Chamonix Weather Report - 12/03/10

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.
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