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Hi Dora,
Which dates are you planning to visit those places? Only the coming 3 days are somewhat reliable in the forecasts: http://www.myswissalps.com/weather/forecast. There’s indeed a chance of rain after 14:00 on some days, but that means you can still visit before that time.
Please see our Wengen page for bad weather alternatives: http://www.myswissalps.com/wengen
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Thank you. We r already have T falls and A day in Bern on the list to do.
we r visiting Aug and I know to check the day before. Just trying to have some alternatives in mind before crossing the pond.
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Listing alternatives is a good plan! The tips under “Bad weather activities” at http://www.myswissalps.com/zermatt, https://www.myswissalps.com/wengen and https://www.myswissalps.com/interlaken (close to Wengen) can help you out.
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You can always ask the people at the ticket counter for suggestions. Sometimes when clouds and rain are obscuring the view from one mountain, another nearby mountain will still have good visibility. Schilthorn was sacked in with clouds on the day we were supposed to visit, but on the advice the ticket clerk, we went up to Allmendhubel and hiked the flower trail, which was very pretty in late June.
Also keep an eye on the live cams on the mountains. The morning we were supposed to go up Gornergrat, it was very cloudy and rainy. We spent the morning visiting the Mountaineer’s Cemetery and the Matterhorn Museum in Zermatt, also doing some shopping. When I checked the live cam on Gornergrat, it looked like the clouds were started to thin out, so we took a chance and went up. We had wonderful weather and views for the rest of the afternoon and evening!
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Thank you ESAW! Excellent advice to ask at the ticket counter. Also, I had not heard about the Mountaineer Cemetery so will add that to the list. I appreciate the ‘hidden gems’ that aren’t in the guidebooks.