This is where the storm was the strongest during the night

20.11.2024, 10:0520.11.2024, 10:06

It was announced and Peter delivered. In many places in Switzerland Heavy storms raged on Wednesday night – locally accompanied by a lot of precipitation.

In the lowlands, winds were up to 90 kilometers per hour measured, locally even up to 100 kilometers per hour. In the mountains there were hurricane gusts of up to 150 kilometers per houras MeteoNews writes in a blog post.

The strongest winds in the lowlands

The strongest wind gusts in the lowlands were in Bern and Baselland measured. But there were also gusts of around 100 kilometers per hour in Zurich, Thurgau and Schaffhausen.

These were the 10 strongest wind gusts measured in the lowlands:

  • Bantiger (942 m above sea level, BE), 112 kilometers per hour
  • Rünenberg (610 m above sea level, BL), 111 kilometers per hour
  • Thierachern (570 m above sea level, BE), 105 kilometers per hour
  • Salen-Reutenen, Homburg (718 m above sea level, TG), 104 kilometers per hour
  • Schaffhausen (438 m above sea level, SH), 100 kilometers per hour
  • Uetliberg (869 m above sea level, ZH), 98 kilometers per hour
  • Steckborn (398 m above sea level, TG), 97 kilometers per hour
  • Würenlingen (334 m above sea level AG), 95 kilometers per hour
  • Cressier (432 m above sea level NE), 91 kilometers per hour
  • Freiburg (646 m above sea level FR), 91 kilometers per hour

Bild: Screenshot MeteoNews

The strongest winds in the mountains

There were also strong storms in the mountains, where there were Gusts of up to 150 kilometers per hour measured.

These were the 10 strongest wind gusts measured in the mountains:

  • Jungfraujoch (3580 m above sea level, BE), 150 kilometers per hour
  • Chasseral (1599 m ü.M, BE), 142 kilometers per hour
  • Moleson (1972 m ü.M, FR), 132 Kilometers pro Stunde
  • Crap Masegn (2480 m above sea level, GR), 132 kilometers per hour
  • Diablerets Glacier (2966 m ü.M., VD), 128 Kilometer pro Stune
  • Säntis (2502 m above sea level, AR), 126 kilometers per hour
  • La Dôle (1670 m ü.M., VD), 124 Kilometers pro Stunde
  • Titlis (3040 m above sea level, OW), 120 kilometers per hour
  • Plaffeien (1042 m above sea level, FR), 112 kilometers per hour
  • Pilatus (2106 m above sea level, LU), 110 kilometers per hour

Also a lot of rain and some snow

Not only did it storm during the night, it also stormed There was a lot of precipitation (and occasional snow). There was a lot of heavy rain, especially in Valais and Vaud. The snow line dropped from around 1700 meters at night to under 1000 meters on Wednesday morning.

It rained the most here on Wednesday night (precipitation in millimeters):

  • Salvan (990 m ü.M., VS), 51 mm
  • Leukerbad (1286 m ü.M., VS) 40 mm
  • Säntis (2502 m above sea level, AR), 39 mm
  • Oron-la-ville (830 m. ü.M, VD), 38 mm
  • La Dôle (1670 m ü.M., VD), 38 mm
  • Magglingen (883 m ü.M., BE), 37 mm
  • Château-d’Oex (1029 m ü.M., VD), 32 mm
  • Longirod (900 m ü.M., VD), 32 mm
  • Riedholz (518 m ü.M., SO), 31 mm
  • Bellelay (923 m ü.M., BE), 30 mm

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