Zermatt snow report and forecast
Updated · next update 01:10 · village 1,620 m, top 2,752 m
Right now, measured nearby
The first real snow of the season is on its way: about 67 cm up top, most of it tomorrow. Then a clearer day on Thursday, cold and crisp up high.
- Snow depths for
- Tuesday 20 October
- Avalanche risk
- SLF avalanche bulletin (opens in a new tab)
Snow conditions by altitude
- Nearest stationTriftchumme · 2,752 m0 cm
Measured snow on flat ground at the SLF's automatic station nearest the resort: Triftchumme (2,752 m). Pistes are groomed and have snowmaking.
Zermatt weather and snow forecast
The next six days: new snow at the top (3,899 m) and in the village (1,620 m) · temperatures at midday
Across the Alps
Where the snow is falling this week
The resorts we sell, ranked by new snow forecast at the top over the next six days.
Common questions
Zermatt snow and weather, answered
- Is there snow in Zermatt right now?
- Not yet. On Tuesday 20 October there was no snow lying at Triftchumme (2,752 m). About 67 cm of new snow is forecast at the top over the next six days.
- Will it snow in Zermatt this week?
- Yes: about 67 cm of new snow is forecast at the top (3,899 m) over the next six days, the most tomorrow, with 22 cm in the village (1,620 m).
- What's the weather in Zermatt this week?
- Midday temperatures run from −4° to 7° in the village (1,620 m) and from −19° to −8° at the top (3,899 m) over the next six days. Snow is forecast on Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
- Where do these Zermatt snow figures come from?
- Snow depth is measured at the SLF's automatic snow station at Triftchumme (2,752 m), the nearest to the resort. The forecast comes from MET Norway. Both update four times a day. For avalanche risk, always read the SLF avalanche bulletin.
This week in Zermatt · Tuesday 20 October
There is no snow lying in Zermatt yet, even at 2,752 m. The forecast brings about 67 cm at the top over the next six days, the most tomorrow, and 22 cm in the village.
Put together from the figures on this page, and rewritten with each update.
Where this comes from
- Snow depth: measured at the SLF's automatic station at Triftchumme (2,752 m) (WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF, CC BY 4.0).
- Forecast: MET Norway Locationforecast, CC BY 4.0 (data from The Norwegian Meteorological Institute), refreshed four times a day; snow worked out from precipitation and the temperature at each height.
- Avalanche risk: the SLF avalanche bulletin, linked rather than copied.
Depths are natural snow on open ground, not the groomed pistes. Never use this page for off-piste safety decisions: read the official avalanche bulletin.