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Meteorological services predict massive rainfall in some cases over the next few days. All the news about the weather on the ticker.
There is already a lot of snow in much of Switzerland. And now there should be another load at higher altitudes: touring skiers in Valens near Bad Ragaz.
Photo: Gian Ehrenzeller (Keystone)
The essentials in brief:
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There has been a lot of snow in Switzerland for weeks. And that down to the lowest levels.
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Now a temperature rise is imminent. At the same time, according to meteorological services, there should be a lot of precipitation in the next few days. Rain below, snow above.
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This increases the risk of avalanches in the mountains and the risk of flooding at lower elevations.
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Rail traffic is restricted in many places due to the danger of avalanches.
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Operation of the cable car and rack railway between Wengen and Kleine Scheidegg BE, as well as Grindelwald Grund and Kleine Scheidegg has been suspended until the end of operations due to the danger of avalanches.
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Rail traffic between Brig and Zermatt VS is stopped due to an avalanche.
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Rail traffic between Lauterbrunnen and Grütschalp BE is interrupted for an indefinite period due to the risk of avalanches.
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All trains between Lucerne and Interlaken Ost are canceled due to the risk of avalanches.
The railway line between Niederwald VS and Hospental UR is interrupted. The reason is the danger of avalanches, as announced by the Swiss Federal Railways on Thursday night.
On the Niederwald – Realp – Hospental route, replacement transportation is not currently possible, he said. Furthermore, the length of the outage is still unknown.
The route between Täsch and Zermatt was also disrupted, Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn announced Thursday morning on Twitter. The reason for this is an avalanche. Substitution transport is also not possible.
There are no trains between Haut-de-Caux VD and Rochers-de-Naye VD due to bad weather. Heavy snowfalls cause restrictions on rail traffic between Glarus and Schwanden GL and between Schwanden GL and Linthal.
Thursday is cloudy and humid, according to the “weather flash” of MeteoNews, a day to forget. There is only snow above 1400 meters. The snow line rises to 1900 meters in the afternoon. Temperatures reach 7 to 11 degrees. On the mountain it snows until Saturday, which increases the risk of avalanches.
Rail traffic between Niederwald VS and Hospental UR is interrupted due to the danger of avalanches. Currently there are also no trains between Andermatt UR and Disentis / Mustér GR. The reason for both interruptions is the avalanche hazard as well SBB on your home page reported.
There are no trains between Haut-de-Caux VD and Rochers-de-Naye VD due to bad weather. Traffic between Täsch and Zermatt is interrupted due to an avalanche. Heavy snowfalls cause restrictions on rail traffic between Glarus and Schwanden GL and between Schwanden GL and Linthal.
In much of Switzerland it still feels very wintry and consequently cold. Of Temperatures rise on Thursday and also him Snow line surprising as it is. At On Friday it can be up to 10 degrees locally. for warm up.
At the same time, the Flat earth heavy rain foretold. At higher altitudes, however, you should lots of fresh snow give. Meteorologists are sounding the alarm about the threat of floods and avalanches.
Klaus Marquardt of Meteonews writes in today’s newsletter: “Late on Saturday night, 50 to 60 liters of rain often falls in the lowlands, in some cases significantly more in congested areas along the foothills of the Alps. Above 2000 meters there is a huge increase in fresh snow from 100 to 130 centimeters. This always in combination with a stormy wind, which strongly carries the snow and thus further aggravates the avalanche situation! “
In the middle areas it rains at least from time to time. In contrast to last week’s foehn thaw, this makes the snow heavier because it is absorbed. As a result, roof loads would increase significantly.
With a delay, more and more water enters the drain, the combination of rain and meltwater increases the levels of streams and rivers. The exact extent depends largely on the subsequent development of the temperature on Sunday and at the beginning of the next week.
A look at the Alps (webcam in Celerina in the Engadine):
