Savoie: high pressure, dry and mild weather, still no snow

This Thursday, 15 October, Savoie and Haute-Savoie remain under dry, settled weather: the Savoie Snow station in Albertville shows 11 °C around 7:30, with 88% humidity, almost no wind and a high pressure of 1,029 hPa. No snow is expected on the massifs before the weekend.

Albertville: this morning's readings

According to the Savoie Snow station in Albertville (readings), the temperature was 11 °C around 7:30, after a minimum of 11 °C recorded at 7:27. The highest value since midnight is 14.2 °C (at 0:18, a mild night). No rain has fallen today; the October total stands at 63.4 mm. Pressure at 1,029 hPa is typical of a well-established anticyclone.

Forecast: mild and sunny, a few drops on Saturday and Sunday

According to the Open-Meteo model forecast published by Savoie Snow for Albertville (forecast):

• Thursday 15: minimum 10.7 °C, maximum 22.7 °C, dry, about 10 hours of sunshine.
• Friday 16: 10 °C and 20.4 °C, still dry.
• Saturday 17: 9.6 °C and 19.3 °C, low shower risk (45%), about 1 mm.
• Sunday 18: 12.5 °C and 18.2 °C, about 1.2 mm.
• Monday 19: dry again, up to 22.7 °C.
• Tuesday 20 and Wednesday 21: 21.1 °C then 17.8 °C; the model shows about 6.3 mm on Wednesday.

The 22.7 °C maximum forecast for today is consistent with mid-afternoon: the station has not yet seen the afternoon. These are model forecasts, not measurements.

Snow: still absent

According to Savoie Snow's snow forecast by massif (read on 15 October at 7:09), no massif receives fresh snow within 48 hours, from 1,500 to 3,000 m. The rain-snow limit remains very high:

• Chablais0 cmrain-snow limit 2,900 to 3,100 m
• Mont-Blanc0 cmrain-snow limit 3,150 to 3,350 m
• Vanoise0 cmrain-snow limit 3,100 to 3,300 m
• Belledonne0 cmrain-snow limit 3,200 to 3,400 m

For all 12 massifs, see the forecast by massif.

Weather warnings

Météo-France's warning page could not be read this morning (no level or publication date displayed): check the Météo-France bulletin directly before heading out.

Key points

• Dry, mild weather until Friday, with cool mornings around 10 °C.
• A few drops possible on Saturday and Sunday, with little rainfall expected.
• No snow on the massifs: rain-snow limit above 2,900 m.
• See the live readings and the mountain weather.