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

Gwächtenhorn (Gwachtenhorn) Weather Forecast

Urner Alps · Switzerland
Issued: 7 pm Sun 18 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon afternoon, min -8°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Mon night, strong winds from the S by Tue night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu night, min -11°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
snow showers
mod snow
heavy snow
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
mod. snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
Cloud base (m)
2050
2500
2250
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
5400
2300
2050
2500
2050
km/h
25
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
25
S
40
SSE
30
SSE
10
SSW
15
W
15
W
10
W
15
WNW
10
SSW
15
WSW
20
W
15
W
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
6
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—
—
—
3
10
19
8
4
—
—
—
—
—
1
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-2
0
1
1
-1
-1
-2
-5
-6
-8
-7
-6
-5
-5
-7
-8
min °C
-3
-1
0
0
-1
-2
-4
-5
-8
-10
-8
-6
-6
-5
-7
-9
 chill °C
-9
-6
-4
-3
-6
-10
-10
-10
-14
-18
-12
-12
-10
-11
-14
-16
Freezing level m
2950
3400
3450
3350
3200
3100
2950
2500
2150
1700
2200
2400
2300
2400
2350
1950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-111-1-2-3-5-7-9-8-6-6-5-7-934654430-2-4-3-1-1-1-1-38912101010955225337414161816161615111198129101310
Sunrise
—
7:48
—
—
7:50
—
—
7:50
—
—
7:52
—
—
7:54
—
—
Sunset
—
—
6:32
—
—
6:30
—
—
6:29
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—
6:28
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6:25
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Gwächtenhorn Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gwächtenhorn is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon afternoon, min -8°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Mon night, strong winds from the S by Tue night).

Gwächtenhorn Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu night, min -11°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.
40 minutes ago
6°C
No report.
Wind obs. (30 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Planplatten
13 km W
2240m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 209 degs) was rejected.
13 km N
1018m alt.
40 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 240 degs) was rejected.
14 km ESE
1438m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (28 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
14 km E
952m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 220 degs) was rejected.
Grimsel Hospiz
15 km S
1962m alt.
2 hours ago
-
24
Moderate winds from the S
(24 kph at 170).
16 km ESE
2284m alt.
40 minutes ago
11°C
No report.
Wind obs. (57 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
Brunni
17 km N
1908m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 41 degs) was rejected.
19 km W
591m alt.
40 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
23 km S
1706m alt.
1 hour ago
-
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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