Switzerland is heading into a mixed few days, with Saharan dust returning and thunderstorms sweeping in later today
Geneva is expecting heavy rain and strong föhn winds this afternoon. MeteoSwiss is warning of widespread heavy rainfall in the second half of Friday.
The weekend then clears, with dry sunshine and maximums around 26°C from Yverdon to Martigny on Sunday. Despite the rain, the soil-moisture deficit left by summer's heatwaves remains a serious concern
Montreux rock legend honoured
Montreux turned into a giant Freddie Mercury tribute this weekend, as the town marked what would have been the Queen singer's 80th birthday last Friday
Station preview in Lausanne
Hundreds of Lausanne residents got a rare look inside the giant rebuild of the city's main station this weekend
New historic attraction in Geneva
Geneva has opened a new underground archaeological site displaying nearly 2,000 years of the city's history
Summer weather only getting hotter
Roughly one summer in two will be hotter than 2026, according to an ETH Zurich climatologist
New global accord close to being finalised
After a decade of talks, 128 countries have reached the first global accord on autonomous weapons in Geneva
Neutrality debate heats up
Switzerland's 27 September vote on tightening neutrality is splitting the political left three weeks out from polling day
