Fog report Sat, 10-17

Name: Fog report Sat, 2026-10-17: sunshine at the SwissMetNet stations
Creator: MeteoSwiss
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Fog lid at 1,800–2,200 m, sun above it.

Most sun: Jungfraujoch with 8 h 48 min. On the Swiss Plateau 31 of 44 weather stations saw not a single minute of sun.

Measured on Saturday, October 17, 2026 · Source: MeteoSwiss, SwissMetNet stations

Station up to 2,200 mStation above 2,200 mFog lid, measured

Sun staircase · 2026-10-17 · measured

Sun by altitude at 73 weather stations

Each dot is a MeteoSwiss station: up, how high it lies; right, how long it measured sun on Sat, 10-17.

Stations without a minute of sun: 41

La Dôle1,670 m0 min
Chasseral1,594 m0 min
Chaumont1,136 m0 min
Hörnli1,133 m0 min
La Brévine1,050 m0 min
La Chaux-de-Fonds1,017 m0 min

Longest in the sun

Jungfraujoch3,571 m8 h 48 min
Bad Ragaz497 m7 h 10 min
Château-d'Oex1,028 m6 h 40 min
Gütsch, Andermatt2,286 m6 h 12 min

Above the fog lid: summits from 2,300 m

All measurements of Sat, 10-17

Minutes of sun per hour at 73 MeteoSwiss weather stations, sorted by height. Each cell is an hour; the dashed line is the measured fog level.

Station · hour ending	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Total
Jungfraujoch3,571 m	0 min	44 min	60 min	60 min	60 min	60 min	60 min	60 min	60 min	58 min	6 min	0 min	8 h 48 min
Titlis3,045 m	5 min	60 min	60 min	60 min	60 min	60 min	50 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	5 h 55 min
Säntis2,501 m	0 min	59 min	60 min	60 min	60 min	23 min	0 min	1 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	4 h 23 min
Gütsch, Andermatt2,286 m	0 min	27 min	60 min	60 min	60 min	60 min	60 min	45 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	6 h 12 min
Pilatus2,105 m	1 min	60 min	56 min	29 min	6 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	2 h 32 min
Le Moléson1,974 m	0 min	29 min	5 min	43 min	20 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	1 h 37 min
La Dôle1,670 m	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min
Chasseral1,594 m	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min
Napf1,404 m	0 min	0 min	3 min	5 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	8 min
Adelboden1,321 m	0 min	0 min	7 min	60 min	60 min	60 min	60 min	57 min	20 min	2 min	0 min	0 min	5 h 26 min
Bullet / La Frétaz1,205 m	0 min	0 min	1 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	1 min
Chaumont1,136 m	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min
Hörnli1,133 m	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min
La Brévine1,050 m	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min
Plaffeien1,042 m	0 min	12 min	31 min	59 min	15 min	11 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	2 h 8 min
Engelberg1,036 m	0 min	0 min	59 min	60 min	60 min	60 min	24 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	4 h 23 min
Château-d'Oex1,028 m	0 min	0 min	50 min	60 min	60 min	60 min	60 min	60 min	50 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	6 h 40 min
La Chaux-de-Fonds1,017 m	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min
Bantiger942 m	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min
Einsiedeln911 m	0 min	0 min	7 min	17 min	8 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	32 min
Uetliberg854 m	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min
Lägern845 m	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min
Oron828 m	0 min	5 min	12 min	33 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	50 min
St. Gallen776 m	0 min	0 min	0 min	32 min	20 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	52 min
Frutigen756 m	not measured	not measured	not measured	not measured	not measured	not measured	not measured	not measured	not measured	not measured	not measured	not measured	0 min
Langnau i.E.744 m	0 min	32 min	23 min	58 min	58 min	5 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	2 h 56 min
Salen-Reutenen719 m	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min
Bière684 m	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min
Fribourg / Grangeneuve651 m	0 min	0 min	0 min	48 min	14 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	1 h 2 min
Ebnat-Kappel623 m	0 min	33 min	49 min	27 min	23 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	2 h 12 min
Rünenberg611 m	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min
Zürich / Fluntern604 m	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min	0 min

no sun1–19 min20–44 min45–60 minnot measuredMeasured fog levelMeasurements: MeteoSwiss, SwissMetNet

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