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Fog report Sat, 31/10

Fog lid at 600–700 m, sun above it.

Most sun: La Dôle with 9 h 51 min. On the Swiss Plateau 9 of 36 weather stations saw not a single minute of sun.

Measured on Saturday, 31 October 2020 · Source: MeteoSwiss, SwissMetNet stations

Station up to 700 mStation above 700 mFog lid, measured

Sun staircase · 31/10/2020 · measured

Sun by altitude at 61 weather stations

Each dot is a MeteoSwiss station: up, how high it lies; right, how long it measured sun on Sat, 31/10.

Stations without a minute of sun: 9

  • Bischofszell / Sitterdorf507 m0 min
  • Payerne490 m0 min
  • Neuchâtel485 m0 min
  • Nyon / Changins458 m0 min
  • Güttingen440 m0 min
  • Schaffhausen438 m0 min

Longest in the sun

  • La Dôle1,670 m9 h 51 min
  • Le Moléson1,974 m9 h 46 min
  • Chasseral1,594 m9 h 32 min
  • Säntis2,501 m9 h 28 min

Above the fog lid: summits from 800 m

All measurements of Sat, 31/10

Minutes of sun per hour at 61 MeteoSwiss weather stations, sorted by height. Each cell is an hour; the dashed line is the measured fog level.

Station · hour ending89101112131415161718Total
Jungfraujoch3,571 m33 min60 min60 min60 min60 min60 min60 min60 min43 min0 min0 min8 h 16 min
Säntis2,501 m43 min60 min60 min60 min60 min60 min60 min60 min60 min42 min3 min9 h 28 min
Gütsch, Andermatt2,286 m0 min48 min60 min60 min60 min60 min60 min60 min60 min45 min0 min8 h 33 min
Pilatus2,105 m22 min60 min60 min60 min60 min60 min60 min60 min55 min35 min0 min8 h 52 min
Le Moléson1,974 m33 min60 min60 min60 min60 min60 min60 min60 min60 min60 min13 min9 h 46 min
La Dôle1,670 m36 min60 min60 min60 min60 min60 min60 min60 min60 min60 min15 min9 h 51 min
Chasseral1,594 m33 min60 min60 min60 min60 min60 min60 min56 min60 min60 min3 min9 h 32 min
Napf1,404 m31 min60 min60 min60 min60 min60 min60 min60 min50 min44 min2 min9 h 7 min
Adelboden1,321 m0 min0 min15 min60 min60 min60 min60 min60 min60 min11 min0 min6 h 26 min
Bullet / La Frétaz1,205 m24 min60 min60 min60 min60 min60 min60 min60 min60 min20 min0 min8 h 44 min
Chaumont1,136 m25 min60 min60 min60 min60 min60 min60 min60 min60 min46 min0 min9 h 11 min
Hörnli1,133 m20 min59 min60 min60 min60 min60 min60 min60 min59 min33 min0 min8 h 51 min
Plaffeien1,042 m16 min60 min60 min60 min60 min60 min60 min60 min57 min54 min0 min9 h 7 min
Engelberg1,036 m0 min25 min60 min60 min60 min60 min55 min60 min19 min0 min0 min6 h 39 min
Château-d'Oex1,028 m0 min27 min60 min60 min60 min60 min60 min60 min58 min43 min0 min8 h 8 min
La Chaux-de-Fonds1,017 m13 min60 min60 min60 min60 min60 min60 min60 min60 min55 min0 min9 h 8 min
Bantiger942 m23 min60 min60 min60 min60 min60 min60 min60 min49 min50 min0 min9 h 2 min
Einsiedeln911 m0 min40 min60 min60 min60 min60 min60 min60 min56 min13 min0 min7 h 49 min
Uetliberg854 m30 min60 min60 min60 min60 min60 min60 min60 min40 min34 min0 min8 h 44 min
Lägern845 m25 min60 min60 min60 min60 min60 min60 min60 min19 min46 min0 min8 h 30 min
Oron828 m13 min60 min60 min60 min60 min60 min60 min60 min60 min54 min0 min9 h 7 min
St. Gallen776 m0 min41 min60 min60 min60 min60 min60 min59 min59 min14 min0 min7 h 53 min
Frutigen756 m0 min0 min34 min60 min60 min60 min60 min60 min60 min0 min0 min6 h 34 min
Langnau i.E.744 m11 min60 min60 min60 min60 min60 min60 min60 min51 min30 min0 min8 h 32 min
Bière684 m22 min60 min60 min60 min43 min60 min60 min60 min60 min58 min0 min9 h 3 min
Fribourg / Grangeneuve651 m22 min60 min60 min60 min60 min60 min60 min60 min47 min49 min0 min8 h 58 min
Rünenberg611 m1 min28 min53 min60 min60 min60 min60 min52 min35 min43 min0 min7 h 32 min
Zürich / Fluntern604 m0 min0 min0 min0 min0 min33 min60 min60 min52 min40 min0 min4 h 5 min
Fahy596 m23 min60 min60 min60 min60 min60 min60 min60 min60 min51 min0 min9 h 14 min
no sun1–19 min20–44 min45–60 minMeasured fog levelMeasurements: MeteoSwiss, SwissMetNet

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Source: MeteoSwiss