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(GenevaLunch) – A brief update on weather and snow:
Swiss Alps
The wild southern foehn blew hard during the night in the Rhone Valley and gusting winds from the southeast hit much of the rest of the Swiss Alps, but the weather has remained surprisingly cold, with temperatures around 2C at 1,000 metres in early afternoon. Normally the foehn melts the snow rapidly, but the amount of snow and the condition of it remains good, with an extra 10cm fresh falling in many places 24 December and early Christmas morning.
Jura
from Shirley Curran: Snow cover remains good in all our Jurassian resorts and the weather is set to remain cold over the weekend. The weather is expected to get warmer from Tuesday for a few days, so now is the time to benefit from these unusually good conditions in the Jura.
Weather forecast
and one part recovering!
Bundle up: temperatures are expected to remain below freezing everywhere for the next few days! With the bise northerly winds blowing on the plains and gusting winds in the Alps, you’ll need that extra layer. But this is good news for the snow we already have, especially as the cold weather is coming with sunshine and more sunshine: no fresh snow.
Photos, Aminona, Valais, Switzerland: Nick Bates. Click on images to view larger.
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News story, GenevaLunch, 26 December 2008.
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Tags: snow, Swiss Alps, winter sports