Summit today
Is it safe to climb Aiguille de Saussure today?
Aiguille de Saussure today (updated 03:52, 18 Oct): up to -5°C at the summit, feeling as cold as -16°C, summit wind 41 mph gusting 65 mph, 70% chance of rain, with 4.6 cm of snow forecast. A poor day for the hills. Best day this week: Saturday, summit gusts 42 mph.
Aiguille de Saussure weather today
Heavy snow showers, up to -5°C at the summit, feeling as cold as -16°C, summit wind 41 mph gusting 65 mph, 70% chance of rain. Rated Poor.
Aiguille de Saussure weather tomorrow
Monday 19 October: slight snow showers, up to -3°C at the summit, feeling as cold as -15°C, summit wind 38 mph gusting 58 mph, 33% chance of rain. Rated Marginal.
Aiguille de Saussure weather this weekend
Sunday 18 October: heavy snow showers, up to -5°C at the summit, feeling as cold as -16°C, summit wind 41 mph gusting 65 mph, 70% chance of rain. Rated Poor.
Aiguille de Saussure summit forecast, next 7 days
| Day | Verdict | High/low | Feels like | Wind/gust mph | Rain or snow |
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| TodayLight snow | Poor | -5°/-7° | -16° | 41/65 | 70% |
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| TomorrowSlight snow showers | Marginal | -3°/-5° | -15° | 38/58 | 33% |
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| Tue 20Light snow | Poor | -4°/-7° | -11° | 37/65 | 74% |
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| Wed 21Moderate snow | Marginal | -7°/-14° | -19° | 23/46 | 74% |
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| Thu 22Overcast | Marginal | -7°/-15° | -20° | 23/38 | 67% |
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| Fri 23Light snow | Marginal | -6°/-12° | -17° | 30/57 | 20% |
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| Sat 24A dusting of snow | Marginal | -10°/-15° | -20° | 23/42 | 36% |
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Aiguille de Saussure 14-day weather forecast: days 8 to 14, less certain
| Day | Verdict | High/low | Feels like | Wind/gust mph | Rain or snow |
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| Sun 25A dusting of snow | Marginal | -15°/-29° | -33° | 36/45 | 55% |
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| Mon 26Mainly clear | Marginal | -8°/-26° | -28° | 21/38 | 51% |
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| Tue 27Partly cloudy | Marginal | -6°/-14° | -18° | 13/36 | 16% |
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| Wed 28Mainly clear | Marginal | -5°/-13° | -17° | 5/26 | 12% |
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| Thu 29Overcast | Marginal | -4°/-12° | -16° | 7/11 | 22% |
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| Fri 30Overcast | Marginal | -4°/-11° | -16° | 17/19 | 19% |
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| Sat 31Clear sky | Marginal | -2°/-11° | -14° | 17/21 | 13% |
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Cloud inversion · 7 days
The chance of standing above a sea of cloud on Aiguille de Saussure each morning this week, from overnight temperature, humidity and low cloud below the 3839m summit.
Dark sky · 7 days
How dark the sky gets over Aiguille de Saussure each night this week, from cloud cover, moonlight and local light pollution.
Snow · 7 days
Snow is forecast at the summit on 4 of the next 7 days, about 25.2 cm in all, most on Wednesday (10.3 cm). Lying snow up to 63 cm deep.
Sun today
Sunrise 07:53, sunset 18:42
10h 49m of daylight. Golden hour ends 08:34 and starts 18:00. From the summit you see the sun 07:42 to 18:52.
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About Aiguille de Saussure
Aiguille de Saussure is 3,839 m (12,595 ft) high. It is in Alps, France. The nearest summits are Pointe Durier (0.8 km), Pointe Mieulet (1.1 km) and Mont Blanc du Tacul (0.9 km).
How high is Aiguille de Saussure?
Aiguille de Saussure is 3,839 metres high.
Where is Aiguille de Saussure?
Aiguille de Saussure is listed in Alps, France.
Are there routes for Aiguille de Saussure?
Route data is not available for this mountain yet, but the page still shows summit, weather, and location context.
Is it safe to climb Aiguille de Saussure today?
Peakify rates each day on the summit Good, Marginal or Poor from the forecast summit wind, gusts, chance of rain and wind chill. Wind of 40 mph or gusts of 65 mph make it Poor; wind of 25 mph, gusts of 45 mph, a 60% chance of rain or a feels-like temperature of -8°C or below make it Marginal. Today's and tomorrow's ratings are at the top of this page. The rating covers the weather only: also check your route, daylight, kit and experience, and in winter whether you need an ice axe and crampons.
What is the weather on Aiguille de Saussure tomorrow?
Monday 19 October: slight snow showers, up to -3°C at the summit, feeling as cold as -15°C, summit wind 38 mph gusting 58 mph, 33% chance of rain. Rated Marginal.
What is the weather on Aiguille de Saussure this weekend?
Sunday 18 October: heavy snow showers, up to -5°C at the summit, feeling as cold as -16°C, summit wind 41 mph gusting 65 mph, 70% chance of rain. Rated Poor.
What weather information is shown for Aiguille de Saussure?
The page includes cached mountain forecast context, snow outlook, dark-sky signals, cloud-inversion information, sunrise, sunset, and summit planning details where available.
Written and kept up to date by the Peakify team. The forecast refreshes every hour; how our forecast works.
