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Rain radar Kerzers live

This radar shows the precipitation observed over Kerzers (canton of Fribourg, 455 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 Kerzers right now?

The radar shows what is falling right now. To know when the rain will reach Kerzers, the "will it rain within the hour?" band on its weather page gives 15-minute detail for the next two hours.

Kerzers weather: forecast and rain within the hour

How to read this radar over Swiss plateau

Over the plateau the radar is at its most reliable: moderate relief, no screening, readable echoes. Fronts cross from west to east in three to five hours. In summer, storm cells form over the Jura or the Prealps and cross the plateau at the end of the day — the animation clearly shows the track, so you can tell within half an hour whether the storm will hit the municipality or pass beside it.

The climate of Kerzers in figures

MeteoSwiss 1991-2020 normals, computed for Kerzers from the nearest SwissMetNet stations. They give the order of magnitude of what the radar shows through the year.

IndicatorValue
Precipitation per year977 mm
Rain days per year58
Wettest monthJuly (106 mm)
Driest monthFebruary (53 mm)
Snow days49
Sunshine1 796 h

Radar nearby

Radar for neighbouring municipalities and cantons:

National radar

For an overview of Switzerland: Rain radar Switzerland live

Is the Kerzers 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.