Albertville: mild Friday, showers this weekend

This Friday 16 October, Savoie starts the day calm and mild, but the trend is changing: showers are expected on Saturday and above all on Sunday, with cooler air. No snow is forecast on the massifs in the coming hours.

What the Albertville station measures

According to the Savoie Snow station in Albertville (reading at about 7:30), it is 11.2 °C, with 87% humidity, no wind and a pressure of 1,025 hPa. The minimum since midnight is 10.9 °C. No rain has fallen today; the October total stands at 63.4 mm.

Forecast for Albertville

According to the Open-Meteo model forecast published by Savoie Snow, the day stays dry with a maximum of 20.7 °C. The deterioration comes next:

• Friday 1620.7 °Cdry, minimum 10 °C
• Saturday 1718.6 °Cabout 1.4 mm, 96% chance of rain
• Sunday 1813.2 °Cabout 9.1 mm
• Monday 1912.8 °Cabout 0.3 mm
• Tuesday 2015.1 °Cabout 9.3 mm
• Wednesday 2114.7 °Cabout 4.2 mm

Sunday and Tuesday look like the wettest days, but these are model totals and may change.

In the mountains

According to Savoie Snow's mountain data, the 0 °C isotherm is around 4,244 m and the rain-snow limit around 3,850 to 4,050 m: the cold stays far from the resorts. Across the Savoie and Haute-Savoie resorts tracked, today's forecast maximum runs from 12.5 °C at Val Thorens (2,333 m) to 19.6 °C at Sainte-Foy-Tarentaise (1,079 m). Forecast snow over 3 days is 0 cm everywhere.

For the 12 massifs, the forecast by massif (Open-Meteo model, read at 6:52) shows 0 cm or close to it up to 3,000 m. The only notable figure is 8 cm on Sunday at 2,000 m in Chartreuse, to be treated with caution as it is a single model point.

Météo-France warnings

The Météo-France warning bulletin (vigilance) could not be read reliably this morning (date and level not displayed). Check it directly before heading to the mountains.

Key points

• Friday: dry and mild, 20.7 °C expected in Albertville (forecast).
• Saturday and Sunday: showers, a clear cool-down on Sunday (13.2 °C).
• No snow forecast on the massifs, 0 °C isotherm above 4,000 m.
• Road details: /en/roads/savoie.