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The first cold nights of the season are back in the Alps. A thunderstorm front clears Chamonix today; behind it the air turns dry and sharp. Days still reach 21 degrees, but valley temperatures in Zermatt drop to 7 by tomorrow morning, and it sits near freezing above 3,000 metres. Pack the warm layer. An alpine start in a summer setup gets cold fast.
Read moreA stable high sits over the western Alps this week. In Chamonix, mornings start near 11°C and afternoons climb past 23°C, with dry skies forecast for the next three days. That is a swing of more than ten degrees. Begin in a light insulating layer, then strip back to merino as the sun gets to work. Zermatt runs cooler, around 9°C at dawn. Pack a windproof shell for the ridgelines and both ends of the day are covered.
Read moreClear skies over the Valais this week, and the numbers tell the shoulder-season story. Mornings in Zermatt sit near 7 degrees, afternoons climb to 20. That is a 13-degree swing between the first hour and the warmest one. Pack a merino base layer and a windproof shell: you start cold and finish warm without a bulky midlayer riding along all afternoon. The gap only widens from here.
Read moreHigh summer is loosening its grip on the western Alps. Chamonix touches 28 degrees this afternoon, then tomorrow's high falls to 19. That is a nine-degree drop overnight. Valley mornings already sit near 13 degrees, and it stays colder the higher you climb. A light windproof shell over a merino base covers both ends of the day, without the weight of a midlayer you would carry unused past noon.
Read moreLate-summer heat is on its way out. Chamonix hits 29°C today, then a front rolls in on Friday with roughly 15mm of rain. By Saturday the valley tops out near 18°C, and at Zermatt's altitude the overnight low drops to about 7°C. The freezing level falls with it. Pack a warm layer even for a fair-weather summit, and check the forecast again before committing to a high route.
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