Weekend rainfall barely reduces drought

The current front of Saturday night has only brought more than 10 millimeters of rain to the west. East of Winterthur, it was completely dry. In Graubünden, the landscape took advantage of the best of the rain, but it rained in the night of Saturday in large parts of the canton persistent, but not too intense. The water has had time to seep into the ground and not to drip immediately on the surface.

Slowly, the great drought in many parts of Europe is also noticeable in Switzerland. Green areas are turning yellow, water levels are flowing, farmers are worried about harvesting. Image: A farmer walks through a field of rapeseed harvested near Aristau in Canton Aargau (19.7.). (Image: Urs Flüeler / Keystone)

A great warmth also accompanies the 43rd edition of the Paleo Festival in Nyon. During the six days of the festival, from July 17 to 22, around 230,000 spectators arrive to cool off between concerts. (Image: Jean-Christophe Bott / Keystone)

An arid agricultural area in the canton of Zurich (19.7.). The summer of 2018 turns into a great drought. In Ticino, no fire can be lit on the outside, the risk of forest fires is usually high, which calls into question the fire of fireworks at the party August 1st. (Image: Ennio Leanza / Keystone)

Hikers enjoy the view of the Eggishorn on the Aletsch Glacier near Fiesch (18.7.). Glaciers are very affected by heat; Since April, it's a lot warmer than average in the long run. From two to three degrees, the temperatures were above the norm from 1981 to 2010. The month of June 2018 was the third warmest in Switzerland since measurements began in 1864. (Image: Walter Bieri / EPA)

because of the drought in Switzerland Not only agriculture, but also the fish lacks more and more water. In Escholzmatt, Canton Lucerne, brown trout are fished in the Ballenbach (18 July). (Image: Urs Flüeler / Keystone)

The Ballenbach is partially completely dry (18 July). (Image: Urs Flüeler / Keystone)

Brown trout are then released into safe waters near Ballenbach (18 July). (Image: Urs Flüeler / Keystone)

The Lucerne County Fisheries Inspector, Thomas Küng (l.), And the District Fisheries Chairman, Walter Portmann (r.), Collect brown trout in buckets, then in deeper waters (July 18). (Image: Urs Flüeler / Keystone)

The drought of recent months has added to Swiss agriculture. Since April, the country is already thirsty for water. Workers prepare artificial irrigation in Stettfurt, Thurgau (13 July). (Image: Gian Ehrenzeller / Keystone)

A field in Stettfurt with young seedlings is irrigated. In Thurgau, since June, a ban on the water of the waters. Farmers must irrigate their fields elsewhere (13 July). (Photo: Gian Ehrenzeller / Keystone)

A worker prepares for irrigation of a field in Stettfurt. From April to the end of June, precipitation in Switzerland only reached 71% of the norm. As a result, Switzerland experienced one of the ten weakest periods of April-June since the start of the measures (13 July). (Image: Gian Ehrenzeller / Keystone)

An agricultural machine harvests wheat. In June, only 20 to 40% of the usual rainfall fell locally. In addition, temperatures in recent months were well above long-term averages (July 13). (Image: Gian Ehrenzeller / Keystone)

A field in Stettfurt is sprayed with the irrigation machine (July 13). (Image: Gian Ehrenzeller / Keystone)

A cornfield in Stettfurt. Meanwhile, the Federal Natural Hazard Response Committee has adopted the topic of drought. For example, a project focused on the development of drought warnings. When and in what form such warnings can be made, it is not yet clear (July 13). (Photo: Gian Ehrenzeller / Keystone)

Other parts of eastern Switzerland and Graubünden are facing a severe drought, as here in Jenins (10 July). (Image: Gian Ehrenzeller / Keystone)

A chicory field in Jenins is much too dry. Without irrigation, young plants would dry out (July 10). (Image: Gian Ehrenzeller / Keystone)

The land of the chicory field is torn and hard (July 10). (Photo: Gian Ehrenzeller / Keystone)

A well in Malans has been drained. The village has closed several wells to save water (July 10). (Photo: Gian Ehrenzeller / Keystone)

The young Maienfeld vines are watered (10 July). (Image: Gian Ehrenzeller / Keystone)

The danger of forest fire in Switzerland is increasing. While in Canton Ticino and the southern valleys of Graubünden, an absolute ban on fires has been in force since 9 July, Graubünden has also issued a corresponding ban on forests and forests for most of the rest of the canton. A sign prohibits the lighting of the fire in Maienfeld (July 10). (Photo: Gian Ehrenzeller / Keystone)

Considerable for large forest fires, the danger also exists in Valais as well as in central and eastern Switzerland. In the coming days, the risk of fire could further increase. Photo: Forces at a forest in Stoos on Friday. Following an embankment fire, firefighters from the Stoos fire brigade discovered more fires in the afternoons near the extinguished fire (July 13). (Image: Cantonal police Schwyz)

The weather is less awkward for many hikers, like this one on the Fronalpstock with clairvoyance on Lake Lucerne. An end of the dry period is not in sight. Although local thunderstorms are expected for Sunday. However, they are likely to provide relief only in the short term (July 12). (Photo: Arnd Wiegmann / Reuters) In the report In the other series of photos

The drought makes Switzerland more and more difficult

The disturbance brought Saturday a significant cooling with temperatures below 25 degrees. The daily maximum value was reached at 24.7 degrees in Güttingen, Canton Thurgau. Sunday already, more than 30 degrees were measured in Locarno.

From Monday, meteorologists predict again the rise in temperatures. With the Hundstagen, the heat of summer comes back. According to SRF Meteo, this heat should last at least next weekend, perhaps even in the month of August. With the heat, the drought will also intensify.