Weather in Switzerland – Pentecost weekend will be stormy

– The Pentecost weekend will be stormy

Friday’s precipitation was less violent than expected. Temperatures might reach 30 degrees in the next few days.

Posted today at 8:19 p.m.

Various meteorological services have forecast a stormy Pentecost weekend (photo illustration).

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The thunderstorms expected on Friday were less violent than expected, MeteoNews said in the evening. 3,000 lightning strikes were still recorded until the beginning of the evening over the whole of Switzerland, and more than 30 millimeters of rain sometimes fell, especially in the south.

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The meteorological service measured 35.5 millimeters of rain in Lugano, 46.7 in Magadino-Cadenazzo TI and 48 in Locarno-Monti TI, but Innerthal (SZ) tops the list with 57.5 millimeters, announced MeteoNews on Twitter.

The thunderstorms have meanwhile moved east and most of the lightning has been recorded in the cantons of St. Gallen (875) and Thurgau (508). According to SRF Meteo, the potential for severe thunderstorms was expected to increase once more overnight from Friday to Saturday.

30 degrees

Various meteorological services had predicted a stormy Pentecost weekend on Friday. Bad weather is forecast especially on Sunday, and there will be a risk of local hail, heavy rain and gusty winds.

According to MeteoNews, temperatures might reach 30 degrees over the weekend.

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Posted today at 8:19 p.m.

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