Cold front on Sunday Locally hottest day of the year before an abrupt drop in temperatures
Saturday once again brought summer-like temperatures to Switzerland. Locally, it was even the hottest day of the year - for example in Basel with 35.4 degrees.
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In addition to Basel, the hottest day of the year so far was also recorded in Vaduz in Liechtenstein with 33.2 degrees and Altdorf UR, Bad Ragaz SG and Oberriet-Kriessern SG with 32.8 degrees each.
Sunday will be followed by a significant drop in temperatures in the north, with a temperature difference of over 10 degrees compared to Saturday in some places. A cold front will move across the northern side of the Alps. The risk of rain and thunderstorms increases as early as Sunday night.
But by Tuesday, temperatures will rise again to a summery 26 degrees. It remains hot in Ticino. The next hot day for the whole of Switzerland is expected on Thursday
