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  "name": "Zermatt",
  "type": "ski resort",
  "url": "https://snowingplaces.com/ski-resorts/zermatt/",
  "summary": "A car-free village beneath the Matterhorn, with high glacier skiing linked to Cervinia in Italy.",
  "location": {
    "country": "Switzerland",
    "region": "Valais",
    "latitude": 46.02,
    "longitude": 7.75
  },
  "elevationMetres": {
    "topLift": 3883,
    "village": 1620
  },
  "season": {
    "opens": "Early November",
    "closes": "Early May"
  },
  "factsVerified": false,
  "forecast": {
    "generatedUtc": "2026-09-17T21:00:00.000Z",
    "models": [
      "ECMWF IFS",
      "NOAA GFS",
      "DWD ICON"
    ],
    "updateFrequency": "every 3 hours",
    "topLift": {
      "headline": "No snow in the next 24 hours.",
      "detail": "No snow expected in the next 7 days.",
      "confidence": {
        "label": "High confidence",
        "modelsAgreeing": 3,
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      },
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          "high": 0.3,
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          "low": 0,
          "high": 0.3,
          "mean": 0.1
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      },
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        "windKmh": 5,
        "gustKmh": 13,
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          "day": "Tonight",
          "weather": "Dry",
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          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -4,
            "max": -4
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        },
        {
          "day": "Fri",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 2,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -6,
            "max": 0
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 16,
          "freezingLevelM": 3350
        },
        {
          "day": "Sat",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -8,
            "max": 2
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 17,
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        },
        {
          "day": "Sun",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -4,
            "max": 4
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          "maxGustKmh": 33,
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        {
          "day": "Mon",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -4,
            "max": 3
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 42,
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        },
        {
          "day": "Tue",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -4,
            "max": 4
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 41,
          "freezingLevelM": 4350
        },
        {
          "day": "Wed",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -4,
            "max": 3
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 38,
          "freezingLevelM": 4200
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          "day": "Thu 24 Sep",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
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          "modelsShowingSnow": 0,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -5,
            "max": 2
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        },
        {
          "day": "Fri 25 Sep",
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          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsWithData": 2,
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          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -5,
            "max": 1
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        {
          "day": "Sat 26 Sep",
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          "snowfallCm": {
            "low": 0,
            "high": 6.9
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            "max": 0
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        {
          "day": "Sun 27 Sep",
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          "snowfallCm": {
            "low": 0,
            "high": 1.9
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        {
          "day": "Mon 28 Sep",
          "weather": "Dry",
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          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 0,
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            "min": -7,
            "max": 1
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        {
          "day": "Tue 29 Sep",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 0,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -6,
            "max": 2
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Wed 30 Sep",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 0,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -7,
            "max": 3
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        }
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      "modelledSnowDepth": "No snow on the ground",
      "modelledSnowDepthCm": 0,
      "localTimeAtForecast": "23:00",
      "timezone": "GMT+2"
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    "village": {
      "headline": "No snow in the next 24 hours.",
      "detail": "No snow expected in the next 7 days.",
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      },
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          "low": 0,
          "high": 0,
          "mean": 0
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          "low": 0,
          "high": 0,
          "mean": 0
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        "windKmh": 4,
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          "day": "Tonight",
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          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 10,
            "max": 10
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        {
          "day": "Fri",
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          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 7,
            "max": 16
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          "maxGustKmh": 21,
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        },
        {
          "day": "Sat",
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          "snowfallCm": null,
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          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 5,
            "max": 19
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 20,
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        {
          "day": "Sun",
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          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 9,
            "max": 19
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 27,
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        {
          "day": "Mon",
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          "snowfallCm": null,
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            "min": 9,
            "max": 18
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          "maxGustKmh": 28,
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        {
          "day": "Tue",
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          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 9,
            "max": 20
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 34,
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        },
        {
          "day": "Wed",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 10,
            "max": 19
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 36,
          "freezingLevelM": 4200
        }
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        {
          "day": "Thu 24 Sep",
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          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsWithData": 3,
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          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 10,
            "max": 18
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Fri 25 Sep",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsWithData": 2,
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          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 10,
            "max": 17
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        },
        {
          "day": "Sat 26 Sep",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 0,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 7,
            "max": 17
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        },
        {
          "day": "Sun 27 Sep",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsWithData": 2,
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            "min": 9,
            "max": 16
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        {
          "day": "Mon 28 Sep",
          "weather": "Dry",
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          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 0,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 8,
            "max": 18
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Tue 29 Sep",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 0,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 9,
            "max": 19
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Wed 30 Sep",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 0,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 9,
            "max": 20
          }
        }
      ],
      "modelledSnowDepth": "No snow on the ground",
      "modelledSnowDepthCm": 0,
      "localTimeAtForecast": "23:00",
      "timezone": "GMT+2"
    }
  },
  "snowRecord": {
    "metric": "average days per month with at least 1 cm of snowfall",
    "period": "2016–2025",
    "source": "ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo",
    "elevation": "mid-mountain",
    "daysPerMonth": {
      "january": 12,
      "february": 9.3,
      "march": 11.4,
      "april": 10.6,
      "may": 10.8,
      "june": 2.4,
      "july": 1.1,
      "august": 0.8,
      "september": 3.3,
      "october": 8.1,
      "november": 11.5,
      "december": 11.3
    }
  },
  "sources": [
    {
      "label": "Bergfex, Zermatt",
      "url": "https://www.bergfex.com/zermatt/"
    }
  ],
  "methodology": "https://snowingplaces.com/methodology/",
  "attribution": "snowingplaces.com. Weather data by Open-Meteo.com."
}