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 From Spring-like temperatures in parts of the country to avalanche warnings in other areas, wild, weird and inconsistent weather has been predicted for Switzerland this weekend. https://www.thelocal.ch/20210205/warm-wacky-and-wild-weather-predicted-for-switzerland-this-weekend Fri, 05 Feb 2021 19:40:55 +0100 warm-wacky-and-wild-weather-predicted-for-switzerland-this-weekend With temperatures reaching tropical levels across Switzerland, officials in Zurich have set up a ‘heat telephone’ to advise residents on how to behave in ever-warmer temperatures. https://www.thelocal.ch/20200728/handy-hotline-switzerland-sets-up-heat-telephone-to-help-residents-as-temperatures-skyrocket Tue, 28 Jul 2020 16:15:49 +0200 handy-hotline-switzerland-sets-up-heat-telephone-to-help-residents-as-temperatures-skyrocket After the hottest day of the year in Switzerland, violent thunderstorms have been predicted for Zurich and Aargau, while inclement weather is expected for much of the rest of the country. https://www.thelocal.ch/20200728/violent-thunderstorms-predicted-for-zurich-and-aargau Tue, 28 Jul 2020 17:58:04 +0200 violent-thunderstorms-predicted-for-zurich-and-aargau Switzerland’s SRF weather service on Tuesday warned of imminent thunderstorms and hail that were set to sweep across Switzerland. https://www.thelocal.ch/20200721/weather-all-of-switzerland-at-risk-of-violent-thunderstorms-from-tuesday-evening Tue, 21 Jul 2020 20:30:34 +0200 weather-all-of-switzerland-at-risk-of-violent-thunderstorms-from-tuesday-evening The Swiss bureau of meteorology, MeteoSwiss, has issued a storm warning for Switzerland for Thursday. Activity is forecast to peak from noon until night. https://www.thelocal.ch/20200212/new-storm-to-hit-switzerland-on-thursday Wed, 12 Feb 2020 19:02:35 +0100 new-storm-to-hit-switzerland-on-thursday Depending on which part of the Swiss press you've been reading, the storm savaging Switzerland is known as either Ciara or Sabine. But why? https://www.thelocal.ch/20200211/why-do-storms-in-switzerland-have-two-names Tue, 11 Feb 2020 20:31:34 +0100 why-do-storms-in-switzerland-have-two-names Officials say that the worst is over in Switzerland after much of the country was ravaged by a storm which cancelled flights and trains as well as caused damage across the country. https://www.thelocal.ch/20200211/roads-closed-planes-grounded-as-record-breaking-storms-sweep-switzerland Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:24:51 +0100 roads-closed-planes-grounded-as-record-breaking-storms-sweep-switzerland Hurricane Petra has swept across Switzerland on Monday night and Tuesday morning, causing damage, electricity shortages and road closures. https://www.thelocal.ch/20200204/highest-winds-in-history-hurricane-sweeps-across-switzerland Tue, 04 Feb 2020 13:43:43 +0100 highest-winds-in-history-hurricane-sweeps-across-switzerland A woman who drowned during a violent storm on Lake Geneva in Saturday was a friend of the Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia, Swedish media have reported. https://www.thelocal.ch/20190618/lake-geneva-storm-victim-friend-of-swedish-royals-switzerland-weather Tue, 18 Jun 2019 22:39:31 +0200 lake-geneva-storm-victim-friend-of-swedish-royals-switzerland-weather A video has emerged of the wild storm that claimed the life of a tourist on Lake Geneva on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20190617/watch-video-shows-wild-storm-on-lake-geneva-weather-switzerland Mon, 17 Jun 2019 11:48:26 +0200 watch-video-shows-wild-storm-on-lake-geneva-weather-switzerland A woman has drowned in Lake Geneva when her sightseeing boat sank as a violent storm battered parts of Switzerland on Saturday, police said. https://www.thelocal.ch/20190616/woman-dies-after-storm-capsizes-lake-geneva-sightseeing-boat Sun, 16 Jun 2019 11:16:59 +0200 woman-dies-after-storm-capsizes-lake-geneva-sightseeing-boat Heavy rain, gale force winds, hail and lightening – Switzerland has experienced all these weather phenomena since Wednesday when a major storm front began moving across the country. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180601/storms-leave-trail-of-destruction-across-switzerland Fri, 01 Jun 2018 11:23:10 +0200 storms-leave-trail-of-destruction-across-switzerland The amount of wood derived from trees uprooted by storm Eleanor in the first week of January is 1.3 million cubic metres, the Swiss federal environment office (BAFU) announced on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180118/winter-storm-eleanor-felled-13m3-of-trees-in-switzerland Thu, 18 Jan 2018 13:30:16 +0100 winter-storm-eleanor-felled-13m3-of-trees-in-switzerland Clear-up operations are underway in Switzerland after storm Burglind swept across the country leaving a trail of destruction and causing damage estimated at tens of millions of francs. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180105/insurers-count-the-cost-as-clear-up-begins-after-storm Fri, 05 Jan 2018 10:24:31 +0100 insurers-count-the-cost-as-clear-up-begins-after-storm Weather forecasters warned of hurricane strength winds in some parts of the country as storm Burglind hits the country on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180103/hurricane-force-winds-strike-switzerland Wed, 03 Jan 2018 10:04:13 +0100 hurricane-force-winds-strike-switzerland A low-pressure front named Zubin swept across the northern half of Switzerland on Wednesday night bringing strong winds and leaving a trail of destruction. https://www.thelocal.ch/20171214/storm-brings-traffic-chaos-in-its-wake Thu, 14 Dec 2017 09:44:37 +0100 storm-brings-traffic-chaos-in-its-wake Stormy weather and strong winds proved hazardous across Switzerland on Thursday, with planes struggling to land and trucks swept off the roads. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170914/strong-winds-cause-chaos-for-swiss-roads-and-airports Thu, 14 Sep 2017 13:52:35 +0200 strong-winds-cause-chaos-for-swiss-roads-and-airports Two houses in Bulle in the canton of Fribourg were struck by lightning during a violent storm on Monday night, police have said. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170712/two-homes-hit-by-lightning-during-fribourg-storm Wed, 12 Jul 2017 13:33:20 +0200 two-homes-hit-by-lightning-during-fribourg-storm The fire brigade in the canton of Schwyz had a busy night being called out over 100 times to deal with flooding emergencies. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160726/flooding-leads-to-chaos-in-central-switzerland Tue, 26 Jul 2016 12:06:41 +0200 flooding-leads-to-chaos-in-central-switzerland 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