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Cold front brings rain and possible snow to 1,200 metres in Switzerland
A cold front is expected to cross Switzerland on Wednesday, bringing strong winds, thick cloud and widespread rain.
Colder air will move in during the day, lowering the snow line from about 2,500 metres in the morning to around 1,500 metres by evening.
A few snowflakes could fall as low as 1,200 metres overnight, though rain and snow are expected to ease by then.
Above 2,000 metres, many areas could receive 5 to 30 centimetres of fresh snow, with more in some places.
This is not expected to be a winter arrival in the lowlands, where icy or snow-covered roads are not forecast for now.
Drivers who travel early or go to higher elevations should start planning to fit winter tyres; a common guide is temperatures below seven degrees.
Thursday is expected to bring more sunshine, before unsettled, windy weather returns from Friday and further fronts pass through the weekend.
A cold front is expected to reach Switzerland on Wednesday, bringing wind, dense clouds, widespread rain and colder air.
The snow line is forecast to fall from about 2,500 metres on Wednesday morning to around 1,500 metres by evening.
In the night to Thursday, a few snowflakes could reach 1,200 metres as precipitation eases.
Above 2,000 metres, many areas could receive 5 to 30 centimetres of fresh snow, with more locally.
Forecasters say a winter arrival is not expected, and snow or ice is not forecast on lowland roads for now.
- Who
- People in Switzerland, particularly those travelling early or to higher elevations, may be affected.
- What
- A cold front is forecast to bring rain, wind and colder air, with possible snow down to 1,200 metres.
- When
- The front is expected on Wednesday; snowflakes could reach 1,200 metres in the night to Thursday.
- Where
- Switzerland, with the heaviest forecast snowfall above 2,000 metres.
- Why
- The cold front will bring increasingly cold air, lowering the snow line.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Widespread, persistent high fog covered the lowlands in many places.
The lower high fog is expected to clear in many areas, allowing periods of sunshine.
A cold front is expected to bring wind, dense clouds, widespread rain and colder air.
The snow line could fall further, with a few flakes possibly reaching 1,200 metres.
The weather is expected to settle, with sunshine returning in many areas.
- Snow line, Wednesday morning
- About 2,500 metres
- Snow line, Wednesday evening
- About 1,500 metres
- Possible lowest snow
- Around 1,200 metres in the night to Thursday
- Expected fresh snow
- 5 to 30 centimetres above 2,000 metres, locally more
- Lowland roads
- No winter road conditions with snow or ice expected for now
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What people are saying
Von einem Wintereinbruch sind wir noch ein Stück entfernt.
Es ist aber durchaus möglich, dass es einzelne Flocken noch bis 1200 Meter schaffen.