Gwächtenhorn weather
– Lat/Long: 46.69° N 8.41° E

Gwächtenhorn (Gwachtenhorn)
Weather Forecast, Switzerland

Issued: 1 am Wed 26 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon giving way to a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Thu afternoon, min -2°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Sat night, min 1°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
some clouds
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
clear
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
3550
8700
8450
2150
2600
2050
9050
3000
5600
5150
3500
5400
2300
2400
km/h
10
SW
10
S
15
WSW
10
SSW
20
SW
30
SSW
35
SSW
25
SSW
20
WNW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
SW
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Snowflake cm
15
 mm
0.1
0.6
0.1
0.1
1.1
5
3
1.8
0.3
0.8
0.2
max °C
4
5
8
8
9
9
6
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
2
3
4
min °C
4
5
6
7
8
8
6
4
-2
1
2
3
4
4
3
2
3
2
 chill °C
1
2
4
5
5
4
2
-1
-8
-3
-1
0
2
1
-1
-2
-1
-2
Freezing level m
4050
4150
4450
4500
4750
4700
4300
4100
3150
3850
3900
4000
4050
4100
3950
3750
3800
3950
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Sunrise
6:37
6:37
6:39
6:41
6:41
6:43
Sunset
8:17
8:15
8:14
8:12
8:09
8:07

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Gwächtenhorn Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gwächtenhorn is: Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon giving way to a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Thu afternoon, min -2°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri morning).

Gwächtenhorn Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Sat night, min 1°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

This table gives the weather forecast for Gwächtenhorn at the specific elevation of 3420 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Gwächtenhorn. 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
9 km N
3094m alt.
3 hours ago
6°C
No report.
30
Fresh winds from the SSW
(30 kph at 200).
Planplatten
13 km W
2240m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 284 degs) was rejected.
13 km N
1018m alt.
2 hours ago
18°C
No report.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 240 degs) was rejected.
14 km ESE
1438m alt.
3 hours ago
18°C
No report.
Wind obs. (28 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
14 km E
952m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 220 degs) was rejected.
Grimsel Hospiz
15 km S
1962m alt.
3 hours ago
13°C
No report.
Wind obs. (24 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
16 km ESE
2284m alt.
3 hours ago
11°C
No report.
Wind obs. (57 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
Brunni
17 km N
1908m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 41 degs) was rejected.
19 km W
591m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
23 km S
1706m alt.
3 hours ago
16°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 90).

* 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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