Galenstock weather
– Lat/Long: 46.61° N 8.42° E

Galenstock
Weather Forecast, Switzerland

Issued: 7 am Sun 23 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm) on Mon afternoon. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun night, min -1°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu night giving way to a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed night, min -3°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed morning, strong winds from the SSW by Thu night).

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
thunderstorm
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light snow
heavy snow
snow showers
clear
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
clear
risk tstorm
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
clear
Cloud base (m)
4600
3400
2600
3050
2250
3100
3300
5350
2450
2850
2350
2200
2350
2200
2300
2850
km/h
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
SW
10
SSW
0
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
40
SSW
15
SW
20
W
25
W
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
15
4
1
1
4
11
1
 mm
0.1
1.4
0.7
0.5
0.3
1.7
2
8
max °C
0
2
3
2
3
2
0
2
2
2
3
5
3
3
4
-2
-2
-2
min °C
0
1
2
2
2
-1
0
1
2
2
3
4
3
3
0
-2
-3
-2
 chill °C
-4
-3
-2
-1
-1
-1
-4
-2
-1
-1
0
0
-2
-2
-4
-7
-9
-8
Freezing level m
3650
3850
3950
3950
3950
3450
3600
3850
3950
3900
4050
4200
3950
4100
4050
3300
3200
3250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
023231022235332-2-3-2466674466678676222111412131510111413121513131411798172118202216172118192219192018121614
Sunrise
6:33
6:35
6:35
6:37
6:37
6:39
Sunset
8:22
8:21
8:19
8:17
8:15
8:14

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Galenstock Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Galenstock is: Light rain (total 2mm) on Mon afternoon. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun night, min -1°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Galenstock Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu night giving way to a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed night, min -3°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed morning, strong winds from the SSW by Thu night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Galenstock at the specific elevation of 3583 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Galenstock. 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
Grimsel Hospiz
8 km SSW
1962m alt.
3 hours ago
13°C
No report.
24
Moderate winds from the S
(24 kph at 170).
13 km E
1438m alt.
3 hours ago
18°C
No report.
Wind obs. (28 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
15 km S
1706m alt.
3 hours ago
16°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 90).
16 km ENE
952m alt.
3 hours ago
-
19
Light winds from the SW
(19 kph at 220).
16 km ENE
2284m alt.
3 hours ago
11°C
No report.
Wind obs. (57 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
18 km N
3094m alt.
3 hours ago
6°C
No report.
Wind obs. (30 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
19 km SSE
1921m alt.
3 hours ago
11°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 70).
Planplatten
19 km WNW
2240m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 77 degs) was rejected.
23 km WNW
591m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
Piotta
23 km ESE
1006m alt.
3 hours ago
-

* 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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