Weather news — Northern French Alps

Savoie and Haute-Savoie: weather warnings, storms, snow, rain and readings from our Albertville weather station. Every article cites its sources and shows when it was last updated.

Snowy peaks above a sea of clouds, Chamonix.

Savoie weather: grey morning, mild weekend and no snow below 2,500 m

By Savoie Snow · Forecast

Albertville read 10°C at 7:30 under damp skies; the day warms towards 16°C, a few drops possible on Saturday, and models show no snow below 2,500 m.

Albertville in the rain, with low cloud over the mountains.

Steady rain in Albertville, snow stays above 2,000 m

By Savoie Snow · Rain

14.6 mm of rain measured in Albertville by 7:31 on Thursday 8 October, about 27 mm forecast for the day. Fresh snow is limited to the high mountains, mainly around 2,500 m.

Chalets under fresh snow (December 2023).

Breaking: up to 31 cm of snow expected within 48 hours on the Northern Alps massifs

By Savoie Snow · Snow

According to the Open-Meteo model, snow is arriving above 2,000 m: up to 31 cm at 2,500 m in Belledonne and 17 cm in the Aravis, with a rain-snow line dropping to around 1,550 m at its lowest. Interactive map by massif on Savoie Snow.

Low clouds over Lac du Mont-Cenis (Haute-Maurienne).

Savoie: showers on Wednesday, a sharp cool-down and snow at altitude on Thursday

By Savoie Snow · Forecast

On Wednesday the Albertville weather station measured a maximum of 16.9 °C under showers. Thursday looks wet and cooler, around 15 °C, with snow above roughly 2,000 m, before a calmer Friday.

Northern Alps: up to 12 °C cooler and the first snow at altitude this week

By Savoie Snow · Snow

After temperatures close to 27 °C, a sharp cool-down is expected on Wednesday and Thursday in the Northern Alps, with snow around 2,000 m on Thursday according to the forecasts.

Lac de Roselend (Beaufortain), July 2018.

Drought: water restrictions extended until the end of October in Savoie and Haute-Savoie

By Savoie Snow · Drought

After an almost rainless September, the prefectures are keeping water-use restrictions in place. Four areas of Haute-Savoie and the Chéran basin in Savoie are at the highest level, crisis.

A towering storm cloud over snowy peaks.

Thunderstorms: Savoie and Haute-Savoie under a yellow warning this Friday

By Savoie Snow · Storms

Météo-France has placed Savoie and Haute-Savoie, as well as Isère and Drôme, under a yellow thunderstorm warning for this Friday, 2 October. The area concerned mainly covers the east and south of Savoie; storms are expected to break out over the mountains in the afternoon.

Mountains: freezing level around 3,500 m, snow possible on the summits next Thursday

By Savoie Snow · Snow

The mild spell continues at altitude until the weekend. The models then point to a clear cool-down and the first snow on the summits of the ski resorts around Thursday 8 October. A forecast that is still uncertain.

Albertville: 13.2 mm on Thursday, the first rain after a summery end to September

By Savoie Snow · Readings

After several dry days with highs of 24.8 to 28.4 °C, our Albertville weather station recorded 13.2 mm of rain on 1 October. The readings day by day.