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Today (Saturday 14 Nov) in Bister: overcast, −2 to 3 °C, precipitation 0.0 mm (10 %), wind up to 12 km/h. Tomorrow: snow showers, −1 to 3 °C.
| Day | Weather | Min | Max | Precip. | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | overcast | −2 °C | 3 °C | 0.0 mm | 12 km/h |
| Tomorrow | snow showers | −1 °C | 3 °C | 0.6 mm | 11 km/h |
| Mon 16 Nov | snow showers | −2 °C | 1 °C | 9.5 mm | 14 km/h |
| Tue 17 Nov | light snow | −2 °C | 1 °C | 8.2 mm | 12 km/h |
| Wed 18 Nov | snow showers | −3 °C | 0 °C | 18.1 mm | 9 km/h |
| Thu 19 Nov | light snow | −3 °C | 3 °C | 6.8 mm | 10 km/h |
| Fri 20 Nov | light snow | −5 °C | 0 °C | 2.9 mm | 17 km/h |
No rain expected today in Bister. Tomorrow: rain from 06:00 to 11:00. The 15-minute detail for the next two hours is shown on demand.
Saturday 14 Nov in Bister, hour by hour: sunny in the morning, sunny in the afternoon, overcast in the evening. Low −2 °C around 05:00, high 3 °C around 14:00. No rainy hour.
| Time | Weather | Temp. | Precip. | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00:00 | mostly sunny | −1 °C | 0.0 mm | 8 km/h |
| 01:00 | mostly sunny | −1 °C | 0.0 mm | 6 km/h |
| 02:00 | mostly sunny | −2 °C | 0.0 mm | 8 km/h |
| 03:00 | sunny | −1 °C | 0.0 mm | 5 km/h |
| 04:00 | sunny | −2 °C | 0.0 mm | 7 km/h |
| 05:00 | sunny | −2 °C | 0.0 mm | 8 km/h |
| 06:00 | sunny | −1 °C | 0.0 mm | 5 km/h |
| 07:00 | sunny | −2 °C | 0.0 mm | 6 km/h |
| 08:00 | sunny | −2 °C | 0.0 mm | 8 km/h |
| 09:00 | sunny | 0 °C | 0.0 mm | 7 km/h |
| 10:00 | sunny | 1 °C | 0.0 mm | 3 km/h |
| 11:00 | sunny | 2 °C | 0.0 mm | 6 km/h |
| 12:00 | sunny | 3 °C | 0.0 mm | 8 km/h |
| 13:00 | sunny | 3 °C | 0.0 mm | 9 km/h |
| 14:00 | sunny | 3 °C | 0.0 mm | 8 km/h |
| 15:00 | sunny | 3 °C | 0.0 mm | 7 km/h |
| 16:00 | sunny | 2 °C | 0.0 mm | 7 km/h |
| 17:00 | partly cloudy | 0 °C | 0.0 mm | 9 km/h |
| 18:00 | overcast | 0 °C | 0.0 mm | 9 km/h |
| 19:00 | overcast | 0 °C | 0.0 mm | 11 km/h |
| 20:00 | overcast | −1 °C | 0.0 mm | 11 km/h |
| 21:00 | overcast | −1 °C | 0.0 mm | 10 km/h |
| 22:00 | overcast | −1 °C | 0.0 mm | 12 km/h |
| 23:00 | overcast | −1 °C | 0.0 mm | 12 km/h |
Today, Saturday 14 Nov in Bister: overcast, −2 to 3 °C, wind up to 12 km/h. No precipitation expected.
Tomorrow, Sunday 15 Nov, in Bister: snow showers, −1 to 3 °C, wind up to 11 km/h. Precipitation expected: 0.6 mm, 36 % probability.
Today in Bister (1795 m): −2 to 3 °C. Tomorrow: −1 to 3 °C. Over the next 7 days, highs range from 0 to 3 °C, averaging 2 °C.
This weekend in Bister: Saturday overcast, −2 to 3 °C; Sunday snow showers, −1 to 3 °C.
Yes: 5 days with precipitation are expected in Bister over the next 7 days, 46.0 mm in total. Wettest day: Wednesday 18 Nov (18.1 mm).
Snowfall expected in Bister (1795 m): Monday 16 Nov and Tuesday 17 Nov and Wednesday 18 Nov. Estimated total: 23.8 cm.
Today in Bister (1795 m), the UV index peaks at 2 (low) around midday. No particular protection is needed. In the mountains, radiation rises by about 10 % per 1,000 m, and snow reflects up to 80 % of it.
The best day of the next 7 in Bister: Saturday 14 Nov, overcast, up to 3 °C.
In Bister (1795 m), the mean annual temperature is 3.7 °C. The warmest month is July (12.0 °C on average) and the coldest January (−3.6 °C). About 914 mm of precipitation falls per year, peaking in December (104 mm) with a minimum in September (51 mm). On average there are 182 frost days per year. The mean monthly maximum reaches 23.2 °C and the absolute minimum −14.9 °C.
Mean monthly precipitation (mm) — bar height relative to the wettest month.
| Month | Mean T | Abs. max | Abs. min | Precip. (mm) | Frost days | Summer days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | −3.6 °C | 6.9 °C | −14.9 °C | 88 | 30 | 0 |
| Feb | −3.4 °C | 7.7 °C | −14.1 °C | 60 | 28 | 0 |
| Mar | −1.1 °C | 9.2 °C | −12.7 °C | 70 | 28 | 0 |
| Apr | 2.0 °C | 11.6 °C | −8.9 °C | 56 | 18 | 0 |
| May | 5.7 °C | 16.0 °C | −4.4 °C | 89 | 6 | 0 |
| Jun | 10.1 °C | 21.9 °C | 0.1 °C | 70 | 1 | 3 |
| Jul | 12.0 °C | 23.2 °C | 2.2 °C | 79 | 0 | 6 |
| Aug | 12.0 °C | 22.8 °C | 1.9 °C | 85 | 0 | 4 |
| Sep | 8.3 °C | 19.1 °C | −2.1 °C | 51 | 4 | 0 |
| Oct | 5.3 °C | 15.6 °C | −5.4 °C | 75 | 12 | 0 |
| Nov | 0.1 °C | 11.3 °C | −10.9 °C | 87 | 23 | 0 |
| Dec | −2.6 °C | 7.5 °C | −13.5 °C | 104 | 30 | 0 |
| Year | 3.7 °C | 23.2 °C | −14.9 °C | 914 | 182 | 13 |
Bister sits at around 1795 m above sea level in the canton of Valais. This elevation directly affects temperatures, the rain-snow line and snow cover: on average, the temperature drops by about 0.55 °C per 100 m of altitude.
The warmest month in Bister is July, averaging 12.0 °C; the coldest is January, at −3.6 °C. The annual mean is 3.7 °C (MeteoSwiss 1991–2020 normals, reference station Eggishorn).
Bister receives about 914 mm of precipitation a year, or 76 mm a month on average. The wettest month is December (104 mm) and the driest September (51 mm), according to the MeteoSwiss 1991–2020 normals.
Bister averages 182 frost days a year, most of them in January (30 days). Conversely, 13 summer days exceed 25 °C. Mean values from the MeteoSwiss 1991–2020 normals.
In Bister, the monthly mean rises from −3.6 °C in January to 12.0 °C in July: a 15.6 °C gap between the coldest and the warmest month. Absolute extremes over 1991–2020 range from −14.9 °C to 23.2 °C.
Source: MeteoSwiss open data (1991–2020 normals) — stations Eggishorn (8 km, 2892 m), Visp (19 km, 639 m), Blatten, Lötschental (21 km, 1548 m), adjusted to the elevation of Bister (1795 m) using a 0.55 °C/100 m lapse rate. Indicative, rounded values.