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 several days of relatively mild temperatures, snow in the plains and a cold snap are expected in Switzerland in the next few days. https://www.thelocal.ch/20210210/colder-weather-and-snow-to-hit-switzerland Wed, 10 Feb 2021 11:57:59 +0100 colder-weather-and-snow-to-hit-switzerland Much of Switzerland will experience significant snowfall, which could trigger avalanches in the mountains, forecasters say. https://www.thelocal.ch/20210112/weather-alert-heavy-snow-expected-in-switzerland-from-tuesday Tue, 12 Jan 2021 10:37:49 +0100 weather-alert-heavy-snow-expected-in-switzerland-from-tuesday Snow, ice, blue skies, silent forests: there are so many reasons to love Switzerland in winter, as these beautiful images show. https://www.thelocal.ch/20190122/in-pics-15-reasons-to-love-winter-in-switzerland Tue, 22 Jan 2019 20:44:24 +0100 in-pics-15-reasons-to-love-winter-in-switzerland Although winter doesn't officially start until December 21st, strong winds, snow, and low temperatures are already hitting parts of Switzerland. https://www.thelocal.ch/20201204/weather-warnings-are-issued-as-heavy-snowfall-strong-gusts-hit-many-swiss-regions Fri, 04 Dec 2020 15:01:25 +0100 weather-warnings-are-issued-as-heavy-snowfall-strong-gusts-hit-many-swiss-regions Autumn started just a few days ago, but cold weather and snow are predicted as of Saturday. Swiss meteorologists call it ‘the first polar invasion of the season’. https://www.thelocal.ch/20200925/brrr-snow-is-expected-in-swiss-mountains-over-the-weekend Fri, 25 Sep 2020 18:16:32 +0200 brrr-snow-is-expected-in-swiss-mountains-over-the-weekend Anyone in Switzerland's major cities holding out hope of a white Christmas is set to be disappointed. With temperatures across the country six degrees above average, it is officially the warmest December on record. https://www.thelocal.ch/20191218/no-white-christmas-for-switzerland-in-warmest-december-on-record Wed, 18 Dec 2019 17:56:17 +0100 no-white-christmas-for-switzerland-in-warmest-december-on-record A popular initiative calling for Switzerland to go carbon neutral by 2050 has collected enough signatures for the issue to go before Swiss voters in a referendum. https://www.thelocal.ch/20190916/swiss-glacier-initiative-collects-120000-signatures Mon, 16 Sep 2019 11:07:50 +0200 swiss-glacier-initiative-collects-120000-signatures People in some parts of Switzerland had to rub their eyes with disbelief on Sunday as they woke up to fresh snow. https://www.thelocal.ch/20190506/winter-makes-dramatic-may-return-in-switzerland-winter Mon, 06 May 2019 11:36:55 +0200 winter-makes-dramatic-may-return-in-switzerland-winter A 20-year-old Swedish woman died after being struck by an avalanche in the Swiss canton of Valais on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20190115/swedish-skier-killed-in-avalanche-in-swiss-canton-of-valais Tue, 15 Jan 2019 21:52:13 +0100 swedish-skier-killed-in-avalanche-in-swiss-canton-of-valais Many parts of Switzerland were covered with snow over the weekend but the overall weather picture was one of extremes. https://www.thelocal.ch/20190107/swiss-winter-kicks-off-with-heavy-snowfall-in-many-areas Mon, 07 Jan 2019 10:31:17 +0100 swiss-winter-kicks-off-with-heavy-snowfall-in-many-areas Despite an exceptionally snow-filled winter, Swiss glaciers have lost 2.5 percent of their volume this year, according to a report on Tuesday which dubbed 2018 "a year of extremes". https://www.thelocal.ch/20181016/year-of-extremes-for-shrinking-swiss-glaciers-in-2018-study Tue, 16 Oct 2018 13:16:48 +0200 year-of-extremes-for-shrinking-swiss-glaciers-in-2018-study A new study based on analysis of satellite images shows how much snow cover Switzerland has lost in the last 20 years. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180913/switzerland-is-rapidly-losing-its-snow-and-global-warming-is-probably-to-blame Thu, 13 Sep 2018 12:02:03 +0200 switzerland-is-rapidly-losing-its-snow-and-global-warming-is-probably-to-blame Following three years with little snow, the Swiss winter of 2017-18 brought exceptional quantities of the white stuff – but only in the mountains. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180504/experts-confirm-winter-broke-records-for-snowfall Fri, 04 May 2018 11:44:07 +0200 experts-confirm-winter-broke-records-for-snowfall Geneva’s Cointrin airport was forced to close again on Friday morning after a new wave of snow hit the area. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180302/snow-forces-closure-of-geneva-airport-once-again Fri, 02 Mar 2018 11:45:46 +0100 snow-forces-closure-of-geneva-airport-once-again It may be the first official day of spring, but the weather in Switzerland is anything but springlike. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180301/in-pics-from-ice-to-snow-on-first-day-of-swiss-spring Thu, 01 Mar 2018 12:14:32 +0100 in-pics-from-ice-to-snow-on-first-day-of-swiss-spring Experts warn that record snowfall in parts of Switzerland this winter could lead to serious flooding if the spring is warm and wet. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180219/weather-flood-danger-high-after-record-snowfalls-in-switzerland Mon, 19 Feb 2018 12:47:38 +0100 weather-flood-danger-high-after-record-snowfalls-in-switzerland Swiss police said on Sunday they had stopped a Swedish coach due to safety concerns after it was spotted driving on a major highway with 1.6 tonnes of snow piled on the roof. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180205/weather-swiss-police-halt-snow-laden-swedish-bus-over-safety-concerns Mon, 05 Feb 2018 13:30:05 +0100 weather-swiss-police-halt-snow-laden-swedish-bus-over-safety-concerns Despite the huge amounts of snow that fell in some areas of the country in the last few weeks, this January was in fact the warmest on record in some low-lying places, according to meteorologists. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180129/parts-of-switzerland-experience-warmest-january-on-record Mon, 29 Jan 2018 12:54:58 +0100 parts-of-switzerland-experience-warmest-january-on-record Zermatt remained cut off from the outside world on Wednesday, with a rockfall on the railway line between Visp and the village only hindering the clear-up operation, which is expected to take until at least Wednesday evening. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180124/weve-got-the-slopes-to-ourselves-zermatt-happy-in-its-own-world-after-the-snow Wed, 24 Jan 2018 11:09:42 +0100 weve-got-the-slopes-to-ourselves-zermatt-happy-in-its-own-world-after-the-snow Many roads and railway lines across Switzerland were left seriously disrupted on Tuesday morning after heavy rain and snow battered the country in the previous days. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180123/swiss-roads-and-rails-blocked-by-avalanches-and-landslides Tue, 23 Jan 2018 10:33:09 +0100 swiss-roads-and-rails-blocked-by-avalanches-and-landslides