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Valmeinier at 2050 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 1 pm (local time) / 29 Sep 2026
Next 3 days weather summary:Heavy rain (total 20.0mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 weather summary:Light rain (total 6.0mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||
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cloudy | some clouds | light rain | light rain | mod. rain | light rain | light rain | light rain | some clouds | t-storm risk | rain shwrs | some clouds | some clouds | rain shwrs | some clouds | some clouds | rain shwrs | |
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mm | — | — | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
max °C | 15 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 9 |
min °C | 15 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 8 |
chill °C | 15 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 8 |
Humid % | 39 | 73 | 79 | 85 | 92 | 91 | 97 | 93 | 80 | 77 | 86 | 73 | 62 | 62 | 32 | 47 | 82 |
Freeze m | 4050 | 3900 | 3650 | 3700 | 3650 | 3600 | 3550 | 3600 | 3650 | 3650 | 3600 | 3500 | 3500 | 3600 | 3550 | 3550 | 3500 |
 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — |
 | 7:19 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | 7:09 | — |
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Valmeinier 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 September has on average:
0.0 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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0.1 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.0 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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The above table gives the weather forecast for Valmeinier at the specific elevation of 2050 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Valmeinier. 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 Valmeinier
Overall 4.3 Based on 19 votes and 18 reviews
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- Mike from United Kingdom writes:
Reporting in real time on January 29: the conditions are very icy, and for beginners the resort is not good. The scenery is beautiful, but what little “powder” there is soon swept away, largely by snowboarders (sorry, but it’s true) and even greens are too icy to handle easily.
Visitor Reviews of Valmeinier
Mike from United Kingdom writes:
Reporting in real time on January 29: the conditions are very icy, and for beginners the resort is not good. The scenery is beautiful, but what little “powder” there is soon swept away, largely by snowboarders (sorry, but it’s true) and even greens are too icy to handle easily.
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