Summit today
Is it safe to climb Grand Gendarme today?
Grand Gendarme today (updated 03:24, 18 Oct): up to -8°C at the summit, feeling as cold as -17°C, summit wind 38 mph gusting 50 mph, 83% chance of rain, with 0.7 cm of snow forecast. A marginal day for the hills. Best day this week: Friday, summit gusts 32 mph.
Grand Gendarme weather today
Slight snow showers, up to -8°C at the summit, feeling as cold as -17°C, summit wind 38 mph gusting 50 mph, 83% chance of rain. Rated Marginal.
Grand Gendarme weather tomorrow
Monday 19 October: slight snow showers, up to -7°C at the summit, feeling as cold as -15°C, summit wind 29 mph gusting 43 mph, 85% chance of rain. Rated Marginal.
Grand Gendarme weather this weekend
Sunday 18 October: slight snow showers, up to -8°C at the summit, feeling as cold as -17°C, summit wind 38 mph gusting 50 mph, 83% chance of rain. Rated Marginal.
Grand Gendarme summit forecast, next 7 days
| Day | Verdict | High/low | Feels like | Wind/gust mph | Rain or snow |
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| TodayA dusting of snow | Marginal | -8°/-11° | -17° | 38/50 | 83% |
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| TomorrowLight snow | Marginal | -7°/-9° | -15° | 29/43 | 85% |
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| Tue 20Heavy snow | Poor | -8°/-10° | -16° | 41/52 | 96% |
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| Wed 21Moderate snow | Marginal | -9°/-16° | -23° | 37/47 | 98% |
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| Thu 22Overcast | Marginal | -12°/-18° | -25° | 37/46 | 59% |
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| Fri 23A dusting of snow | Marginal | -12°/-16° | -21° | 26/32 | 10% |
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| Sat 24A dusting of snow | Marginal | -15°/-19° | -26° | 31/39 | 29% |
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Grand Gendarme 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 | -19°/-35° | -40° | 30/37 | 52% |
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| Mon 26Fog | Marginal | -15°/-35° | -40° | 27/39 | 41% |
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| Tue 27Overcast | Marginal | -10°/-21° | -25° | 16/33 | 16% |
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| Wed 28Fog | Marginal | -9°/-18° | -22° | 4/27 | 10% |
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| Thu 29Overcast | Marginal | -8°/-18° | -22° | 8/11 | 12% |
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| Fri 30Overcast | Marginal | -7°/-17° | -22° | 20/24 | 12% |
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| Sat 31Overcast | Marginal | -7°/-17° | -22° | 19/24 | 14% |
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Cloud inversion · 7 days
The chance of standing above a sea of cloud on Grand Gendarme each morning this week, from overnight temperature, humidity and low cloud below the 4468m summit.
Dark sky · 7 days
How dark the sky gets over Grand Gendarme each night this week, from cloud cover, moonlight and local light pollution.
Snow · 7 days
Snow is forecast at the summit on 6 of the next 7 days, about 46.8 cm in all, most on Tuesday (26 cm). Lying snow up to 78 cm deep.
Sun today
Sunrise 07:49, sunset 18:37
10h 48m of daylight. Golden hour ends 08:30 and starts 17:56. From the summit you see the sun 07:37 to 18:48.
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About Grand Gendarme
Grand Gendarme is 4,468 m (14,659 ft) high. It is in Alps, Switzerland. The nearest summits are Dom (0.4 km), Täschhorn (0.9 km) and Lenzspitze (1.1 km).
How high is Grand Gendarme?
Grand Gendarme is 4,468 metres high.
Where is Grand Gendarme?
Grand Gendarme is listed in Alps, Switzerland.
Are there routes for Grand Gendarme?
Route data is not available for this mountain yet, but the page still shows summit, weather, and location context.
Is it safe to climb Grand Gendarme 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 Grand Gendarme tomorrow?
Monday 19 October: slight snow showers, up to -7°C at the summit, feeling as cold as -15°C, summit wind 29 mph gusting 43 mph, 85% chance of rain. Rated Marginal.
What is the weather on Grand Gendarme this weekend?
Sunday 18 October: slight snow showers, up to -8°C at the summit, feeling as cold as -17°C, summit wind 38 mph gusting 50 mph, 83% chance of rain. Rated Marginal.
What weather information is shown for Grand Gendarme?
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.
