The Local Switzerland https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Switzerland in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Switzerland braces for coldest temperatures in six years If you think it’s been bitterly cold this week, well, you haven’t seen anything yet: next week temperatures are expected to plunge across the country in a rare cold snap set to be the chilliest since February 2012. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180223/switzerland-braces-for-coldest-temperatures-in-six-years Fri, 23 Feb 2018 10:21:36 +0100 switzerland-braces-for-coldest-temperatures-in-six-years Icy bise wind causes travel chaos in western Switzerland Winds of up to 140km/hr brought already chilly temperatures down even further in French-speaking Switzerland on Tuesday, disrupting trains and traffic and causing ferry services on Lake Geneva to be cancelled. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170118/icy-bise-wind-causes-travel-chaos-in-western-switzerland Wed, 18 Jan 2017 10:01:59 +0100 icy-bise-wind-causes-travel-chaos-in-western-switzerland Temperatures drop as ‘bise’ wind hits Switzerland Winds of more than 100km/hr tore across parts of the country on Monday, making the already chilly air feel even more frigid. https://www.thelocal.ch/20161129/temperatures-drop-as-bise-wind-hits-switzerland Tue, 29 Nov 2016 09:56:56 +0100 temperatures-drop-as-bise-wind-hits-switzerland