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 Wed 21 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu night, min -5°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu night, strong winds from the SW by Fri afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 11°C on Tue afternoon, min -2°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon afternoon).

Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
clear
clear
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
light snow
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
mod. rain
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
900
2300
900
950
900
2050
2350
850
850
900
6700
5900
km/h
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
25
SSW
45
SW
45
SW
30
SW
15
W
10
W
15
WSW
25
WSW
35
W
10
NNW
5
NE
5
WSW
5
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
5
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—
—
1
5
5
5
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5
9
7
—
—
—
max °C
-1
-1
2
3
3
-2
-3
-5
-3
0
3
5
3
4
6
9
min °C
-3
-3
0
2
0
-2
-4
-5
-4
-2
3
4
3
3
6
7
 chill °C
-8
-7
-4
0
-8
-10
-12
-13
-8
-5
-2
-2
-1
2
6
6
Freezing level m
1600
1800
2350
2450
2050
1800
1500
1350
1700
1900
2700
2950
2750
3400
3500
3700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-2-2132-2-4-5-4-13534682256520-112676591155988642558109711118813101197698101211101412
Sunrise
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7:58
—
—
8:00
—
—
8:00
—
—
7:03
—
—
8:03
—
—
Sunset
—
—
6:35
—
—
6:32
—
—
6:30
—
—
5:30
—
—
6:28
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Dent du Vélan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Dent du Vélan is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu night, min -5°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu night, strong winds from the SW by Fri afternoon).

Dent du Vélan Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 11°C on Tue afternoon, min -2°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon afternoon).

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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
8 km NE
375m alt.
58 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
9 km E
392m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
Dry
11 km E
479m alt.
58 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
12 km E
378m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
8
14 km NNE
563m alt.
2 hours ago
-
19
Light winds from the W
(19 kph at 280).
Sonchaux
16 km ENE
1078m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (28 kph from 182 degs) was rejected.
TSF Pointe O amont
17 km SSE
1932m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (63 kph from 288 degs) was rejected.
CVL Leysin Kuklos
18 km E
2000m alt.
2 hours ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 219).
2
CVL - Villy
18 km ESE
420m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 51 degs) was rejected.
19 km E
1356m alt.
1 hour ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
3

* 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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