This is how mild New Year’s Eve will be in Winterthur
In the last 20 years or so it was mostly frosty in the city at the turn of the year. According to MeteoSwiss, this will definitely not be the case this New Year’s Eve.
–1.1.2012: A hot New Year’s Eve kiss in frosty temperatures on the church square. In Winterthur the temperatures on New Year’s Eve are mostly between minus 4 and plus 3 degrees.
Archive photo: Marc Dahinden
It is exceptionally warm for the time of year. The thermometer at the weather station in Oberwinterthur measured a fabulous 11.6 degrees yesterday at midnight. Temperatures this high are extremely rare at the end of December. This is also confirmed by meteorologist Christophe Voisard from MeteoSwiss. And he knows: “Several records have tumbled in Switzerland in the last 24 hours.” Because a westerly high-altitude current brought unusually mild air into Switzerland.
Is it still like springtime at the turn of the year? “Yes, actually,” says Voisard. “It will certainly still be relatively mild at midnight today.” However, he currently assumes that the high temperatures of the previous night will probably not be fully reached. “I expect temperatures around 9 degrees for Winterthur at midnight,” says Voisard. And it stays dry.
