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Gurnigel at 1126 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 1 am (local time) / 20 Aug 2026
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Next 3 days weather summary:Heavy rain (total 69.0mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 weather summary:Heavy rain (total 23.0mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
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t-storm risk | t-storm risk | heavy rain | heavy rain | heavy rain | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | some clouds | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | rain shwrs | t-storm risk | some clouds | heavy rain | |
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mm | 2 | 10 | 23 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | 18 |
max °C | 19 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 16 |
min °C | 15 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 19 | 12 | 14 | 22 | 13 | 14 | 22 | 14 |
chill °C | 15 | 18 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 9 | 12 | 19 | 12 | 14 | 22 | 13 | 14 | 22 | 14 |
Humid % | 81 | 83 | 84 | 98 | 93 | 72 | 72 | 47 | 60 | 57 | 45 | 57 | 47 | 49 | 59 | 59 | 49 | 79 |
Freeze m | 4150 | 4000 | 3600 | 3200 | 3150 | 2950 | 2950 | 3050 | 3550 | 3650 | 3700 | 3800 | 3900 | 4050 | 4050 | 3800 | 4000 | 3750 |
 | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | 8:23 |
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Gurnigel Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Fresh snowfall depth: | — |
| Last snowfall: | 16 May 2026 |
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Other resorts in Switzerland are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (2)
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Week 3 of August has on average:
0.0 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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0.0 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.0 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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Other resorts in Switzerland are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (2)
The above table gives the weather forecast for Gurnigel at the specific elevation of 1126 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Gurnigel. To access the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider view of the weather, check out the Weather Map of Switzerland.
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