The flood situation in German-speaking Switzerland will remain tense until the weekend. According to forecasts, Lake Biel will reach a new record water level on Friday, and the highest level on Lake Thun is expected to be reached on Saturday morning, as the canton of Bern writes.
After some torrential rain this week – according to «Meteonews», it has moved more than ten centimeters in many places since Monday evening, in Robiei TI even more than 20 centimeters!
As reported by “SRF Meteo”, the runoff of the Reuss in Lucerne alone reached 458 cubic meters per second on Thursday morning. Since 1922, water has only flowed once more: during the 2005 flood.
Lake and river levels will drop significantly
At the moment it does not look as if the highs of 2005 will be exceeded, but at least until the weekend the situation will remain critical. With the weekend comes the longed-for breather – and the long-awaited summer: “Finally there is relaxation”, according to “Meteonews”. «At the beginning of the new week we can expect – at least temporarily – sunny weather. The lake and river levels will drop significantly. “
Deep Bernd pulls like a loop over Central Europe and turns counterclockwise back over the Alps to Italy. This means: Changing clouds and more showers and thunderstorms on Friday at 18 to 21 degrees. On Saturday in the west partly quite sunny, in the east still changeable, but always drier and already 23 to 26 degrees. In Ticino, with northern foehn, over 30 degrees.
According to the weather forecast, there could be thunderstorms again in a week at the weekend. There is no sign of a new storm front. (kes)