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Weather in Switzerland

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Grisons
500 m: up to 19 °C
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1,000 m: up to 16 °C
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2,000 m: up to 10 °C
In the morning, scattered showers in the north are expected to change into lasting, intense rainfalls in the noon. In the midday, there is plenty of rain to deal with. In the evening, the rain will ease off slightly. The south has to expect some scattered showers today at a temperature of 19 °C. In the morning, scattered showers in the east are expected to change into lasting, intense rainfalls in the noon. In the midday, there is plenty of rain to deal with. In the evening, the rain will ease off slightly. In the course of the day, the weather in the west will stay drizzly, reaching a high near 19 °C. The snow line runs at approximately 3000 above sea level. Temperatures are not far from normal, but the breeze from the north keeps it from feeling as warm as it could if there were no wind.
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Bernese Oberland
500 m: up to 17 °C
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1,000 m: up to 14 °C
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2,000 m: up to 9 °C
The north, south and west has to expect some scattered showers today at a temperature of 17 °C. In the east, the forenoon is mostly cloudy, refreshed with some occasional rain in the midday. Throughout the day, there might be a chance of showers. The snow line is situated at approximately 3000 above sea level. There is a gentle breeze blowing from the northwest.
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Valais
1,000 m: up to 16 °C
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2,000 m: up to 11 °C
In the course of the day, the weather in the north, south, west and east will stay drizzly, reaching a high near 18 °C. The snow line is situated at approximately 3000 above sea level. Temperatures are not far from normal, but the breeze from the northwest keeps it from feeling as warm as it could if there were no wind.
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Lucerne - Lake Lucerne Region
500 m: up to 17 °C
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1,000 m: up to 14 °C
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2,000 m: up to 9 °C
The north, south, west and east has to expect some scattered showers today at a temperature of 17 °C. The snow line is situated at approximately 3000 above sea level. There is a gentle wind coming from the northwest.
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Aargau Region
500 m: up to 18 °C
In the course of the day, the weather in the north, south, west and east will stay drizzly, reaching a high near 18 °C. Temperatures are not far from normal, but the breeze from the west keeps it from feeling as warm as it could if there were no wind.
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Ticino
500 m: up to 25 °C
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1,000 m: up to 17 °C
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2,000 m: up to 12 °C
Today's weather in the north, south, west and east is marked by some rain every now and then, reaching temperatures of about 25 °C. There is a gentle wind coming from the south.
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Eastern Switzerland
500 m: up to 18 °C
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1,000 m: up to 14 °C
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2,000 m: up to 9 °C
The north, east and west has to expect some scattered showers today at a temperature of 17 °C. In the morning, scattered showers in the south are expected to change into lasting, intense rainfalls in the noon. In the midday, there is plenty of rain to deal with. In the evening, the rain will ease off slightly. Temperatures are not far from normal, but the breeze from the northwest keeps it from feeling as warm as it could if there were no wind.
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Zurich region
500 m: up to 17 °C
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1,000 m: up to 14 °C
Throughout the day, there might be a chance of showers in the north, south, west and east. Scattered showers are expected to give way to some clouds in the evening. A light west breeze brings along balmy temperatures.
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Basel region
500 m: up to 18 °C
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1,000 m: up to 14 °C
The north, south, west and east has to expect some scattered showers today at a temperature of 18 °C. A light west breeze brings along balmy temperatures.
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Four cultures and three natural landscapes

When you plan to spend your holidays in Switzerland, you probably firstly think of impressive high peaks like the Matterhorn, tradition-steeped holiday places such as St. Moritz and wild goats in the picturesque idyll of the Alps. The truth is, Switzerland has much more to offer with a diversity of landscapes, cultural regions and cities like Zurich or Basel.

 

Switzerland is divided into four cultural and linguistic regions: German-speaking Switzerland, the French-speaking part and the Italian and Rhaeto-Romanic parts of the country. The German-speaking part covers the largest territory. It includes the north-west, east and central part of Switzerland as well as parts of the midland and the Swiss Alps. The French-speaking part includes the cantons Geneva, Jura, Neuenburg and Waadt. Bern, Freiburg and Valais are bilingual. The Italian part of Switzerland then are the canton Tessin and parts of Grisons. The Rhaeto-Romans are an own ethnic group in Grisons.

 

There are three kinds of natural landscapes: the Jura mountains, the midland and the Alps, which constitute the biggest part. The Jura, with a length of about 300 kilometers, is confined by the midland, the Hochrhein and the Burgundy Gate. Lake Geneva and Lake Constance as well as the river Rhine, form the natural borders of the midland. The most famous holiday destinations are in the Alps, which attract skiers in winter, and hikers and mountain bikers in summer. In Grisons you will find the Swiss national park, the oldest one in the Alps.

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