Nighttime skies on Thursday will be clear in the southern regions, in the other parts of Switzerland predominantly overcast
accompanied by shower-like precipitation. The snowfall level will rapidly descend from 1300 m down to low lying areas. During
the daytime on Friday in the northern regions, skies will be overcast to start with, accompanied by final snowfall. Subsequently,
skies will clear up for a brief spell. During the afternoon in the northern and the eastern regions, showers will set in once
again. In the Valais it will be partly sunny, on the southern flank of the Alps predominantly sunny.
Between Thursday evening and Friday midday, the following amounts of fresh snow are expected above approximately 1300 m:
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regions north of an imaginary Rhine-Rhone line, northern Prättigau, Silvretta: 5 to 10 cm; as much as 15 cm on the northern
Alpine Ridge;
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in the remaining regions of Switzerland, only a few centimetres; on the southern flank of the Alps it will remain dry.
Temperatures will drop. At midday at 2000 m, -8 °C in the northern regions and -6 °C in the southern regions.
Winds will be blowing from westerly to northwesterly directions,
- predominantly at moderate strength in the northern regions during the nocturnal hours on Thursday, at light strength in the
southern regions;
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blowing at moderate to strong velocity during the daytime hours on Friday.