Breithorn (Simplon) weather
– Lat/Long: 46.23° N 8.08° E

Breithorn (Simplon) Weather Forecast

Lepontine Alps · Switzerland
Issued: 7 pm Sat 17 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning. Becoming milder with moderate rain (total 15mm) heaviest on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Mon afternoon, min 1°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 25mm), mostly on Tue night. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue night, min -4°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
light snow
mod rain
mod snow
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
rain shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
mod. rain
light snow
mod. rain
mod. snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2450
2200
2200
2200
2250
2450
2400
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
4600
km/h
10
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
3
3
1
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
8
—
—
—
—
 mm
1
—
—
6
0.2
0.2
0.5
1.4
6
17
8
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
3
1
2
2
3
4
3
3
2
2
2
1
0
-2
0
0
min °C
1
1
2
2
2
4
3
3
2
2
2
0
-4
-3
0
-2
 chill °C
-2
-3
-2
-2
-1
1
0
0
-2
-2
-1
-4
-10
-8
-4
-5
Freezing level m
2750
2700
2800
2900
3000
3100
2950
3050
2900
2900
2900
2500
1900
2150
2450
2300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-4-4-3-3-1-2-2-3-3-3-4-8-8-7-5212234332221-2-30-1978891098888632731514141515171515151414121091310
Sunrise
—
7:48
—
—
7:48
—
—
7:50
—
—
7:52
—
—
7:52
—
—
Sunset
—
—
6:37
—
—
6:35
—
—
6:32
—
—
6:30
—
—
6:30
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Breithorn (Simplon) Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Breithorn (Simplon) is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning. Becoming milder with moderate rain (total 15mm) heaviest on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Mon afternoon, min 1°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Breithorn (Simplon) Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 25mm), mostly on Tue night. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue night, min -4°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

This table gives the weather forecast for Breithorn (Simplon) at the specific elevation of 2500 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Breithorn (Simplon). To see the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider overview of the weather, consult the Weather Map of Switzerland.

Live conditions reported by 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Simplon -Dorf
5 km S
1466m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
Binn
17 km NNE
1924m alt.
1 hour ago
17°C
No report.
15
Light winds from the NE
(15 kph at 40).
19 km W
480m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
19 km SW
1605m alt.
1 hour ago
16°C
No report.
21 km N
2894m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
No report.
Wind obs. (30 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
Bürchen Mällig
22 km WSW
2780m alt.
57 minutes ago
13°C
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 197 degs) was rejected.
29 km WNW
1538m alt.
1 hour ago
16°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 230).
ZFC: Gornergr. North
32 km SSW
3040m alt.
57 minutes ago
7°C
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 198 degs) was rejected.
Sur
33 km SSW
2186m alt.
57 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (31 kph from 256 degs) was rejected.
ZFC: Gornergrat N.
33 km SSW
2186m alt.
57 minutes ago
11°C
-
15
Light winds from the ESE
(15 kph at 111).
20

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones.

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