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

Galenstock
Weather Forecast, Switzerland

Issued: 7 pm Mon 24 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Becoming milder with light rain (total 5mm) on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Thu afternoon, min 0°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Fri morning giving way to a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Thu night, min -3°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Fri morning, light winds from the W by Fri night).

Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
clear
snow showers
snow showers
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
heavy rain
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
clear
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
heavy rain
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2250
3200
2450
2800
2250
2300
2500
2250
2250
2200
2350
2500
3500
6400
km/h
15
SSW
5
W
15
WNW
10
WSW
15
SW
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
20
S
15
W
20
WNW
10
W
15
WSW
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Snowflake cm
2
3
1
2
14
 mm
0.4
5
0.2
3
10
max °C
2
1
1
2
3
3
5
5
6
6
3
2
1
-1
1
2
min °C
0
0
1
2
3
3
3
5
5
4
3
2
-3
-2
0
1
 chill °C
-4
-2
-2
-2
0
0
-1
2
1
-2
-3
-3
-8
-7
-5
-3
Freezing level m
3800
3600
3800
3900
4000
4100
4300
4350
4500
4350
4000
3850
3300
3400
3750
3850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
111233456532-1-2125456678998763255111213121315121416141212108131117192118202318192319191816152018
Sunrise
6:35
6:37
6:37
6:39
6:41
Sunset
8:19
8:17
8:15
8:14
8:12

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Galenstock Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Galenstock is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Becoming milder with light rain (total 5mm) on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Thu afternoon, min 0°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Galenstock Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Fri morning giving way to a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Thu night, min -3°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Fri morning, light winds from the W by Fri 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.
1 hour ago
13°C
No report.
24
Moderate winds from the S
(24 kph at 170).
13 km E
1438m alt.
1 hour ago
18°C
No report.
Wind obs. (28 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
15 km S
1706m alt.
1 hour ago
16°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 90).
16 km ENE
952m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 220 degs) was rejected.
16 km ENE
2284m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
No report.
Wind obs. (57 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
18 km N
3094m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
No report.
Wind obs. (30 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
19 km SSE
1921m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 70).
Planplatten
19 km WNW
2240m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
-
Wind obs. (50 kph from 94 degs) was rejected.
22 km N
1018m alt.
1 hour ago
18°C
No report.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 240 degs) was rejected.
23 km WNW
591m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 330 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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