT
Clear and very cold

SKY CONDITION (cloud) : clear or partly cloudy.

PRECIPITATION : none.

WIND - ground level : variable light.

WIND - mid mountain : NE light to moderate.

WIND - high mountain : NNE light to moderate.

TEMPERATURE : mini -10°C.

ISOTHERM 0°C : 1200 m.

ISOTHERM -10°C : 3200 m.

Temperature inversion towards 1400 m - hazy below.

TOMORROW - SUNDAY MARCH 14
Fairly sunny - becoming cloudy from the north later in the afternoon - cold

SKY CONDITION (cloud - sunshine) : clear or partly cloudy - becoming cloudy from the north towards the end of the afternoon - period of sunshine close to 70%.

PRECIPITATION : none.

WIND - ground level : variable light.

WIND - mid mountain : NE -> N light.

WIND - high mountain : N moderate -> NW moderate to strong.

TEMPERATURE : mini -10°C - maxi +5°C.

ISOTHERM 0°C : 1200 -> 1500 -> 1300 m.

ISOTHERM -10°C : 3200 m.

Temperature inversion towards 1400 m in the morning.

SUNDAY TO MONDAY NIGHT - MARCH 14 TO 15
Mainly cloudy - snowflurries

SKY CONDITION (cloud) : mainly cloudy.

PRECIPITATION : scattered snowflurries.

WIND - aloft : NW moderate to strong -> N moderate.

TEMPERATURE : mini -5°C.

Skies might be only partly cloudy high up.

MONDAY MARCH 15
Mainly cloudy in the morning - sunny spells later - cold

SKY CONDITION (cloud - sunshine) : mostly cloudy in the morning - becoming cloudy with sunny spells - period of sunshine close to 40%.

PRECIPITATION : probably none.

WIND - aloft : N moderate -> moderate to strong.

TEMPERATURE : mini -5°C - maxi +2°C.

Fairly cold in the afternoon while sunny.

TUESDAY MARCH 16
Fine weather - mild on sunny slopes in the afternoon

SKY CONDITION (cloud - sunshine) : clear or partly cloudy - period of sunshine close to 100%.

PRECIPITATION : none.

WIND - aloft : N moderate to strong -> NW moderate.

TEMPERATURE : mini -6°C - maxi +9°C.

Temperature inversion towards 1300 m in the morning.

EXTENDED OUTLOOK UNTIL FRIDAY MARCH 19 2010

Wednesday : sunny morning - disturbance coming in from the west in the afternoon - getting noticeably milder. Thursday and Friday : changeable and mild - sunny spells - cloud crossing over - possible fœhn wind.

Forecast reliability : fairly good until Tuesday - poor thereafter.

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Chamonix - Les Gaillands

45.55 N 6.51 E - Altitude 1028 m

13 march 19:00

Temperature +3°C

Relative humidity 65%

Wind 0 km/h

Sea level pressure 1024 hpa - steady

Pressure at 1042 m 903 mb

Precipitation last 6h 0.0 mm

Skies clear - hazy in the valley

Visibility 55000 m

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