Weather forecasts for the Engadin – Origins and Challenges

The weather is an unavoidable topic on every excursion into nature. As a forecaster at MeteoSchweiz, Yves Karrer knows the fascinating and varied world of weather forecasts at MeteoSchweiz, the Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology. He focusses on the forecasts for the National Park region. This area poses a particular challenge for meteorologists: The complex topography of the Alps strongly influences the weather. Inner Alpine dry valleys such as the Engadin are particularly tricky. Even supercomputers, high-resolution models and sophisticated methods such as artificial intelligence reach their limits here.