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Most accurate here picks the models that have matched the nearest weather station best. My choice uses the models you tick below.
How is this worked out?
We take the forecasts each model made one day ahead and compare them, hour by hour, with what the nearest suitable weather station actually measured: temperature, wind speed and daily precipitation. For each of these we work out every model’s average error, then compare it with the average of all the models. The model with the lowest combined score ranks first. The station is picked for being close and at a similar height to your point, and the forecasts are worked out for the height of the station, so it is a fair test.
Models and what’s shown
Changes are saved automaticallyGrand Ballon snow forecast, day by day
| Day | Summit1,424 m | 500 m lower920 m | 1,000 m lower420 m | Freezing level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 26 Oct | <1 cm | – | – | 1,400–2,350 m |
| Tue 27 Oct | – | – | – | 1,800–3,450 m |
| Wed 28 Oct | – | – | – | 1,350–2,450 m |
| Thu 29 Oct | – | – | – | 1,200–2,550 m |
| Fri 30 Oct | – | – | – | 1,350–2,850 m |
| Sat 31 Oct | – | – | – | 900–2,250 m |
| Sun 1 Nov | – | – | – | 650–2,000 m |
| Total | <1 cm | – | – |
Forecast snowfall worked out for each height from ECMWF (days in UTC, updated 3 hours ago). Not a measured snow depth. The forecast above has the hour-by-hour detail, wind and temperature, and every other model.
Mountains near Grand Ballon
- Storkenkopf1,366 m · 1 km away · no snow in 3 days
- Klintzkopf1,330 m · 6 km away · no snow in 3 days
- Hartmannswillerkopf957 m · 6 km away · no snow in 3 days
- Petit Ballon1,272 m · 9 km away · no snow in 3 days
- Rothenbachkopf1,315 m · 14 km away · no snow in 3 days
- Rainkopf1,305 m · 15 km away · no snow in 3 days
- Kastelberg1,350 m · 15 km away · no snow in 3 days
- Hohneck1,363 m · 16 km away · no snow in 3 days
Ski areas near Grand Ballon
- Grand Ballon1 km away · no snow in 3 days
- Le Markstein6 km away · no snow in 3 days
- Station de ski du Schnepfenried10 km away · no snow in 3 days
- La Bresse – Hohneck17 km away · no snow in 3 days
- Ballon d'Alsace21 km away · no snow in 3 days
- Gérardmer22 km away · no snow in 3 days
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Questions about Grand Ballon
- Will it snow on Grand Ballon this week?
- Little or no new snow is forecast on Grand Ballon over the next 7 days (no new snow at the summit). Forecasts change, so check again closer to the time.
- What is the freezing level on Grand Ballon?
- Over the next 7 days the freezing level is forecast between about 650 m and 3,450 m. The summit is 1,424 m, so the summit will be below freezing at times and above it at others.
- How high is Grand Ballon?
- Grand Ballon is 1,424 m (4,672 ft) high, in France.
- How prominent is Grand Ballon?
- Grand Ballon has a topographic prominence of 1,081 m (3,547 ft): it rises that far above the lowest col linking it to any higher ground.
- Which mountain range is Grand Ballon in?
- Grand Ballon is in the Higher Vosges, part of the Vosges Mountains.
Mountain heights and names: Wikidata (CC0).