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Parts of Switzerland were covered in snow this weekend as the snow line crept down to 900 metres in some regions. Appenzell-Innerrhoden had snow at this level, reaching 20 centimetres in depth in places.
Approaching the Bernina Pass – © Aigarsr | Dreamstime.com
According to Sharon Satz, from Meteonews, this is quite normal. “It snows at this altitude nearly every year in mid-October. It’s not exceptional” she said. However, the drop in temperature has been sudden. Two weeks ago temperatures were as high as 25 degrees in some places. A cold front from the north is behind the drop.
Other regions with weekend snow included Bivio in Graubunden (18 cm of snow), the 2,328 m Bernina Pass (15 cm of snow) and the 2284 m Julier Pass (13 cm of snow).
Parts of Neuchâtel and Bienne were hit by a hail storm at around 4pm on Sunday. This made roads slippery and caused a pile up on the A5 motorway near Thielle. Around 15 people received minor injuries.
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