Switzerland records coldest temperatures of winter season

The reason for these freezing temperatures is the cold Arctic air coming directly from the North Pole, explains MeteoSwiss. © Keystone / Noemi Cinelli

On Friday night, Switzerland experienced its lowest temperatures of the winter to date. Near Buffalora on the Ofen Pass in eastern Switzerland, the mercury dropped to -28°C (-18.4°F).

It was also bitterly cold on the plains. At Ebnat-Kappel in canton St Gallen in the northeast, it was -15.8°C. Temperatures were also low in Egolzwil, canton Lucerne, in central Switzerland (-15.3°C), and in Tänikon, Thurgau (-15°C).

The reason for these freezing temperatures is the cold Arctic air coming directly from the North Pole, explains MeteoSwiss. Clear skies also contributed to these conditions.

The lowest values were reached in the middle of the night. But as the second half of the night wore on, temperatures began to rise, with a bit of a breeze, reports private weather service Meteonews.

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