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Today (Saturday 14 Nov) in Simplon: snow grains, −4 to 0 °C, precipitation 0.1 mm (10 %), wind up to 9 km/h. Tomorrow: light snow, −4 to 1 °C.
| Day | Weather | Min | Max | Precip. | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | snow grains | −4 °C | 0 °C | 0.1 mm | 9 km/h |
| Tomorrow | light snow | −4 °C | 1 °C | 0.0 mm | 7 km/h |
| Mon 16 Nov | snow showers | −1 °C | 2 °C | 5.7 mm | 30 km/h |
| Tue 17 Nov | snow | −1 °C | 3 °C | 5.4 mm | 7 km/h |
| Wed 18 Nov | snow | 0 °C | 2 °C | 14.7 mm | 10 km/h |
| Thu 19 Nov | light snow | 0 °C | 2 °C | 2.7 mm | 16 km/h |
| Fri 20 Nov | light snow | −3 °C | 1 °C | 0.9 mm | 27 km/h |
Today in Simplon: rain from 21:00 to 22:00, 0.1 mm in total. The rest of the day should stay dry. The 15-minute detail for the next two hours is shown on demand.
Saturday 14 Nov in Simplon, hour by hour: fog in the morning, partly cloudy in the afternoon, light snow in the evening. Low −4 °C around 08:00, high 0 °C around 11:00. Rain from 21:00 to 22:00.
| Time | Weather | Temp. | Precip. | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00:00 | sunny | −2 °C | 0.0 mm | 2 km/h |
| 01:00 | sunny | −2 °C | 0.0 mm | 3 km/h |
| 02:00 | sunny | −2 °C | 0.0 mm | 1 km/h |
| 03:00 | sunny | −1 °C | 0.0 mm | 1 km/h |
| 04:00 | sunny | −3 °C | 0.0 mm | 2 km/h |
| 05:00 | mostly sunny | −3 °C | 0.0 mm | 3 km/h |
| 06:00 | sunny | −3 °C | 0.0 mm | 1 km/h |
| 07:00 | fog | −4 °C | 0.0 mm | 2 km/h |
| 08:00 | fog | −4 °C | 0.0 mm | 2 km/h |
| 09:00 | fog | −3 °C | 0.0 mm | 1 km/h |
| 10:00 | mostly sunny | 0 °C | 0.0 mm | 6 km/h |
| 11:00 | partly cloudy | 0 °C | 0.0 mm | 9 km/h |
| 12:00 | partly cloudy | 0 °C | 0.0 mm | 9 km/h |
| 13:00 | partly cloudy | 0 °C | 0.0 mm | 9 km/h |
| 14:00 | overcast | 0 °C | 0.0 mm | 8 km/h |
| 15:00 | overcast | 0 °C | 0.0 mm | 9 km/h |
| 16:00 | snow grains | −1 °C | 0.0 mm | 9 km/h |
| 17:00 | snow grains | −1 °C | 0.0 mm | 8 km/h |
| 18:00 | light snow | −1 °C | 0.0 mm | 8 km/h |
| 19:00 | overcast | −1 °C | 0.0 mm | 8 km/h |
| 20:00 | light snow | −1 °C | 0.0 mm | 8 km/h |
| 21:00 | snow grains | −2 °C | 0.1 mm | 9 km/h |
| 22:00 | light snow | −1 °C | 0.0 mm | 8 km/h |
| 23:00 | snow grains | −2 °C | 0.0 mm | 8 km/h |
Today, Saturday 14 Nov in Simplon: snow grains, −4 to 0 °C, wind up to 9 km/h. No precipitation expected. That is 1.7 °C below the climate normal for November in Simplon (−0.3 °C average over 1991-2020).
Tomorrow, Sunday 15 Nov, in Simplon: light snow, −4 to 1 °C, wind up to 7 km/h. No precipitation expected.
Today in Simplon (1804 m): −4 to 0 °C. Tomorrow: −4 to 1 °C. Over the next 7 days, highs range from 0 to 3 °C, averaging 2 °C.
This weekend in Simplon: Saturday snow grains, −4 to 0 °C; Sunday light snow, −4 to 1 °C.
Yes: 4 days with precipitation are expected in Simplon over the next 7 days, 29.5 mm in total. Wettest day: Wednesday 18 Nov (14.7 mm).
Snowfall expected in Simplon (1804 m): Monday 16 Nov and Tuesday 17 Nov and Wednesday 18 Nov. Estimated total: 16.1 cm.
Today in Simplon (1804 m), the UV index peaks at 1 (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 Simplon: Sunday 15 Nov, light snow, up to 1 °C.
In Simplon (1804 m), the mean annual temperature is 4.2 °C. The warmest month is July (13.2 °C on average) and the coldest January (−4.3 °C). About 684 mm of precipitation falls per year, peaking in May (72 mm) with a minimum in February (39 mm). On average there are 139 frost days per year. The mean monthly maximum reaches 25.2 °C and the absolute minimum −15.1 °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 | −4.3 °C | 6.4 °C | −15.1 °C | 55 | 29 | 0 |
| Feb | −3.6 °C | 8.7 °C | −14.5 °C | 39 | 25 | 0 |
| Mar | −0.0 °C | 12.3 °C | −11.5 °C | 45 | 21 | 0 |
| Apr | 3.5 °C | 15.2 °C | −8.0 °C | 50 | 12 | 0 |
| May | 7.5 °C | 19.9 °C | −3.7 °C | 72 | 3 | 0 |
| Jun | 11.4 °C | 24.4 °C | 0.2 °C | 59 | 0 | 4 |
| Jul | 13.2 °C | 25.2 °C | 2.7 °C | 59 | 0 | 6 |
| Aug | 12.9 °C | 25.0 °C | 2.0 °C | 65 | 0 | 5 |
| Sep | 9.0 °C | 20.8 °C | −1.6 °C | 46 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct | 5.1 °C | 16.8 °C | −5.7 °C | 62 | 6 | 0 |
| Nov | −0.3 °C | 11.8 °C | −11.1 °C | 67 | 16 | 0 |
| Dec | −3.5 °C | 7.0 °C | −14.1 °C | 65 | 26 | 0 |
| Year | 4.2 °C | 25.2 °C | −15.1 °C | 684 | 139 | 15 |
Simplon sits at around 1804 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 Simplon is July, averaging 13.2 °C; the coldest is January, at −4.3 °C. The annual mean is 4.2 °C (MeteoSwiss 1991–2020 normals, reference station Grächen).
Simplon receives about 684 mm of precipitation a year, or 57 mm a month on average. The wettest month is May (72 mm) and the driest February (39 mm), according to the MeteoSwiss 1991–2020 normals.
Simplon averages 139 frost days a year, most of them in January (29 days). Conversely, 15 summer days exceed 25 °C. Mean values from the MeteoSwiss 1991–2020 normals.
In Simplon, the monthly mean rises from −4.3 °C in January to 13.2 °C in July: a 17.5 °C gap between the coldest and the warmest month. Absolute extremes over 1991–2020 range from −15.1 °C to 25.2 °C.
Source: MeteoSwiss open data (1991–2020 normals) — stations Grächen (18 km, 1605 m), Visp (20 km, 639 m), Eggishorn (25 km, 2892 m), adjusted to the elevation of Simplon (1804 m) using a 0.55 °C/100 m lapse rate. Indicative, rounded values.