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Today (Saturday 14 Nov) in Rickenbach (LU): overcast, −2 to 4 °C, precipitation 0.0 mm (0 %), wind up to 7 km/h. Tomorrow: showers, 1 to 10 °C. The day runs 2.4 °C below the November norm (3.3 °C monthly mean, MeteoSwiss 1991–2020).
| Day | Weather | Min | Max | Precip. | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | overcast | −2 °C | 4 °C | 0.0 mm | 7 km/h |
| Tomorrow | showers | 1 °C | 10 °C | 3.0 mm | 15 km/h |
| Mon 16 Nov | showers | 6 °C | 10 °C | 5.6 mm | 29 km/h |
| Tue 17 Nov | light rain | 6 °C | 14 °C | 3.9 mm | 36 km/h |
| Wed 18 Nov | showers | 9 °C | 11 °C | 4.5 mm | 33 km/h |
| Thu 19 Nov | light rain | 8 °C | 13 °C | 3.0 mm | 30 km/h |
| Fri 20 Nov | light rain | 0 °C | 7 °C | 5.4 mm | 34 km/h |
No rain expected today in Rickenbach (LU). Tomorrow: rain from 05:00 to 12:00. The 15-minute detail for the next two hours is shown on demand.
Saturday 14 Nov in Rickenbach (LU), hour by hour: mostly sunny in the morning, sunny in the afternoon, overcast in the evening. Low −2 °C around 07:00, high 4 °C around 15:00. No rainy hour.
| Time | Weather | Temp. | Precip. | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00:00 | sunny | 0 °C | 0.0 mm | 7 km/h |
| 01:00 | sunny | −1 °C | 0.0 mm | 7 km/h |
| 02:00 | sunny | −1 °C | 0.0 mm | 6 km/h |
| 03:00 | sunny | −1 °C | 0.0 mm | 7 km/h |
| 04:00 | sunny | −2 °C | 0.0 mm | 5 km/h |
| 05:00 | sunny | −2 °C | 0.0 mm | 4 km/h |
| 06:00 | sunny | −2 °C | 0.0 mm | 3 km/h |
| 07:00 | sunny | −2 °C | 0.0 mm | 2 km/h |
| 08:00 | mostly sunny | −2 °C | 0.0 mm | 2 km/h |
| 09:00 | mostly sunny | −1 °C | 0.0 mm | 1 km/h |
| 10:00 | mostly sunny | 0 °C | 0.0 mm | 2 km/h |
| 11:00 | overcast | 1 °C | 0.0 mm | 3 km/h |
| 12:00 | overcast | 2 °C | 0.0 mm | 2 km/h |
| 13:00 | partly cloudy | 3 °C | 0.0 mm | 2 km/h |
| 14:00 | partly cloudy | 4 °C | 0.0 mm | 2 km/h |
| 15:00 | mostly sunny | 4 °C | 0.0 mm | 2 km/h |
| 16:00 | sunny | 4 °C | 0.0 mm | 2 km/h |
| 17:00 | sunny | 2 °C | 0.0 mm | 2 km/h |
| 18:00 | sunny | 2 °C | 0.0 mm | 2 km/h |
| 19:00 | mostly sunny | 2 °C | 0.0 mm | 2 km/h |
| 20:00 | overcast | 2 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 km/h |
| 21:00 | partly cloudy | 2 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 km/h |
| 22:00 | overcast | 2 °C | 0.0 mm | 1 km/h |
| 23:00 | overcast | 2 °C | 0.0 mm | 3 km/h |
Today, Saturday 14 Nov in Rickenbach (LU): overcast, −2 to 4 °C, wind up to 7 km/h. No precipitation expected. That is 2.4 °C below the climate normal for November in Rickenbach (LU) (3.3 °C average over 1991-2020).
Tomorrow, Sunday 15 Nov, in Rickenbach (LU): showers, 1 to 10 °C, wind up to 15 km/h. Precipitation expected: 3.0 mm, 37 % probability.
Today in Rickenbach (LU) (723 m): −2 to 4 °C. Tomorrow: 1 to 10 °C. Over the next 7 days, highs range from 4 to 14 °C, averaging 10 °C.
This weekend in Rickenbach (LU): Saturday overcast, −2 to 4 °C; Sunday showers, 1 to 10 °C.
Yes: 6 days with precipitation are expected in Rickenbach (LU) over the next 7 days, 25.4 mm in total. Wettest day: Monday 16 Nov (5.6 mm).
Today in Rickenbach (LU) (723 m), the UV index peaks at 2 (low) around midday. No particular protection is needed. In the mountains, radiation rises by about 10 % per 1,000 m, and snow reflects up to 80 % of it.
The best day of the next 7 in Rickenbach (LU): Saturday 14 Nov, overcast, up to 4 °C.
In Rickenbach (LU) (723 m), the mean annual temperature is 8.3 °C. The warmest month is July (17.6 °C on average) and the coldest January (−0.5 °C). About 1076 mm of precipitation falls per year, peaking in August (121 mm) with a minimum in February (60 mm). On average there are 75 frost days and 11 hot days (≥ 30 °C) per year. The mean monthly maximum reaches 31.1 °C and the absolute minimum −10.2 °C.
Mean monthly precipitation (mm) — bar height relative to the wettest month.
| Month | Mean T | Abs. max | Abs. min | Precip. (mm) | Frost days | Summer days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | −0.5 °C | 9.7 °C | −10.2 °C | 69 | 20 | 0 |
| Feb | 0.2 °C | 12.0 °C | −9.7 °C | 60 | 18 | 0 |
| Mar | 4.2 °C | 17.4 °C | −6.4 °C | 68 | 10 | 0 |
| Apr | 8.1 °C | 22.0 °C | −3.1 °C | 78 | 2 | 1 |
| May | 12.2 °C | 26.1 °C | 1.2 °C | 116 | 0 | 5 |
| Jun | 15.9 °C | 29.7 °C | 5.1 °C | 112 | 0 | 12 |
| Jul | 17.6 °C | 31.1 °C | 7.5 °C | 120 | 0 | 16 |
| Aug | 17.1 °C | 30.1 °C | 6.9 °C | 121 | 0 | 15 |
| Sep | 12.9 °C | 25.2 °C | 2.9 °C | 84 | 0 | 5 |
| Oct | 8.5 °C | 20.1 °C | −1.2 °C | 83 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov | 3.3 °C | 13.8 °C | −5.5 °C | 76 | 8 | 0 |
| Dec | 0.2 °C | 10.2 °C | −9.3 °C | 89 | 17 | 0 |
| Year | 8.3 °C | 31.1 °C | −10.2 °C | 1076 | 75 | 53 |
Rickenbach (LU) sits at around 723 m above sea level in the canton of Lucerne. This elevation directly affects temperatures, the rain-snow line and snow cover: on average, the temperature drops by about 0.55 °C per 100 m of altitude.
The warmest month in Rickenbach (LU) is July, averaging 17.6 °C; the coldest is January, at −0.5 °C. The annual mean is 8.3 °C (MeteoSwiss 1991–2020 normals, reference station Buchs / Aarau).
Rickenbach (LU) receives about 1076 mm of precipitation a year, or 90 mm a month on average. The wettest month is August (121 mm) and the driest February (60 mm), according to the MeteoSwiss 1991–2020 normals.
Rickenbach (LU) averages 75 frost days a year, most of them in January (20 days). Conversely, 53 summer days exceed 25 °C, 11 of them above 30 °C. Mean values from the MeteoSwiss 1991–2020 normals.
In Rickenbach (LU), the monthly mean rises from −0.5 °C in January to 17.6 °C in July: a 18.1 °C gap between the coldest and the warmest month. Absolute extremes over 1991–2020 range from −10.2 °C to 31.1 °C.
Source: MeteoSwiss open data (1991–2020 normals) — stations Buchs / Aarau (17 km, 387 m), Gösgen (19 km, 380 m), Cham (24 km, 443 m), adjusted to the elevation of Rickenbach (LU) (723 m) using a 0.55 °C/100 m lapse rate. Indicative, rounded values.