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Les Orres, located at an altitude of 1650 m, with peaks reaching 2700 m, in the Southern French Alps, benefits from specific alpine weather conditions. This page brings together the 9-day weather forecast for Les Orres: 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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Resort altitude: 1650m (summit 2700m) Forecast from: 15 November
Today
❄️
2° / 6°C
+5cm at summit
Rain at the base: 11 mm
Snow line: 1,900 m
0°C isotherm: 2050–2400m
💨 7 km/h
gusts 14 km/h
Tomorrow
☁️
1° / 5°C
+3cm at summit
Rain at the base: 11 mm
Snow line: 1,900 m
0°C isotherm: 2000–2900m
💨 8 km/h
gusts 16 km/h
Tue
☀️
1° / 7°C
23mm
🏔️ +2cm at summit
Snow line: 2,600 m
0°C isotherm: 2750–3050m
💨 9 km/h
gusts 40 km/h
Wed
🌧️
2° / 7°C
32mm
🏔️ +17cm at summit
Snow line: 2,400 m
0°C isotherm: 2200–2850m
💨 10 km/h
gusts 49 km/h
Longer-range outlook
Thu 19
🌦️
2° / 4°C
≈ 10 mm
🏔️ 1-5 cm at summit
Fri 20
❄️
0° / 4°C
1-5 cm
Sat 21
⛅
-6° / 7°C
-
Sun 22
❄️
-7° / 4°C
5-10 cm
Mon 23
⛅
-8° / 6°C
-

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 (1,650 m) and 27 cm at the summit (2,700 m) over the next 4 days (Météo-France forecast). Today, tomorrow, Tuesday and Wednesday, rain on most of the ski area; snow only above 1,900 m to 2,600 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.

+5 cm
at summit
Today
+3 cm
at summit
8 cm
Tomorrow
+2 cm
at summit
10 cm
Tue
+17 cm
at summit
27 cm
Wed
5-day outlook
base 5-10 cm · summit 10-20 cm
Base (1,650 m) Summit (2,700 m) Running total (light colour, figure in the bar) Outlook (not in total)

Snow line over the coming days in Les Orres

  • Today, 7am to 1pm: snow line around 1,900 m, rain at the base, snow higher up.
  • Tomorrow, midnight to 3am: snow line around 1,900 m, rain at the base, snow higher up.
  • Tuesday, 10am to 11pm: snow line around 2,600 m (2,300 m to 2,600 m during the spell), rain at the base, snow higher up.
  • Wednesday, midnight to 6pm: snow line around 2,400 m (1,800 m to 2,650 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: 08/11 14:00
Snow depth
Base: -
Summit: -
Slope openings
0 / 36 (0% open)

Avalanche bulletin — Embrunais Parpaillon massif

Valid until: 15 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 10 cm 5 cm

Snow quality

Qualification de l'enneigement : enneigement faible pour la saison.Il n'y a plus de neige à la Nivôse du Parpaillon à 2545 m. Limite de l'enneigement skiable : la pratique du ski est très localement envisageable au dessus de 2600/2800 m, voir un peu plus bas en versant nord, si l'on accepte de rencontrer des cailloux. État de la neige de surface : de la neige fraiche localement ventée reposant sur de la neige dure/ regelée jusqu'à 2800 m environ, de la neige sèche travaillée par le vent vers les plus hauts sommets.
2/5
Risk level

Au-dessus de 2500m indice de risque limité, plus bas indice faible.

Stability: INSTABILITÉ EN HAUSSE AVEC LES CHUTES DE NEIGE

Déclenchements provoqués : au-dessus de 2500 m environ, quelques structures de plaque en formation pendant les chutes, plus particulièrement dans les zones d’accumulation de neige par le vent (larges orientations nord à est). Instabilités faciles à déclencher. Taille petite, voire moyenne. Plus bas pas de manteau neigeux constitué.Départs spontanés : peu probables.

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