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

Galenstock
Weather Forecast, Switzerland

Issued: 1 am Thu 27 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mild at first with light rain (total 7mm) on Fri afternoon followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Thu afternoon, min -2°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Fri morning, light winds from the WNW by Sat morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 2°C on Sun afternoon, min 1°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
snow showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
light rain
rain showers
clear
snow showers
clear
part cloud
clear
snow showers
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
light rain
risk tstorm
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
light rain
rain shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
2250
2450
2250
2400
2250
2300
9400
3650
5500
3400
4150
3250
9300
3300
2900
km/h
15
SW
20
SSW
35
SW
35
SSW
30
S
15
WSW
10
WNW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
W
15
WSW
20
W
10
WSW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
13
2
2
 mm
0.1
0.2
0.7
2
4
0.2
0.2
max °C
6
7
7
4
3
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
min °C
6
6
6
3
3
-2
0
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
1
 chill °C
3
2
1
-3
-3
-7
-4
-2
-3
-2
-1
-1
-3
-4
-2
-3
-2
-3
Freezing level m
4450
4600
4650
4100
4100
3450
3750
3950
3850
3750
4000
3950
3750
3850
3900
3700
3850
3750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
67743012212212222210111077456556656666614171514139101411121412131411121512202320202016162117182119202117192218
Sunrise
6:37
6:39
6:41
6:41
6:43
6:45
Sunset
8:15
8:14
8:12
8:09
8:07
8:06

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Galenstock Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Galenstock is: Mild at first with light rain (total 7mm) on Fri afternoon followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Thu afternoon, min -2°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Fri morning, light winds from the WNW by Sat morning).

Galenstock Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 2°C on Sun afternoon, min 1°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

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.
30
Fresh winds from the SSW
(30 kph at 200).
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
15°C
-
Wind obs. (33 kph from 87 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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