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With December comes the snow. Switzerland wakes up wrapped in white. There is a risk of slipping on the streets.
Beware of the risk of slipping: the streets of Zurich have the first snowfall first thing in the morning.
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The cold front of the Undine has reached Switzerland from the northwest. According to Meteonews, it brings a mix of snow, rain, and ice grains to the lower elevations. On the streets and sidewalks, there is an “acute risk of slipping,” reports the weather service on Twitter.
Just in time for the meteorological start of winter, Tuesday snows with temperatures close to freezing all the way to the plains. There may be sleet in the streets, as Meteonews warns in the “Weather Flash.” In the course of the morning, the snow line rises to 500 to 600 meters above sea level. In the south it is still friendly.
However, it is not to be expected that there will be large amounts of snow lying around, wiand SRF Meteo gesthe endured. On the northern slopes of the Alps, 10 to a maximum of 30 centimeters are possible. In the mountains alone, snow amounts of over a meter are likely to fall over the weekend as high pressure weather is not in sight until further notice.
Many accidents on the streets early in the morning.
There have been several accidents on TCS roads. In the canton of Zurich alone, there have been around two dozen accidents since the beginning of the snowfall (starting at 7am) due to the driving style not being adapted to the prevailing weather conditions, as Ralph Hirt said, media spokesperson for the canton of Zurich police, upon request. Occasionally, lack of equipment, such as summer tires, must also be indicated as the cause of the accident.
In November, there was often high-pressure weather with fog in the lowlands and beautiful mountain weather, as Meteonews announced over the weekend. In Valais, Ticino and Graubünden, November was reportedly extremely dry. In the towns of Andeer and Scuol in Graubünden and in Greater St. Bernard in Valais, it was the driest November since measurements began. In Bergell, Moesano and Puschlav there is therefore a “very high risk of forest fires”, warns Meteo-Switzerland. (Read also: Switzerland lived a November of extremes)
