Rain radar Airolo live
This radar shows the precipitation observed over Airolo (canton of Ticino, 1174 m) and its surroundings during the last two hours, frame by frame, followed by a 30-minute radar forecast. The map is centred on the municipality: you can see where the rain is coming from and whether it will pass to the north or the south.
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Is it raining in Airolo right now?
The radar shows what is falling right now. To know when the rain will reach Airolo, the "will it rain within the hour?" band on its weather page gives 15-minute detail for the next two hours.
Airolo weather: forecast and rain within the hour
How to read this radar over south of the Alps
South of the Alps, precipitation is less frequent but distinctly more intense than in the north: one southerly episode can deliver in a day what the plateau receives in a month. The radar shows compact, stationary red echoes there, blocked against the Alpine barrier. Late-summer storms form over the Po plain and move up the valleys in the early evening.
The climate of Airolo in figures
MeteoSwiss 1991-2020 normals, computed for Airolo from the nearest SwissMetNet stations. They give the order of magnitude of what the radar shows through the year.
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Precipitation per year | 1 544 mm |
| Rain days per year | 104 |
| Wettest month | November (166 mm) |
| Driest month | February (68 mm) |
| Snow days | 30 |
| Sunshine | 1 544 h |
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Is the Airolo radar real-time?
A new image is available roughly every 10 minutes. The page loads the image list each time it opens; reload for the most recent one. The last 30 minutes shown are a forecast (nowcasting), not an observation.
Does the radar see snow?
Yes: the radar detects all precipitation. In winter and at altitude, blue echoes are usually snow. The day's rain-snow line is given on the ski resort pages.
Why does the radar show rain when nothing is falling?
The radar beam measures several hundred metres above the ground. In dry air the drops evaporate before reaching it: that is virga. Conversely, in deep valleys the relief screens the beam and the radar underestimates what actually falls.
Radar data: RainViewer composite (European radars, including MeteoSwiss), updated every 10 minutes. Climate normals: MeteoSwiss, SwissMetNet network, 1991-2020 period. Base map © OpenStreetMap. This radar is indicative; for official warnings consult the authorities.