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Les Arcs at 1580 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 7 am (local time) / 20 Aug 2026
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Next 3 days weather summary:Heavy rain (total 51.0mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 weather summary:Light rain (total 9.0mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
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mm | 3 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
max °C | 18 | 20 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 14 | 20 | 22 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 16 |
min °C | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 19 | 12 | 14 | 22 | 11 | 13 | 20 | 11 |
chill °C | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 19 | 12 | 14 | 22 | 10 | 13 | 20 | 10 |
Humid % | 62 | 91 | 87 | 92 | 85 | 88 | 65 | 49 | 62 | 32 | 34 | 42 | 44 | 35 | 81 | 53 | 53 | 79 |
Freeze m | 4100 | 4000 | 3900 | 3550 | 3400 | 3250 | 3550 | 3550 | 4000 | 3950 | 4000 | 4000 | 4050 | 4300 | 4100 | 4000 | 4100 | 4150 |
 | 6:37 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | 8:23 |
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Les Arcs Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | 0 cm |
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| Bottom snow depth: | 0 cm |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | — |
| Last snowfall: | 4 Jun 2026 |
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Other resorts in France are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
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Week 3 of August has on average:
0.0 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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0.0 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.0 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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Photos of Les Arcs
Sven over Black - LA Apocalypse Park by Paul Buttle
Les Arc 1600 ( Piste accessed via old Mont Blanc chairlift) by Jonathan Garratt
Les Arcs-La Plagne by C Mckintyre
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The above table gives the weather forecast for Les Arcs at the specific elevation of 1580 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Les Arcs. To access the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider view of the weather, check out the Weather Map of France.
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Visitor Reviews of Les Arcs
Overall 4.2 Based on 87 votes and 84 reviews
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- Lukas from Belgium writes:
Pistes are very good. Public transport is just laughably bad. You’ll need to wait 15-40min more than scheduled; just plain unreliable.
Visitor Reviews of Les Arcs
Lukas from Belgium writes:
Pistes are very good.
Public transport is just laughably bad.
You’ll need to wait 15-40min more than scheduled; just plain unreliable.
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