Le Sauze
5-day forecast, snow depth & avalanche bulletin
Le Sauze, located at an altitude of 1370 m, with peaks reaching 2380 m, in the Southern French Alps, benefits from specific alpine weather conditions. This page brings together the 9-day weather forecast for Le Sauze: 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 Southern 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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gusts 24 km/h
gusts 19 km/h
gusts 40 km/h
gusts 47 km/h
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 (1,370 m) and 6 cm at the summit (2,380 m) over the next 4 days (Météo-France forecast). Tomorrow and Monday, rain on most of the ski area; snow only above 1,700 m to 2,000 m depending on the day, right at the top. For the following days, the outlook is given as a range and is not included in this total.
base 0 · summit 20-30 cm
Snow line over the coming days in Le Sauze
- Tomorrow, midnight to 5am: snow line around 1,700 m, rain at the base, snow higher up.
- Monday, midnight to 4am: snow line around 2,000 m, 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.
Avalanche bulletin — Ubaye massif
Valid until: 14 November 2026 18:00
Massif snow conditions
| Altitude | North-facing | South-facing |
|---|---|---|
| 1500 m | 0 cm | 0 cm |
| 2000 m | 0 cm | 0 cm |
| 2500 m | 5 cm | 0 cm |
Snow quality
Indice de risque faible.
Stability: RARES ET PETITES INSTABILITÉS, LOCALISÉES À TRÈS HAUTE ALTITUDE
Déclenchements provoqués : le manteau neigeux est maigre et généralement bien stabilisé. Des instabilités temporaires sont possibles dans les secteurs d'accumulation par le vent. Elles sont présentes surtout en versants nord en Haute Ubaye au dessus de 2800 m, et plutôt à proximité des crêtes et ruptures de pentes. Elles peuvent être déclenchées par un seul pratiquant mais ne mobilisent que de faibles volumes de neige (avalanches de taille 1, petite). Ces instabilités, résiduelles le matin, se forment surtout sous l'effet du vent de secteur sud à sud-ouest qui se lève à haute altitude, avant les chutes de neige du soir.Sous 2800 m, manteau neigeux humide et stable.Départs spontanés : peu probables en journée ; en soirée et début de nuit suivante, de petits départs ponctuels sont possibles en versants nord de haute altitude, si les quantités de neige fraîche dépassent la vingtaine de cm, ce qui reste peu probable.
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