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Whara Kea Chalet Snow Forecast

Weather Forecast for Whara Kea Chalet at 1737m altitude

Issued: 5 pm 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Next snow in Whara Kea Chalet: 5cm on Wed 12th  (after 9 AM local time)

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Next 3 days weather summary:

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue afternoon, min -4°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the NW by Fri morning).

Days 4-6 weather summary:

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri afternoon, min -7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
some clouds
km/h
15
N
20
N
25
N
30
NNW
25
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
5
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
SSW
5
SE
10
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
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Snow map
Snow map
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Snowflake cm
5
9
3
2
1
3
 mm
max °C
1
-2
-1
-2
0
-1
0
-1
1
1
-1
-1
-1
-5
-4
-3
-4
min °C
-2
-2
-2
-2
-1
-1
-1
-4
-2
-1
-4
-2
-3
-7
-7
-4
-5
 chill °C
-7
-7
-9
-9
-7
-5
-5
-7
-4
-4
-6
-2
-8
-13
-13
-8
-9
Humid %
72
81
97
99
94
99
89
77
55
75
58
62
87
89
60
62
56
Freeze m
1850
1650
1550
1450
1900
1750
1750
1650
1850
1900
1750
1650
1600
800
550
1200
1400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-2-3-2-2-2-3-3-3-2-2-3-4-5-8-7-5-3-1-2-2-2-1-1-1-3-10-3-2-2-6-6-4-5
Sunrise
7:46
7:45
7:43
7:41
7:39
Sunset
5:52
5:52
5:53
5:54
5:55
5:57

Days 7-16 weather summary:

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Last snowfall: 9 Aug 2026
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Snow History

Week 2 of August has on average:

1.3
Bluebird Powder days
Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind.
1.7
Powder days
Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind.
1.7
Bluebird days
Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind.


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