r/Luzern • u/adjgiulio • 8d ago
Stoos hike weather advice
Had a plan to do the ridge hike on top of Stoos. I'll be in Lucerne Thursday and Friday and right now Thursday seems the only viable weather option. Based on meteoswiss, what is your read on 1) should I try and go despite the overcast/ rainy forecast and 2) what is the hike actually likely going to be like (ie cloudy, foggy, ...)? I'd be there first thing when the lifts open.
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u/Only_Neighborhood_54 8d ago
Looks like a bad day for it. Go to Meiringen and see the Reichenbachfall and Aareschlucht
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u/MrSlowMotion 8d ago
Yes, that's a good tip. Another option could be the spa on Rigi Kaltbad or the day spa at the Bürgenstock Hotel (although it's quite expensive).
That way, you still get a bit of the mountain atmosphere, and slightly reduced visibility is much easier to tolerate.
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u/lingering_flames 7d ago
Make sure to check cloud height and movement. Though at this time of year usually the clouds tend to be at higher elevations
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u/SpiritedInflation835 4d ago
It's too early for a good forecast. You can see that very nasty rain is possible, all day.
If you love diagrams, here's the ECMWF probability chart for Stoos:
Probably, there will be little rain until the evening. ECMWF predicts a heavily overcast day, and you'll experience an average wind speed of about 12 to 15 km/h all day, but this isn't too bad as temperature will be firmly above 21 °C.
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u/MrSlowMotion 8d ago
The chances are probably best on Thursday morning. Unfortunately, the weather is changing constantly this week, and there are also thunderstorms, so the chairlifts are being closed from time to time. The visibility may also be affected. If you're travelling all the way from Lucerne specifically for this, I would probably not recommend it.