{"id":622,"date":"2012-11-17T15:14:50","date_gmt":"2012-11-17T20:14:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/suiattle.net\/potc\/?p=622"},"modified":"2012-11-17T15:26:09","modified_gmt":"2012-11-17T20:26:09","slug":"622","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/suiattle.net\/potc\/2012\/11\/17\/622\/","title":{"rendered":"La grisaille, stratus, brouillard"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Back here in Switzerland, in November and December, one of the unpleasant facts of life is what is called by the meteo people “stratus”. To you and me, that means a temparature inversion fog in the low-lying valleys running from Geneva all the way up towards Zurich.<\/p>\n

In local parlance, it’s called “stratus”, “brouillard”, “la grisaille”. Doesn’t matter what you call it. What it is is a low-lying, dense, cold, damp grey fog that either sits right on your head at around 600 – 800 meters or much higher up at 1200 – 1300 meters.<\/p>\n

The low-lying stuff is better, for one simple reason: you can drive uphill from pretty much anywhere in these lake basins and end up above the grisaille layer, in the bright sunshine, and your SAD will disappear immediately!<\/p>\n

Here is today’s forecast from meteo suisse<\/a>: in short, it says we can look forward to a week of solid grisaille…..<\/p>\n

Pr\u00e9vision pour la Suisse romande et le Valais, valable jusqu’au jeudi 22 novembre :<\/strong><\/p>\n

Actualis\u00e9e le 17.11.2012, 20.40<\/p>\n

Ce soir<\/strong>\u00a0et cette nuit : stratus se reformant sur le Plateau, quelques passages nuageux au-dessus. Vent du sud-ouest devenant mod\u00e9r\u00e9 sur le Jura, restant faible ailleurs.<\/p>\n

Demain\u00a0dimanche<\/strong>\u00a0: Le matin, stratus ou du brouillard sur le Plateau et le bassin l\u00e9manique avec un sommet vers 700 m. Dissipation en grande partie durant la journ\u00e9e. Au-dessus et dans les autres r\u00e9gions, ciel assez ensoleill\u00e9 malgr\u00e9 quelques passages nuageux. En montagne, vent faible du sud-ouest.<\/p>\n

Lundi<\/strong>\u00a0: stratus sur le Plateau avec une limite sup\u00e9rieure vers 1000 m, se dissipant en partie en cours de journ\u00e9e. Dans les autres r\u00e9gions, temps assez ensoleill\u00e9. Maximum, 8 \u00e0 10\u00b0. L\u00e9g\u00e8re bise sur le Plateau.<\/p>\n

Mardi<\/strong>\u00a0: stratus sur le Plateau avec limite sup\u00e9rieure vers 800 m, se dissipant difficilement cours de journ\u00e9e. Dans les autres r\u00e9gions, temps bien ensoleill\u00e9. Maximum, 7 \u00e0 10\u00b0.<\/p>\n

Mercredi<\/strong>\u00a0: stratus ou brouillard sur le Plateau avec limite sup\u00e9rieure vers 600 m, se dissipant en grande partie en cours de journ\u00e9e. Dans les autres r\u00e9gions, temps assez ensoleill\u00e9. Maximum, 7 \u00e0 12\u00b0 en plaine comme en moyenne montagne. Tr\u00e8s doux en altitude.<\/p>\n

Jeudi<\/strong>\u00a0: stratus ou brouillard sur le Plateau avec limite sup\u00e9rieure vers 600 m, se dissipant en cours de journ\u00e9e. Dans les autres r\u00e9gions, temps seulement en partie ensoleill\u00e9 ; quelques averses pas exclues au nord des Alpes. Maximum, 7 \u00e0 10\u00b0. Tendance au foehn dans les Alpes.<\/p>\n

Tendance pour\u00a0vendredi<\/strong>\u00a023 novembre et\u00a0samedi<\/strong>\u00a024 novembre :<\/p>\n

Indice de confiance faible, 3 sur 10.<\/p>\n

Vendredi<\/strong>\u00a0: stratus ou brouillard sur le Plateau avec limite sup\u00e9rieure vers 600 m, se dissipant en partie en cours de journ\u00e9e. Dans les autres r\u00e9gions, temps assez ensoleill\u00e9. Maximum, 7 \u00e0 10\u00b0.<\/p>\n

Samedi<\/strong>\u00a0: stratus ou brouillard sur le Plateau avec limite sup\u00e9rieure vers 600 m, se dissipant en partie en cours de journ\u00e9e. Dans les autres r\u00e9gions, temps en partie ensoleill\u00e9 ; quelques averses possibles au nord des Alpes. Maximum, 7 \u00e0 10\u00b0.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Here are a couple of photos, taken from around 1200 meters to illustrate the point.<\/p>\n

Both of these were taken from a place called La Barillette, in the jura to the north of Lac L\u00e9man (that’s the Lake of Geneva to English-speakers). The lake is under that pea-soup, and the French Alps are in the clouds way over there on the far side. we were up there having a fondue and enjoying the sunshine…….
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From La Barillette, on the heights of the Jura, east of La D\u00f4le, looking southwards over the Lac L\u00e9man\/Lake of Geneva.<\/p><\/div>\n

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From La Barillette, on the heights of the Jura, east of La D\u00f4le, looking southwards over the Lac L\u00e9man\/Lake of Geneva.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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