Dent du Vélan weather
– Lat/Long: 46.35° N 6.78° E

Dent du Vélan (Dent du Velan) Weather Forecast

Chablais Alps · France
Issued: 7 pm Tue 20 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow. Milder later with heavy rain (total 22mm) on Fri afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Tue night, min 1°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night will be washed away by heavy rain (total 29mm) on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Mon afternoon, min 0°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
mod rain
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
light rain
heavy rain
rain showers
light rain
mod. rain
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
mod. rain
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light rain
heavy rain
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
1800
850
1550
900
1550
3250
900
950
1700
1650
1750
1850
850
950
km/h
5
E
15
WSW
20
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
0
WSW
15
SSE
40
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
SSW
20
S
25
SSW
10
W
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
2
—
—
—
—
—
3
1
2
—
—
—
—
 mm
3
8
4
—
—
—
—
0.1
7
0.8
—
—
—
2
13
13
max °C
8
4
5
2
2
5
7
8
3
3
0
1
1
3
6
7
min °C
6
4
2
1
1
4
5
5
2
0
0
1
0
1
5
5
 chill °C
4
2
-3
-3
-2
4
4
-1
-3
-5
-5
-4
-3
-3
1
5
Freezing level m
2850
2350
1850
1650
1850
2400
2550
2250
1850
1600
1450
1700
1500
2350
3050
2600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
420-3-2233-1-3-4-3-304474422567320112661078559910653545891311118813111210879681112
Sunrise
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7:56
—
—
7:58
—
—
8:00
—
—
8:00
—
—
7:03
—
—
Sunset
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—
6:37
—
—
6:35
—
—
6:32
—
—
6:30
—
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5:30
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Dent du Vélan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Dent du Vélan is: A dusting of snow. Milder later with heavy rain (total 22mm) on Fri afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Tue night, min 1°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri morning).

Dent du Vélan Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night will be washed away by heavy rain (total 29mm) on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Mon afternoon, min 0°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

This table gives the weather forecast for Dent du Vélan at the specific elevation of 1500 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Dent du Vélan. 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 France.

Live conditions reported by 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
8 km NE
375m alt.
50 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
9 km E
392m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
Dry
11 km E
479m alt.
50 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
12 km E
378m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
Sonchaux
16 km ENE
1078m alt.
45 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (28 kph from 182 degs) was rejected.
TSF Pointe O amont
17 km SSE
1932m alt.
45 minutes ago
14°C
-
Wind obs. (63 kph from 288 degs) was rejected.
CVL Leysin Kuklos
18 km E
2000m alt.
45 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 219).
2
CVL - Villy
18 km ESE
420m alt.
45 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 51 degs) was rejected.
19 km E
1356m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
20 km NW
480m alt.
50 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.

* 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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