Eiger
Weather Forecast, Switzerland

Eiger west ridge

Eiger

 

Days 0-3 Eiger Weather Summary:

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Fri afternoon, min -21°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 3-6 Eiger Weather Summary:

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Mon night, min -30°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed night).

AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night
clear
clear
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
clear
partially cloudy
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
snow showers
clear
partially cloudy
light snow
heavy snow
moderate snow
snow showers
light snow
Wind km/h
20 NNW20
10 W10
20 SW20
15 SW15
15 WSW15
15 W15
15 W15
10 WNW10
5 NNW5
15 NE15
15 NNE15
20 NNE20
20 W20
40 WSW40
40 W40
30 WNW30
10 WNW10
10 NE10
clear clear some clouds some clouds clear some clouds snow shwrs snow shwrs snow shwrs clear snow shwrs clear some clouds light snow heavy snow mod. snow snow shwrs light snow
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Rain
Rain mm
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Snow
Snow cm
- - - - - - 1 3 4 - 1 - - 2 17 7 2 5
High °C
-20 -19 -19 -20 -20 -20 -21 -21 -21 -21 -20 -18 -18 -19 -21 -26 -29 -30
Low °C
-21 -19 -20 -20 -21 -21 -21 -21 -21 -21 -21 -19 -18 -21 -26 -28 -29 -30
Chill °C
-28 -26 -29 -29 -28 -29 -30 -29 -27 -30 -30 -27 -27 -33 -35 -40 -39 -30
Freezing level m
300 600 400 750 1050 400 650 1000 650 450 850 250 500 1050 700 100 0 0
Sea lvl3000ft6000ft9000ft12000ft15000ft
mountain backdrop
-20-19-19-20-20-20-21-21-21-21-20-18-18-19-21-26-29-30-15-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-14-13-12-12-13-14-20-21-23-9-8-8-6-6-9-6-7-8-7-7-9-6-6-8-13-14-16-3-3-210-400-2-1-1-410-2-6-7-10
Sunrise
8:06 - - 8:04 - - 8:03 - - 8:03 - - 8:02 - - 8:02 - -
Sunset
- 5:09 - - 5:12 - - 5:13 - - 5:15 - - 5:15 - - 5:16 -

Issued local time.

This table gives the weather forecast for Eiger at the specific elevation of 3970 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Eiger. 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWind
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Jungfrau Mountain
4 km S
3576m alt.
1 hour ago
-15.0° C
-
15
Light winds from the ESE
(15 kph at 120).
>70 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Interlaken
13 km WNW
580m alt.
1 hour ago
1.4° C
-
9
Light winds from the NE
(9 kph at 40).
Eggishorn
18 km SSE
2894m alt.
1 hour ago
-13.0° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 190).
Brienz
19 km NNE
569m alt.
1 hour ago
-
17
Light winds from the ESE
(17 kph at 110).
Meiringen
21 km NE
598m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 68).

* 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 Eiger and within an acceptable time window.

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