- On Saturday, temperature records of up to 39 degrees were measured in many places in Switzerland.
- Lightning-rich thunderstorms erupted in central Switzerland and the canton of Graubünden in the evening.
- Meteo Switzerland also forecasts thunderstorms for Sunday, especially in the foothills of the Alps and the Alps.
Switzerland is suffering from a heat wave. Some cantons were able to breathe a sigh of relief on Saturday evening: thunderstorms brought some cooling.
Numerous users filmed the rain and lightning. An “extreme thunderstorm” occurred at Lake Sihl near Einsiedeln, according to a news scout. “Absolute madness,” someone writes about his recordings. There was lightning and thunder over Lake Brienz. It also rained for about 90 minutes, according to the news scout.
Another user reported heavy thunderstorms and strong winds in Siebnen SZ on Saturday evening, right at the street food festival. It was hailing in Altendorf SZ, as another video shows. News scout Michelangelo also witnessed the weather spectacle in Hergiswil NW.
There will also be thunderstorms on Sunday
In the canton of Graubünden, thunderstorms during the night also cooled things down briefly, as several news scouts report.
Meteo Switzerland is forecasting thunderstorms again for today. Showers and thunderstorms are expected to increase in the foothills and Alps in the morning. In the afternoon, strong thunderstorms with squalls and large amounts of precipitation are possible, especially in the east. In the lowlands the probability is rather low.
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Jeanne Dutoit is a correspondent for the Basel local editorial team.
