At 2280 meters the temperature as of 06:00 was -6, winds were 20-35 KPH from the SSW.
At 1550 meters the temperature was -2.5, 83% relative humidity and the barometer is rising.
In the valley it is +5.
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Avalanches from the past:
Leukerbad (Wallis), Switzerland (1718, January 17)
This famous spa is known for both its medicinal baths and its avalanches. In December 1717, snow fell continuously for ten days. On January 16 and 17, rain fell on already heavily snow-covered mountains. At 10 a.m., a small avalanche killed three people on the outskirts of the town. An unsuccessful rescue mission returned to town around 7 p.m., just as a second powder avalanche came and destroyed the Saint Laurentius Chapel, three of the baths, all the inns, and fifty houses. The slide also killed 52 people. Avalanches hit the town again in 1720 and 1758.
