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

Gwächtenhorn (Gwachtenhorn)
Weather Forecast, Switzerland

Issued: 7 pm Mon 24 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow giving way to moderate rain (total 15mm) heaviest on Wed night. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Thu afternoon, min 1°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Fri morning giving way to a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Thu night, min -2°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Fri morning, light winds from the W by Fri night).

Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
clear
snow showers
rain showers
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
mod rain
heavy snow
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
clear
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
mod. rain
heavy snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2700
2850
3600
4550
3350
2300
2050
2050
2050
2250
2850
5950
km/h
10
SSW
5
WSW
10
WNW
10
SW
15
SW
10
S
15
SW
10
SSW
20
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
15
WNW
20
WNW
10
WSW
15
WSW
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Snowflake cm
1
14
 mm
2
4
2
0.4
7
0.2
1.7
8
6
max °C
3
2
2
3
4
4
7
7
8
8
5
3
2
0
1
3
min °C
2
1
2
3
4
4
4
7
7
5
4
3
-2
-1
1
2
 chill °C
-2
0
-1
0
2
1
1
6
4
0
-1
-2
-6
-6
-3
-2
Freezing level m
3850
3600
3800
3900
4000
4100
4350
4400
4600
4450
4000
3850
3250
3350
3650
3850
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Sunrise
6:35
6:37
6:37
6:39
6:41
Sunset
8:20
8:17
8:15
8:14
8:12

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Gwächtenhorn Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gwächtenhorn is: A dusting of snow giving way to moderate rain (total 15mm) heaviest on Wed night. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Thu afternoon, min 1°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Gwächtenhorn Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Fri morning giving way to a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Thu night, min -2°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Fri morning, light winds from the W by Fri night).

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.
1 hour ago
6°C
No report.
Wind obs. (30 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Planplatten
13 km W
2240m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
-
Wind obs. (50 kph from 94 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.
1 hour ago
18°C
No report.
Wind obs. (28 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
14 km E
952m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 220 degs) was rejected.
Grimsel Hospiz
15 km S
1962m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
No report.
24
Moderate winds from the S
(24 kph at 170).
16 km ESE
2284m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
No report.
Wind obs. (57 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
Brunni
17 km N
1908m alt.
1 hour ago
15°C
-
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 171).
37
19 km W
591m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
23 km S
1706m alt.
1 hour 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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