Wetter Schweiz

Frühlingshafter Jahreswechsel!

by MeteoNews AG

Nach einem sonnigen Samstagvormittag wurde durch die milden Luftmassen ein Silvesterrekord nach dem anderen pulverisiert. Auch an Neujahr und am Berchtoldstag war es für Januar aussergewöhnlich mild!

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A lot of dynamics in the weather kitchen

Things are set to remain exciting in the weather forecast over the next few days. After a classic "blue at the top, gray at the bottom" Thursday, things will become more dynamic from tomorrow. Various disturbances will reach us from Friday to the middle of next week. The increasingly mild air masses will cause the snow line to rise. This could become a problem, especially in the first half of next week.

Michael Eichmann

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From rain to snow again this evening!

Yesterday, Thursday, some snow fell in the Swiss Plateau of German-speaking Switzerland, although it increasingly rained into the white splendor. Today, more rain will fall during the day, around evening, and by nightfall at the latest, the snow line will drop back to the Swiss Plateau in German-speaking Switzerland. The snowfall will continue at times during the night. Tomorrow, Saturday, the snowfall will increasingly retreat to the foothills of the Alps. Overall, a few centimetres of fresh snow will fall in the Swiss Plateau of German-speaking Switzerland by tomorrow evening, most of it in eastern and central Switzerland.

Roger Perret

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Some thaw everywhere from tomorrow Tuesday

Today, Monday, temperatures in the east will remain frosty throughout the day, with the exception of the foehn valleys, while the west will see a thaw. From tomorrow, Tuesday, the maximum temperatures in the lowlands will rise above the frost line, so that thawing weather will prevail and the snow will slowly melt a little. In terms of weather, the next week will be often cloudy in the north, with only a lot of sunshine expected in the mountains on Thursday. There will be very little precipitation in the east. In the west and to a lesser extent in the south, however, there will be heavier precipitation, especially on Friday.

Roger Perret

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climate Switzerland

November far too wet and sunny in the north

November, which will soon be coming to an end, was clearly too wet and lacking in sunshine in the north; locally, it was the wettest and least sunny November since measurements began. In the south, on the other hand, there was clearly too little precipitation and significantly more sunshine than normal under the protection of the Alps. Overall, temperatures were about normal, with the Swiss Plateau being a little too mild and the mountains a little too cold.

Roger Perret

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Onset of winter in the Swiss Plateau on Thursday!

A warm front from a low over the Bay of Biscay will reach us from the west on Thursday night, bringing widespread snow in the Swiss Plateau, especially in German-speaking Switzerland, and thus an onset of winter. Before the snowfall turns to rain, we can expect around 5 to 20 centimetres of fresh snow. On Friday, the low pressure system will move to northern Italy and bring further precipitation in the Swiss Plateau, mostly in the form of rain. During the night to Saturday, cold air will flow in again, causing the snow line to drop to low altitudes. Further large amounts of fresh snow are expected, especially in the Alps and particularly in Graubünden.

Roger Perret

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Stormy start to November with storm Ciarán in Western Europe

Tomorrow Wednesday, a big storm named Ciarán will form over the Atlantic under rapid strengthening, which will subsequently move over southern England to the North Sea during the night on Thursday and on Thursday, bringing gale-force winds of up to about 150 km/h in parts, especially in southern England and northern France, and here especially in Brittany. Associated with this are also in the western English Channel and on the west coast of France also high waves of over 10 meters in places.

Roger Perret

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climate Switzerland

Second warmest October on record

After the record warm September, it was also much too warm in the last month, it is the second warmest October on record. The last partly wet days have also led to the fact that the precipitation deficit, which existed until recently, has been compensated, especially in the west and south it is even partly clearly too wet in October so far. In addition, the sun shone much more often than normal, especially over the Swiss Plateau. In addition, it was very windy in the last few days, especially on the Jura heights and in the mountains, with gale-force winds and gusts of gale-force winds in some places. The following is the preliminary October balance.

Roger Perret

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climate Switzerland

Why a second catastrophic glacier year in a row?

After 2022, 2023 was another catastrophic year for the glaciers: after a volume loss of around 6% in 2022, this amounted to around 4% in 2023. This is the second sharpest decline since measurements began. This means that as much ice has been lost in the last two years as in the three decades from 1960 to 1990. The main reasons for this were the very warm melting periods and the winters with little precipitation and therefore little snow. Here are some figures to illustrate this.

Roger Perret

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World Meteorology Day and 150th anniversary of an international meteorological community

World Meteorological Day takes place every year on March 23. With the convention of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), which came into force in 1950, the cooperation of a wide range of nations should lead to more reliable weather forecasts. This year, World Meteorological Day takes place under the motto "the future of weather, climate and water over generations".

Michael Eichmann

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Stormy start to November with storm Ciarán in Western Europe

Tomorrow Wednesday, a big storm named Ciarán will form over the Atlantic under rapid strengthening, which will subsequently move over southern England to the North Sea during the night on Thursday and on Thursday, bringing gale-force winds of up to about 150 km/h in parts, especially in southern England and northern France, and here especially in Brittany. Associated with this are also in the western English Channel and on the west coast of France also high waves of over 10 meters in places.

Roger Perret

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Active Tornado Early Season – the next chapter today?

Last week, a powerful tornado in the state of Mississippi claimed numerous lives and caused major destruction in several small towns. Traditionally, however, the tornado season is just beginning at the end of March. There are indications that the early tornado season will be more active in the medium term. Already today, there are the next thunderstorms with a large tornado potential.

Michael Eichmann

 

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