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 After a few days of sunny and dry weather, heavy rains and hail storms have resumed in Swiss regions over the weekend. This is what the situation is right now and what is expected for the coming days. https://www.thelocal.ch/20210726/weather-thunderstorms-predicted-for-central-and-southern-switzerland-on-monday-afternoon Mon, 26 Jul 2021 12:29:02 +0200 weather-thunderstorms-predicted-for-central-and-southern-switzerland-on-monday-afternoon Heavy rainfall hit the Swiss city of Lausanne on Monday evening with authorities saying there was extensive damage. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180612/wild-weather-chaos-as-torrential-rainfall-strikes-lausanne Tue, 12 Jun 2018 11:53:49 +0200 wild-weather-chaos-as-torrential-rainfall-strikes-lausanne The town of St Ursanne in the Jura is battling flood water for the second time this month after the river Doubs burst its banks on Monday night. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180124/jura-village-looks-like-venice-after-river-burst-its-banks Wed, 24 Jan 2018 13:28:16 +0100 jura-village-looks-like-venice-after-river-burst-its-banks More than 200mm of rain fell in Locarno on Wednesday, bringing summer in the Italian-speaking city to a very wet end. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170901/heavy-rain-pummels-eastern-switzerland Fri, 01 Sep 2017 12:49:21 +0200 heavy-rain-pummels-eastern-switzerland Rain across Switzerland and especially in the Ticino region on Sunday put an end to the country's sweltering heatwave. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170626/heavy-rain-puts-an-end-to-switzerlands-heatwave Mon, 26 Jun 2017 11:33:24 +0200 heavy-rain-puts-an-end-to-switzerlands-heatwave The city of Chur in eastern Switzerland was left flooded on Sunday night after a violent storm hit the area. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160815/chur-cleans-up-after-storm-floods-city Mon, 15 Aug 2016 11:21:09 +0200 chur-cleans-up-after-storm-floods-city It may be sunny now, but parts of Switzerland have been wetter than ever in the first half of this year. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160701/basel-suffers-wettest-six-months-for-150-years Fri, 01 Jul 2016 11:26:20 +0200 basel-suffers-wettest-six-months-for-150-years Switzerland can expect clear skies and temperatures around the 30C mark in the coming days – a welcome break after a wild and woolly start to the summer. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160621/finally-switzerland-set-for-summer-weather Tue, 21 Jun 2016 14:39:59 +0200 finally-switzerland-set-for-summer-weather Switzerland is bracing for flooding after heavy overnight rain further swelled rivers and lakes. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160617/flood-threat-draws-nearer-as-water-levels-rise Fri, 17 Jun 2016 12:00:56 +0200 flood-threat-draws-nearer-as-water-levels-rise Plenty of rain fell overnight on Wednesday and Thursday is looking even worse, with more heavy rain expected especially in the cantons of Ticino and Graubünden. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160616/switzerland-braces-for-heavy-rain Thu, 16 Jun 2016 12:15:45 +0200 switzerland-braces-for-heavy-rain Two horses had to be rescued from tricky situations in separate incidents in Switzerland on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160609/in-pictures-horses-rescued-in-swiss-river-emergencies Thu, 09 Jun 2016 14:18:47 +0200 in-pictures-horses-rescued-in-swiss-river-emergencies The village of Buix in the Jura was flooded on Tuesday after violent rain and hail storms battered the region. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160608/jura-village-left-flooded-by-heavy-storms Wed, 08 Jun 2016 12:49:05 +0200 jura-village-left-flooded-by-heavy-storms Storms and heavy rain battered Switzerland this weekend, causing flooding, power outages and landslides. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160530/weekend-storms-wreak-havoc-in-switzerland Mon, 30 May 2016 10:57:05 +0200 weekend-storms-wreak-havoc-in-switzerland Authorities in the canton of Bern are to reduce the water level of three Swiss lakes this week so they can cope with the heavy rains forecast for the coming days. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160526/bern-pulls-plug-on-lakes-after-heavy-rain-forecast Thu, 26 May 2016 11:21:30 +0200 bern-pulls-plug-on-lakes-after-heavy-rain-forecast Following several days of rain in lower altitude areas of Switzerland, a storm is expected to bring more precipitation, high winds and cooler temperatures to the country on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160111/storm-expected-to-bring-snow-to-swiss-plateau Mon, 11 Jan 2016 23:28:28 +0100 storm-expected-to-bring-snow-to-swiss-plateau A fresh bout of heavy rain has brought renewed flooding to parts of Switzerland, particularly eastern parts of the country and the Bern-Fribourg region, cutting transport routes, triggering mudslides and damaging buildings. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150615/heavy-rain-sparks-fresh-bout-of-flooding Mon, 15 Jun 2015 22:35:49 +0200 heavy-rain-sparks-fresh-bout-of-flooding Bad weather cost Switzerland almost 14 billion francs over the past 42 years — an average of around 300 million francs a year, according to a new report. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150510/rain-driven-disasters-cost-300-million-francs-a-year Mon, 11 May 2015 00:19:58 +0200 rain-driven-disasters-cost-300-million-francs-a-year Boating was banned on Lake Biel amid ongoing flooding concerns on Wednesday as the body of water in the canton of Bern overflowed its banks following several days of heavy rain. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150506/water-levels-remained-critical-in-canton-of-bern Wed, 06 May 2015 11:42:32 +0200 water-levels-remained-critical-in-canton-of-bern UPDATED: Many parts of western Switzerland remained on alert as weather forecasters called for additional rain on Tuesday, heightening the risk of more flooding and transportation disruptions. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150505/more-rain-renews-flooding-and-landslide-risks Tue, 05 May 2015 11:44:01 +0200 more-rain-renews-flooding-and-landslide-risks Parts of Western Switzerland continued on Sunday to clear up debris from flash floods triggered by heavy rain over the weekend that swelled rivers and lakes well beyond their normal banks, disrupting transport and prompting the evacuation of residents in two communities. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150503/torrential-rain-swells-swiss-rivers-and-lakes Mon, 04 May 2015 00:29:47 +0200 torrential-rain-swells-swiss-rivers-and-lakes