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– Lat/Long: 46.11° N 7.71° E

Grand Gendarme
Weather Forecast, Switzerland

Issued: 7 am Thu 27 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 17mm) heaviest on Fri morning, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Thu afternoon, min 0°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu night, light winds from the W by Sat morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun afternoon, min -1°C on Tue night). 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
mod rain
thunderstorm
snow showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
snow showers
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
mod. rain
risk tstorm
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
9100
2850
2950
9250
9000
4850
6750
3700
2900
km/h
20
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
SW
10
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
W
10
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
15
WNW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
4
 mm
0.1
0.6
3
8
3
2
0.2
0.6
0.3
0.1
0.8
max °C
7
8
8
4
4
3
2
3
3
3
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
0
min °C
7
8
4
4
4
0
1
3
2
3
4
2
2
4
3
3
2
-1
 chill °C
4
5
0
0
-1
-5
-2
0
-1
1
2
-2
-2
0
0
0
-1
-5
Freezing level m
4500
4700
4550
4200
4150
3550
3850
4050
3900
4000
4200
4050
3850
4100
4000
3950
3800
3500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:41
6:43
6:45
6:46
6:47
6:48
Sunset
8:17
8:15
8:14
8:12
8:09
8:07

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Grand Gendarme Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Grand Gendarme is: Moderate rain (total 17mm) heaviest on Fri morning, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Thu afternoon, min 0°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu night, light winds from the W by Sat morning).

Grand Gendarme Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 2mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun afternoon, min -1°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

This table gives the weather forecast for Grand Gendarme at the specific elevation of 3500 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Grand Gendarme. 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
Mottec
8 km WNW
1581m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
ZFC: Riffelberg
9 km SSE
2600m alt.
1 hour ago
15°C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 251).
6
9 km SSE
1929m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
No report.
19
Light winds from the SSW
(19 kph at 200).
ZFC: Gornergrat N.
11 km SSE
2186m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 114 degs) was rejected.
ZFC: Gornergr. North
12 km SE
3040m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
-
41
Strong winds from the SSE
(41 kph at 150).
50
ZFC: Schwarzsee
13 km S
2480m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
-
69
Gales from the S
(69 kph at 180).
85
ZFC: Landing Zermatt
13 km SSE
2432m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
-
Wind obs. (61 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
Evolène La Vieille
14 km WSW
2430m alt.
1 hour ago
15°C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 82).
9
14 km NE
1605m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
No report.
15 km SSE
3129m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
No report.
Wind obs. (43 kph from 140 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.