so Far, hardly anything was in the flat country to remember the Winter in this season. Thus, a high average temperature as of this year, in January and in December it was the third average temperature of warmest gave.

the March could be exceptionally warm. Already on Sunday, there is enough locally for up to 13 degrees. After a brief downturn in the weather on Monday and Tuesday with heavy rain and temperatures below 10 degrees it will be on Tuesday up to 16 degrees warm in the flat country.

On Thursday it will be even warmer: 17 degrees predicted – in Geneva, it might even be a warm 18 degrees. The reason for the warm temperatures and a brisk southwest wind that brings mild air in Switzerland. A further weather deterioration follows with rain and temperatures around 9 degrees.

Cold air remained in the North

But why the Winter was this year in the flat country, actually? The answer lies high above the North pole. A vortex in the 10 to 30 km altitude ensures that the air is threaded in a clockwise direction around the North pole. This vortex prevents the cold air in the North and in the South – to come to us – (to the report).

the vortex is Depending on how strong it is with us, warmer or colder. In this Winter the vortex was apparently so strong that it has only served very rare for snow and low temperatures in the lowlands. (red)

Created: 08.03.2020, 10:17 PM