Gross Ruchen weather
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Gross Ruchen Weather Forecast

Glarus Alps · Switzerland
Issued: 7 pm Sat 17 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon morning, min -3°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue night, min -9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2050
2100
2100
2050
2200
2350
2350
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2200
2500
km/h
20
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
20
S
25
S
30
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
W
10
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
1
15
11
1
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-2
-2
-1
-1
3
3
3
1
1
0
-1
-3
-6
-7
-6
-2
min °C
-3
-2
-2
-1
1
2
1
1
1
-1
-2
-5
-9
-8
-6
-5
 chill °C
-8
-8
-8
-7
-3
-2
-4
-4
-5
-6
-7
-10
-16
-14
-12
-11
Freezing level m
2700
2750
2900
2950
3550
3500
3350
3250
3250
3000
2900
2200
1750
1800
2200
1950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-2-2-123211-1-2-4-8-8-6-422235654442-1-4-4-2-278889119910985224214141514151815151615141298118
Sunrise
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7:45
—
—
7:47
—
—
7:48
—
—
7:50
—
—
7:50
—
—
Sunset
—
—
6:32
—
—
6:30
—
—
6:30
—
—
6:28
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6:25
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Gross Ruchen Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gross Ruchen is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon morning, min -3°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Gross Ruchen Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue night, min -9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

This table gives the weather forecast for Gross Ruchen at the specific elevation of 3138 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Gross Ruchen. To see the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider overview of the weather, consult the Weather Map of Switzerland.

Live conditions reported by 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
12 km W
479m alt.
45 minutes ago
-
15
Light winds from the NNW
(15 kph at 330).
14 km SSE
1160m alt.
2 hours ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 260).
16 km S
1440m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 166).
3
Isleten Bachdelta
18 km WNW
436m alt.
1 hour ago
21°C
-
17
Light winds from the NNW
(17 kph at 332).
31
19 km SSW
952m alt.
45 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 220 degs) was rejected.
21 km SSW
2284m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
No report.
Wind obs. (57 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
BRWD1
22 km NE
1297m alt.
1 hour ago
18°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 250).
6
Grotzenbüel
23 km NE
1559m alt.
1 hour ago
18°C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 17).
7
Braunwald Gumen
23 km NE
1910m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
25 km SSW
1438m alt.
45 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (28 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones.

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