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Have we just seen the last ‘hot’ day of the Swiss summer?

Temperatures hit 30C in much of Switzerland on Wednesday but there is a reasonable chance it won’t happen again for many of us.

Published: 22 August 2018 21:32 CEST
Have we just seen the last ‘hot’ day of the Swiss summer?
A rainbow above the vineyard terraces of Lavaux on the banks of Lake Geneva on August 1st. Photo: AFP

After an extremely long summer, it could be that the magic 30-degree mark, which indicates a “hot” day for meteorologists, will not be reached again in most of Switzerland.

On Wednesday, temperatures hit a toasty 33.1C in Gösgen in the canton of Solothurn, an even 33C degrees in Basel-Binningen, and 31C or 32C in many other locations.

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But Thursday is set to be a tad cooler, at least in the north of the country, while Friday will usher in a distinctly cooler and wetter spell in most areas.

The summer may make a return of sorts next week and “hot” days can be recorded in some locations in late August and even into September.

On the Swiss plateau, however, they occur in September only every five to ten years, weather service Meteonews reported on Wednesday.

The hottest temperature this month to date was 36.2C in Sion on August 5th.

The records for heat set in 2003 look set to stand if current forecasts are anything to go by.

WEATHER

Temperatures to rise to 30C in Switzerland this week

Much warmer weather is expected in Switzerland this week, just in time for the first official start of summer on June 20th.

Published: 17 June 2024 15:28 CEST
Temperatures to rise to 30C in Switzerland this week

If you are tired of the heavy (and sometimes even torrential) rains of the past two weeks, then brighter news is on the horizon.

After warming up on Monday to low 20s, temperatures will soar on Tuesday, reaching up to 30C in many parts of Switzerland.

The zero-degree line will climb to the altitude of 4,000 meters.

The sunny and warm weather will continue for the rest of the week, even despite occasional clouds.

It is likely that Saharan dust will cover Switzerland with yellow hues, as it did in March. 

On  Thursday, the temps will drop somewhat, but it will be still be seasonably warm —  around 25C.

This is what you can expect this week in your region.

What is the forecast for the coming months?

If you are staying in Switzerland during the summer vacation, you want to be sure the weather will remain, well, summery.

However, tt is too early to know with any certainty.

The general hope, however, is that it will be pleasantly warm and sunny, but that Switzerland will be able to avoid extreme heatwaves of the past two years.
 

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