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

Gwächtenhorn (Gwachtenhorn)
Weather Forecast, Switzerland

Issued: 7 pm Tue 18 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 32mm), mostly on Thu night. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow ,mostly falling on Thu night. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Tue night, min 1°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed night, light winds from the W by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow giving way to moderate rain (total 15mm) heaviest on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun afternoon, min 0°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
light snow
rain showers
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
rain showers
rain showers
mod rain
rain shwrs
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
light snow
rain shwrs
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
mod. rain
Cloud base (m)
8050
9400
3350
2050
2100
2050
2600
2250
2050
2550
2300
2050
km/h
20
W
15
SW
10
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
W
15
S
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
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Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
4
2
1
1
 mm
0.7
0.5
3
1.1
6
16
0.6
4
0.2
4
6
max °C
6
6
6
6
5
5
4
3
2
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
min °C
4
6
6
5
4
4
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
2
3
2
 chill °C
-1
3
3
1
0
1
0
-2
-2
-4
-3
-3
-2
-1
0
-2
Freezing level m
4350
4400
4350
4200
4050
4150
3700
3750
3650
3550
3500
3650
3650
3800
3900
3850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
566655332111223310121312111188767778981619221817191515131213141215161422252824242521211918202119212320
Sunrise
6:28
6:28
6:31
6:31
6:33
Sunset
8:30
8:29
8:27
8:24
8:22

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Gwächtenhorn Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gwächtenhorn is: Heavy rain (total 32mm), mostly on Thu night. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow ,mostly falling on Thu night. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Tue night, min 1°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed night, light winds from the W by Thu night).

Gwächtenhorn Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of snow giving way to moderate rain (total 15mm) heaviest on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun afternoon, min 0°C on Fri night). 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.
2 hours ago
6° C
No report.
Wind obs. (30 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Planplatten
13 km W
2240m alt.
1 hour ago
10° C
-
Wind obs. (33 kph from 281 degs) was rejected.
13 km N
1018m alt.
2 hours ago
18° C
No report.
13
Light winds from the WSW
(13 kph at 240).
14 km ESE
1438m alt.
2 hours ago
18° C
No report.
Wind obs. (28 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
14 km E
952m alt.
2 hours ago
-
19
Light winds from the SW
(19 kph at 220).
Grimsel Hospiz
15 km S
1962m alt.
2 hours ago
13° C
No report.
24
Moderate winds from the N
(24 kph at 350).
16 km ESE
2284m alt.
2 hours ago
11° C
No report.
Wind obs. (57 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
Brunni
17 km N
1908m alt.
1 hour ago
14° C
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 203 degs) was rejected.
19 km W
591m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
23 km S
1706m alt.
2 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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