The new front, which has formed in the British Isles, is set to arrive in Switzerland around lunchtime. The warning level has been set at 3 out of a possible 5 for the majority of the country, with only the Lake Geneva region given a lower rating (of 2 out of 5).
Named ’Tomris’ in German, it is set to bring winds of up to 100km/h on the lowlands and of up to 120km/h in mountainous areas.
READ: Why do storms in Switzerland have two names?
Rain and snow are also expected.
While conditions are set to run for most of the day on Thursday, a clear front is predicted to move in and bring with it sunnier weather on Friday heading into the weekend.
Several lowland areas have predicted temperatures of 14 degrees on Sunday.
Warmest winter on record
Despite the storm fronts which have gripped the country for over a week, the winter has been mild from a temperature perspective.
With averages 2.5 degrees higher than the previous high set in the winter of 2006-07, this winter is set to be the warmest ever recorded.
Der Winter 2019/2020 ist auf Rekordkurs: Mit Abweichung von +2.5° in der #Schweiz bereits jetzt wärmer als der rekordwarme 2006/2007!
Noch ein Rekord: In #Zürich lag bis jetzt noch nie #Schnee! Den bisher spätesten 1. Schnee (1cm um 07 Uhr) gab es am 12.2.1990…@zueriost @NZZ pic.twitter.com/FGd8u0GJOQ— meteocentrale.ch (@meteocentrale) February 11, 2020
Another record was broken in Zurich on Wednesday.
The mark of February 12th is the latest date in the season that the city has not seen snowfall. Zurich’s weather is not predicted to drop below zero in the coming week, meaning a new record will be set.
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