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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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Orcieres at 2725 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 7 am (local time) / 28 Aug 2026
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Next 3 days weather summary:Heavy rain (total 21.0mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Fri morning, calm by Sun morning). | Days 4-6 weather summary:Moderate rain (total 17.0mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | |||||||||||||
AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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mod. rain | t-storm risk | rain shwrs | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | rain shwrs | t-storm risk | rain shwrs | t-storm risk | t-storm risk | rain shwrs | |
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 cm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
mm | 8 | 11 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
max °C | 9 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
min °C | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
chill °C | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 |
Humid % | 95 | 66 | 31 | 25 | 56 | 54 | 38 | 51 | 66 | 55 | 48 | 45 | 66 | 74 | 71 | 81 | 83 | 53 |
Freeze m | 4000 | 3850 | 3800 | 4050 | 3950 | 4150 | 4150 | 4200 | 4050 | 3900 | 4150 | 4050 | 3950 | 3950 | 3900 | 3700 | 3700 | 3950 |
 | 6:50 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | 8:09 |
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Orcieres Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | 0 cm |
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| Bottom snow depth: | 0 cm |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | — |
| Last snowfall: | 18 May 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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0.0 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.1 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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The above table gives the weather forecast for Orcieres at the specific elevation of 2725 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Orcieres. 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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