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Northern Hemisphere Weekly Snow News #329
Weekly Snow News for Northern Hemisphere, updated 27 August 2026: Alpine glaciers see light 10cm (4") top-ups and welcome sub-freezing nights, though ski areas remain closed.
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Les Arcs at 3199 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 7 pm (local time) / 27 Aug 2026
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Next 4 days weather summary:Moderate rain (total 17.0mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu night, min 1°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Thu night, calm by Sun morning). | Days 5-7 weather summary:Heavy rain (total 22.0mm), heaviest during Tue night. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Tue afternoon, min 3°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||
Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | ||||||||||||
night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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t-storm risk | t-storm risk | t-storm risk | rain shwrs | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | rain shwrs | clear | clear | clear | t-storm risk | heavy rain | |
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Snow map |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
 cm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
mm | 3 | 5 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 16 |
max °C | 11 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 |
min °C | 6 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 3 |
chill °C | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
Humid % | 59 | 88 | 61 | 80 | 13 | 51 | 56 | 56 | 76 | 64 | 72 | 61 | 43 | 63 | 71 | 98 |
Freeze m | 4500 | 4000 | 4050 | 3350 | 3850 | 3900 | 4000 | 4000 | 4100 | 4050 | 3800 | 4000 | 4050 | 4050 | 4150 | 3600 |
 | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | 8:10 |
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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 4 of August has on average:
0.0 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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0.2 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.4 | 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 3199 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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- James from France writes:
Les Arcs huh, where to begin. Ski area is vast, we were there in April 2023 and snow was decent above 2000m. For this time of year and under the current ski conditions across the Alps this was ok… we had fresh snow! We stayed in Arc 1800 and locality and ease of access to the slopes is ideal. Great for popping back at lunchtime etc and good for kids. Access to Arcs via Bourg St Maurice is easy. They want silly money for taxis transfers from Chambery. Save your money. Taxis from Chambery airport to train station is roughly 30-40 Euros Train for one adult and child return is 24 Euros (online). Once at Bourg your train ticket grants access in the funicular (at same station), which takes you to arc 1600, then free bus. Only issue with this approach is if you have very early returning flights. Pricing - ok, the Euro is bad and basically 1 to 1 for the British pound atm. This makes things expensive and over priced. 20 Euros for basic burger and chips without drinks, no thanks. Forget about anything fancy, self catering is obviously cheaper but the local supermarket is limited and once again costly. Ok, I know it’s mountain prices but still. Overall and as a first time snowboarding for my son it ticked all the boxes ….. would I return unlikely (unless there’s a deal to be had).
Visitor Reviews of Les Arcs
James from France writes:
Les Arcs huh, where to begin. Ski area is vast, we were there in April 2023 and snow was decent above 2000m. For this time of year and under the current ski conditions across the Alps this was ok… we had fresh snow!
We stayed in Arc 1800 and locality and ease of access to the slopes is ideal. Great for popping back at lunchtime etc and good for kids.
Access to Arcs via Bourg St Maurice is easy. They want silly money for taxis transfers from Chambery. Save your money.
Taxis from Chambery airport to train station is roughly 30-40 Euros
Train for one adult and child return is 24 Euros (online). Once at Bourg your train ticket grants access in the funicular (at same station), which takes you to arc 1600, then free bus. Only issue with this approach is if you have very early returning flights.
Pricing - ok, the Euro is bad and basically 1 to 1 for the British pound atm. This makes things expensive and over priced. 20 Euros for basic burger and chips without drinks, no thanks. Forget about anything fancy, self catering is obviously cheaper but the local supermarket is limited and once again costly. Ok, I know it’s mountain prices but still.
Overall and as a first time snowboarding for my son it ticked all the boxes ….. would I return unlikely (unless there’s a deal to be had).
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