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Saint-François Longchamp, located at an altitude of 1600 m, with peaks reaching 2520 m, in the Northern French Alps, benefits from specific alpine weather conditions. This page brings together the 9-day weather forecast for Saint-François Longchamp: 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: 1600m (summit 2520m) Forecast from: 14 November
Today
☁️
0° / 7°C
+1cm at summit
Snow line: 1,700 m
0°C isotherm: 2200–2600m
💨 5 km/h
gusts 12 km/h
Tomorrow
❄️
2° / 7°C
+2cm at summit
Rain at the base: 3 mm
Snow line: 1,700 m
0°C isotherm: 2100–2650m
💨 11 km/h
gusts 23 km/h
Mon
❄️
1° / 3°C
+8cm
Snow line: 1,600 m
🏔️ +7cm at summit
0°C isotherm: 1900–2650m
💨 11 km/h
gusts 39 km/h
Tue
❄️
3° / 5°C
+1cm
🏔️ +2cm at summit
0°C isotherm: 2400–3250m
💨 12 km/h
gusts 47 km/h
Longer-range outlook
Wed 18
❄️
0° / 5°C
1-5 cm
Thu 19
❄️
-1° / 3°C
10-20 cm
Fri 20
❄️
-13° / 1°C
5-10 cm
Sat 21
☀️
-13° / 5°C
-
Sun 22
🌦️
-10° / 5°C
≈ 4 mm

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: 9 cm at the resort base (1,600 m) and 12 cm at the summit (2,520 m) over the next 4 days (Météo-France forecast). Today and tomorrow, rain on the lower slopes up to about 1,700 m, with snow above. For the following days, the outlook is given as a range and is not included in this total.

+1 cm
at summit
Today
+2 cm
at summit
Tomorrow
+8 cm
at base
+7 cm
at summit
10 cm
Mon
+1 cm
at base
9 cm
+2 cm
at summit
12 cm
Tue
5-day outlook
base 20-30 cm · summit 20-30 cm
Base (1,600 m) Summit (2,520 m) Running total (light colour, figure in the bar) Outlook (not in total)

Snow line over the coming days in Saint-François Longchamp

  • Today, 10pm to 11pm: snow line around 1,700 m, rain at the base, snow higher up.
  • Tomorrow, midnight to 2am: snow line around 1,700 m, rain at the base, snow higher up.
  • Monday, 4am to noon: snow line around 1,600 m, snow down to the resort base.

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: 12 cm
Summit: 150 cm
Slope openings
0 / 103 (0% open)

Avalanche bulletin — Maurienne 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 7 cm 0 cm

Snow quality

Enneigement : déficitaire, la pluie a souvent eu raison de l’enneigent sous 2400/2700 m.Limite skiable : massif en grande partie non skiable en dehors des plus hautes pentes nord et herbeuses du massif.Qualité de la neige : saupoudrage à partir de 2000 m, sans sous-couche. En nord, l'épaisseur de neige récente devient un peu plus significative à partir de 2600 m (3/5 cm) puis rapidement 20/30 cm à partir de 2800 m. Sous-couche à partir de 2500/2700 m, croutée autour de 2600/2800 m.
1/5
Risk level

Indice de risque faible.

Stability: Enneigement famélique.

Déclenchements provoqués : Peu probable, rares petites instabilités en versant nord au dessus de 2800 m dans la neige récente.Départs spontanés : Rares petites purges de neige récente humidifiée par le soleil en versant ensoleillé.

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