🌪️ Storm Benjamin: Winds of up to 120 km/h expected in Switzerland — videos to follow on Suisse-Blog

ByJean-Michel October 23, 2025October 23, 2025

Storm alert – Northwest Europe prepares to face a storm of rare intensity for the season. Baptized Benjamin, it will bring violent winds from Thursday morning that could exceed 100 to 120 km/h in Switzerland, and up to 140 km/h in France, Belgium and Germany.
👉 Videos of the storm in Switzerland will be available right here on Suisse-Blog.ch.

Meteosuisse report

The storm wasn't that catastrophic in Switzerland. A few downed trees, but nothing apocalyptic!

Transit on roads, highways and railways disrupted.

Maximum gusts at Mount Pilatus at 148 km/h and 145 km/h at Les Diablerets

125 km/h in Bière with material damage

Pylon knocked down near Bière #tempete #benjamin pic.twitter.com/mkmR6UvGu2
— Suisse blog (@suisseblog) October 23, 2025

This is what is happening in Switzerland

The 🌀 #stormBenjamin sweeps across much of the country. Here are the maximum gusts observed since last night:
By the sea
🔵136 km/h at Cap de la Hève (76)
🔵135 km/h in Barneville-Carteret (50)

Inland
🔵107 km/h in Guéret (23)
🔵105 km/h in Château-Chinon (58) pic.twitter.com/d1c2jbXGBJ
— The Weather Channel (@lachainemeteo) October 23, 2025

🌬️ French-speaking Switzerland and the Plateau on level 3 alert

MeteoSwiss placed almost all of French-speaking Switzerland and the Plateau in level 3 alert (marked danger) for strong winds.
THE Pre-Alps are in level 2, while the Ticino and the Grisons remain on level 1 alert.

"A depression will generate strong to stormy winds over large areas," explains Lionel Fontannaz, meteorologist at MeteoSwiss.
"We are expecting gusts of 100 to 110 km/h, or even up to 120 km/h around 1500 meters altitude. »

According to him, cold air from the Jura will further strengthen these gusts in the plain areas.

🌧️ Snow at altitude and heavy precipitation expected

Besides the wind, Storm Benjamin will be accompanied by heavy rainfall.
There rain-snow limit will descend from 2300 meters to 1300 meters, reducing the risk of flooding but announcing a first real winter episode on the Swiss mountains.

The most exposed regions are located in the north of the country : the Jura, the Franches-Montagnes, neighboring Alsace and the Alemannic plateau, where conditions are favorable to the formation of super storm cells.

"Tornadoes most often affect the Jura and the North Plateau, but all regions can be affected," Fontannaz adds.

🕘 Peak expected Thursday between 9am and 3pm

THE peak of storm Benjamin is expected Thursday between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. in the plains, according to Joshua Gehring, meteorologist at MeteoSwiss.
At altitude, the Strong winds will persist until Friday morning.

He recommends to secure any object likely to fly away :

garden furniture, blinds, bins, scaffolding and construction materials,
caution also in forest, with trees that are still leafy being more likely to uproot or lose branches.

🎥 Videos and live coverage on Suisse-Blog

➡️ Switzerland-Blog.ch will broadcast The most striking videos and images of Storm Benjamin in Switzerland : gusts on the Plateau, snow at altitude, and impressive scenes in Romandie.
Internet users will be able to share their own videos and follow the evolution hour by hour of the weather situation.