BERN - Early July heat on the plateau sent Basel, Geneva and parts of Aargau to their heat plans: cooling rooms for older residents, extra water at stations, and warnings about afternoon sport. Overnight lows stayed high enough that flats under the roof did not recover.
Hospitals reported the usual first-wave calls: dehydration, not drama. Farmers on the midlands talked about irrigation slots. The Alps, still carrying last month's disaster in Valais, talked about fire.
A quiet month with a loud thermometer
July is parliament's quiet stretch. The weather does not recess. Cities will copy this week if the high stays.