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Cloudy autumn daysThat’s how long the bad, rainy weather will last
The weather is currently persistently cold and rainy. Can we hope for Indian summer soon?
A warm front coming from the west will ensure widespread rainfall on Wednesday.
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Meanwhile, the snow line fluctuates quite a lot and is between 1500 and 2200 meters in altitude.
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The last week of September is characterized by cool, changeable and mostly rainy weather.
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With a still gray, cloudy sky, it is raining continuously and sometimes heavily.
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But from Monday it will be dry and mostly friendly for several days.
After the cold front of the “Thorvi” low went through yesterday, Tuesday, things continued to change. Rain showers are to be expected once more and once more today. A warm front coming from the west causes widespread rainfall, like MeteoNews writes. With a still gray, cloudy sky, it will rain continuously and in some cases heavily – by Thursday morning there will be a widespread fall of 30 to 60 mm.
Meanwhile, the snow line fluctuates quite a lot and is between 1500 and 2200 meters in altitude. There were also strong winds in many places; wind peaks of 68 km/h were measured in Homburg TG. There were also strong gusts in Visp VS, in Schaffhausen SH and at Zurich Airport, each with 67 km/h.
Rainfall decreases on Thursday night
The precipitation only decreases during the night on Thursday. Meanwhile, the river and stream levels are rising in many places, which can lead to localized small-scale flooding. According to MeteoNews, major problems are not to be expected. The temperatures remain cool with highs between ten and 14 degrees. In the meantime, around half a meter of fresh snow falls in the mountains.
But an imminent end to the bad weather is in sight: From Monday, a high will come towards us from the west, which will warm up and dry the air, like SRF writes. Therefore, several dry days are to be expected from Monday. There will probably be the most sun in the south, in the west and in Valais.
As MeteoNews writes, there might be something like a little Indian summer: A high will spread to the Alpine region at the beginning of next week; however, it is uncertain how long this can actually last.
Indian summer is the term for a meteorological singularity. This means that the Indian summer is one of those weather conditions that are very likely to occur at certain times of the year and that represent a clear deviation from a smooth course of the weather elements (temperature, precipitation, etc.), but are within the long-term average.
In concrete terms, this is a phase of even weather in autumn, often at the end of September and October, which is characterized by a stable high pressure area and a warm end to the summer. The short-term drier weather allows for good long-distance visibility, intensifies leaf fall and leaf discoloration.
