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Argentière, located at an altitude of 1250 m, with peaks reaching 2752 m, in the Northern French Alps, benefits from specific alpine weather conditions. This page brings together the 9-day weather forecast for Argentière: four days in detail from Météo-France (minimum and maximum temperatures, expected snowfall, 0°C isotherm), then an outlook through day 9, along with the ski area snow depth. The Northern French Alps avalanche bulletin is also available below. Forecasts are calibrated to the resort's actual altitude; the first four days come from Météo-France models (AROME/ARPEGE), the outlook from a longer-range, less precise model.

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Resort altitude: 1250m (summit 2752m) Forecast from: 14 November
Today
☀️
1° / 8°C
-
0°C isotherm: 2400–2600m
💨 10 km/h
gusts 23 km/h
Tomorrow
☁️
3° / 8°C
+3cm at summit
Rain at the base: 8 mm
Snow line: 1,800 m
0°C isotherm: 2100–2550m
💨 10 km/h
gusts 24 km/h
Mon
🌦️
4° / 8°C
+21cm at summit
Rain at the base: 25 mm
Snow line: 1,600 m
0°C isotherm: 2050–2750m
💨 8 km/h
gusts 47 km/h
Tue
🌦️
4° / 10°C
+16cm at summit
Rain at the base: 24 mm
Snow line: 2,100 m
0°C isotherm: 2400–3400m
💨 13 km/h
gusts 79 km/h
Longer-range outlook
Wed 18
❄️
4° / 8°C
1-5 cm
🏔️ 20-30 cm at summit
Thu 19
❄️
1° / 6°C
5-10 cm
🏔️ 20-30 cm at summit
Fri 20
❄️
-2° / 3°C
10-20 cm
🏔️ 20-30 cm at summit
Sat 21
☀️
-7° / 6°C
-
Sun 22
🌦️
-6° / 5°C
≈ 5 mm
🏔️ 1-5 cm at summit

Forecasts from Météo-France (AROME/ARPEGE models) for the first 4 days, calibrated to the exact resort altitude. The 0°C isotherm is given as a range (min/max over the day) to honestly reflect its variation throughout the day.

Longer-range outlook (ECMWF European model): indicative only, less reliable at this range, and not included in the snowfall total.

Data: Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0), Météo-France AROME/ARPEGE models and ECMWF European model.

Hourly temperature & 0°C isotherm

9-day snowfall forecast

Cumulative forecast: 0 cm at the resort base (1,250 m) and 40 cm at the summit (2,752 m) over the next 4 days (Météo-France forecast). Tomorrow, Monday and Tuesday, rain on the lower slopes up to 1,600 m to 2,100 m depending on the day, with snow above. For the following days, the outlook is given as a range and is not included in this total.

Today
+3 cm
at summit
Tomorrow
+21 cm
at summit
Mon
+16 cm
at summit
40 cm
Tue
5-day outlook
base 20-30 cm · summit 50 cm+
Base (1,250 m) Summit (2,752 m) Running total (light colour, figure in the bar) Outlook (not in total)

Snow line over the coming days in Argentière

  • Tomorrow, 2am to noon: snow line around 1,800 m (1,650 m to 1,950 m during the spell), rain at the base, snow higher up.
  • Monday, midnight to 10pm: snow line around 1,600 m (1,550 m to 2,100 m during the spell), rain at the base, snow higher up.
  • Tuesday, 7am to 11pm: snow line around 2,100 m (1,950 m to 2,450 m during the spell), rain at the base, snow higher up.

Snow line: the altitude above which precipitation falls as snow. It is computed hour by hour, during precipitation, from Météo-France temperature and humidity at altitude: it is the altitude where the wet-bulb temperature rises above 1.3°C (the same definition as the German weather service's snowfall line). Météo-France days only, not the longer-range outlook.

Snow depth & slope openings

Snow depth & slope openings

Updated: 12/11 14:04
Snow depth
Base: -
Summit: -
Slope openings
3 / 68 (4% open)

Avalanche bulletin — Mont-Blanc massif

Valid until: 14 November 2026 18:00

Massif snow conditions

Altitude North-facing South-facing
1500 m 0 cm 0 cm
2000 m 1 cm 1 cm
2500 m 40 cm 30 cm

Snow quality

Enneigement très faible. Fine couche de neige à partir de 2000/2100 m. Sous-couche présente au-dessus de 2600 m. Qualité de la neige samedi :Vers 2200/2400 m : 5/10 cm de neige humideVers 2500/2700 m : 10/25 cm de neige fraicheAu-dessus de 2800 m, 25/40 cm de neige fraiche ventée. Nombreuses accumulations.
2/5
Risk level

Au-dessus de 2800m indice de risque limité, plus bas indice faible.

Stability: Instabilités dans la neige fraiche

Déclenchements provoqués : * Au-dessus de 2800/3000 m : plaques friables dans la neige fraîche, tombée jeudi et formé par la Bise vendredi. Faciles à déclencher. Taille 1 à 2 (petite à moyenne). * Entre 2600 et 3000 m : rares plaques friables dans la neige fraiche. Taille 1 (petite) et plus rarement 2 (moyenne). Observables : fissures sous les skis, accumulations de neige récentes, vaguelettes.Départs spontanés : * Au-dessus de 2600 : rares petites coulées en adret. Taille 1 (petite)Autres : cailloux et blocs de pierre juste masqués sous la neige de faible épaisseur. Glaciers très crevassés et ponts de neige fragiles.

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