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

Gwächtenhorn (Gwachtenhorn)
Weather Forecast, Switzerland

Issued: 1 pm Wed 26 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mild with heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Fri night. Becoming colder with 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 SSE on Thu morning, strong winds from the SSW by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Sun afternoon, min 2°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
snow showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
clear
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
3500
8850
2050
2200
2050
3150
5050
5050
3700
2500
km/h
10
S
10
SW
10
SSW
20
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
20
S
25
W
10
WNW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
SW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
10
 mm
0.3
0.2
0.3
3
8
9
0.5
2
0.5
1.4
0.4
max °C
5
7
7
9
9
6
4
3
2
3
3
3
4
4
2
3
4
min °C
5
6
7
8
8
5
4
-2
1
2
3
3
4
3
2
3
2
 chill °C
2
3
6
5
4
0
-1
-9
-3
-1
0
1
2
0
-2
0
-1
Freezing level m
4100
4400
4450
4700
4700
4250
4050
3050
3750
3900
3950
4000
4100
4050
3750
3850
4000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
5779964123334423312111215131110679891110910921161721161716111217141619161617152722232723232218182420222622232421
Sunrise
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: Mild with heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Fri night. Becoming colder with 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 SSE on Thu morning, strong winds from the SSW by Fri morning).

Gwächtenhorn Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Sun afternoon, min 2°C on Sat afternoon). 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.
Wind obs. (30 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Planplatten
13 km W
2240m alt.
1 hour ago
15°C
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 118 degs) was rejected.
13 km N
1018m alt.
3 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.
6 hours ago
13°C
No report.
24
Moderate winds from the S
(24 kph at 170).
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.
1 hour ago
20°C
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 266 degs) was rejected.
19 km W
591m alt.
3 hours ago
20°C
No report.
15
Light winds from the NNW
(15 kph at 330).
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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