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chamonix-meteo.com - FRIDAY MARCH 12 2010
CHAMONIX VALLEY AND MONT-BLANC AREA WEATHER FORECASTbulletin en français
ISSUED AT 08:31 FRIDAY MARCH 12 2010Copyright © 2009, chamonix-meteo.com
VALID FROM : FRIDAY MARCH 12 -- UNTIL : WEDNESDAY MARCH 17 2010
GENERAL SYNOPSIS
High, 1032 hpa west of Ireland, drifting slowly south while strengthening. Low gradient area with medium to fairly low pressure over the Mediterranean. stable and cold northerly stream over the Alps today. Altitude cold drop crossing over France from the north by Saturday, triggering some more instability. Stable and still cold condition on Sunday.

TODAY - FRIDAY MARCH 12 2010
Fairly sunny - cold
SKY CONDITIONS (cloud - sunshine) : low cloud early in the morning - becoming clear or partly cloudy - period of sunshine close to 70%.
PRECIPITATION : none.
WIND  - ground level : variable light.
- mid mountain : NE light -> N moderate.
- high mountain : NNE -> NNW moderate.
TEMPERATURE : min -6°C - max +3°C.
ISOTHERM 0°C :  1100 m.
ISOTHERM -10°C :  2900 m.

OVERNIGHT
Clear and very cold
SKY CONDITIONS (cloud) : clear or partly cloudy.
PRECIPITATION : none.
WIND  - aloft : NE -> N light to moderate.
TEMPERATURE : -10°C - inversion towards 1600 m.

TOMORROW - SATURDAY MARCH 13
Fairly sunny - very cold in the morning
SKY CONDITIONS (cloud - sunshine) : partly cloudy - high cloud crossing over - period of sunshine close to 70%.
PRECIPITATION : none.
WIND  - aloft : N light -> NE moderate.
TEMPERATURE :  min -10°C - max +4°C - morning inversion towards 1600 m.

SUNDAY MARCH 14
Fairly sunny - becoming cloudy from the north later in the afternoon - cold
SKY CONDITIONS (cloud - sunshine) : clear or partly cloudy - becoming cloudy from the north towards the end of the afternoon - period of sunshine close to 80%.
PRECIPITATION : none.
WIND  - aloft : NW moderate.
TEMPERATURE :  slightly rising lows.

EXTENDED OUTLOOK UNTIL WEDNESDAY MARCH 17 2010
Monday : mainly coudy - possible snowflurries. Tuesday and Wednesday : sunny - getting milder.
Forecast reliability : fairly good until Sunday - poor thereafter.
Reports
Chamonix-ville
45.9 N 6.9 E - Altitude 1042 m
12 March 07:00
Temperature -6 °C
Relative humidity 95 %
Wind 0 km/h
Pressure 1019 hpa - rising
Pressure at 1042 m 894 mb
Precipitation last 6h 0.0 mm
Clear high up
Skies cloudy
Visibility 5000 m
Aiguille du Midi
Altitude 3845 m
12 March 07:00
Temperature -17 °C
Wind SE 10 km/h
Relative humidity %
Le Lac Blanc
Altitude 2330 m
12 March 07:00
Snow depth 155 cm
Wind 5 km/h
Gusts -- km/h
Temperature -10 °C
Relative humidity -- %
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