Winds of over 140 km/h hit Vaud today

High winds whistled past the Dôle today. At 1,677 m above sea level, the Dôle is the second highest peak in the Jura. Winds there today went as high as 142 km/h. Down by Lake Geneva, winds got up above 90 km/h in Saint-Prex and Nyon, according to MeteoNews.

Maximum wind speeds in other places today were:

• La Dôle 142 km/h
• Chasseral 94 km/h
• Nyon 93 km/h
• Les CharbonnieÌ€res 93 km/h
• Saint-Prex 92 km/h
• BieÌ€re 88 km/h
• GeneÌ€ve 87 km/h
• Les Diablerets 87 km/h
• Mathod 86 km/h
• Moléson 85 km/h
• NeuchaÌ‚tel 77 km/h
• Oron-la-ville 74 km/h

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