Dent du Vélan
Weather Forecast, France

Eastern wiew from 4807 m , Agiuille du Midi, Mont Blanc

Mont Blanc

 

Days 0-3 Dent du Vélan Weather Summary:

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue afternoon, min -5°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 3-6 Dent du Vélan Weather Summary:

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Becoming milder with light rain (total 7mm) on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Mon morning, min 0°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Fri morning, light winds from the WSW by Sun night).

AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night
clear
clear
partially cloudy
snow showers
heavy snow
snow showers
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
light snow
moderate snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
rain showers
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
Wind km/h
10 SSW10
20 SSW20
25 SSW25
25 SSW25
15 WSW15
20 WSW20
25 WSW25
30 SW30
20 WSW20
45 SW45
40 WSW40
30 WSW30
45 WSW45
35 WSW35
25 WSW25
20 WSW20
10 WSW10
10 SW10
clear clear some clouds snow shwrs heavy snow snow shwrs some clouds some clouds some clouds light snow mod. snow heavy snow heavy snow light snow light snow rain shwrs some clouds some clouds
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Rain
Rain mm
- - - - - - - - - - - 2 - - 4 1 - -
Snow
Snow cm
- - - 1 12 6 - - - 1 7 12 13 3 5 - - -
High °C
1 2 1 -1 -3 -4 -4 -5 -1 0 2 3 1 2 2 2 3 5
Low °C
-1 2 -1 -1 -4 -5 -5 -5 -5 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 3 4
Chill °C
-4 -2 -5 -7 -8 -9 -11 -13 -7 -8 -4 -3 -6 -3 -4 -3 0 2
Freezing level m
1750 2550 2300 1900 1500 1400 1250 1400 1350 2050 2100 2350 2350 2300 2350 2400 2550 3050
Sea lvl3000ft6000ft9000ft12000ft15000ft
mountain backdrop
121-1-3-4-4-5-102312223545330-1-1-123464555686756333346687879899979667669910101010121110
Sunrise
8:11 - - 8:11 - - 8:11 - - 8:11 - - 8:12 - - 8:12 - -
Sunset
- 4:46 - - 4:46 - - 4:47 - - 4:47 - - 4:49 - - 4:49 -

Issued local time.

This table gives the weather forecast for Dent du Vélan at the specific elevation of 2059 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWind
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Bouveret
8 km NE
375m alt.
1 hour ago
4.9° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 230).
Vouvry
9 km E
392m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
Aigle
11 km E
381m alt.
1 hour ago
3.6° C
cloudy
No report.
6
Light winds from the NNW
(6 kph at 340).
35 km
Vevey
14 km NNE
563m alt.
2 hours ago
5.0° C
No report.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 250 degs) was rejected
.
Montreux
15 km NE
633m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 67).

* 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. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Dent du Vélan and within an acceptable time window.

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