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Weather on Rigi Kulm (1796 m)
1796 m above sea level · Canton of Schwyz
Today cloudy, 4 to 10 °C, freezing level around 3350 m.
Current weather
5.2°
overcast
Wind2 km/h from SE
Precipitation 1 h0.0 mm
Cloud cover100 %
Local forecast (ICON-CH1), altitude-corrected to 1796 m · for 08:00. Source: MeteoSwiss.
Nearest measuring station Gersau (521 m), 7 km away: 13.6°, humidity 85 %, measured at 06:00.
Hourly forecast
Fri 08
5°
↑6
09
6°
↑9
10
7°
↑14
11
7°
↑15
12
8°
↑15
13
8°
↑14
14
9°
↑18
15
9°
↑17
16
9°
↑17
17
9°
↑17
18
9°
↑16
19
8°
↑15
20
8°
↑15
21
8°
↑15
22
8°
↑15
23
7°
↑17
Sat 00
7°
↑17
01
7°
↑14
02
8°
↑10
03
7°
↑6
04
7°
↑6
05
6°
↑6
06
6°
↑6
07
6°
↑7
08
6°
↑8
09
8°
↑7
10
8°
↑13
11
9°
↑16
12
10°
↑16
13
10°
↑17
14
11°
↑20
15
12°
↑22
16
12°
↑23
17
12°
↑23
18
12°
↑21
19
11°
↑13
20
10°
↑8
21
9°
↑15
22
9°
↑17
23
9°
↑17
Sun 00
9°
↑16
01
9°
↑14
02
9°
↑12
Temperature altitude-corrected to 1796 m. Source: MeteoSwiss (ICON-CH2).
5-day forecast
Fri
11 Sept
10° 4°
Sat
12 Sept
12° 6°
Sun
13 Sept
14° 9°
Mon
14 Sept
15° 10°
Tue
15 Sept
17° 12°
Forecast ICON-CH2 (MeteoSwiss), run 11.09. 02:00, calculated for 1796 m.
Rigi Kulm at a glance
The mountain weather on Rigi Kulm (1,798 m) is famous for sunrises above the sea of fog: in winter the «Queen of the Mountains» often lies above the high fog. Exposed and windy; the forecast is corrected for altitude.
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Please note: Weather forecasts are uncertain, and mountain weather can change quickly. No liability is accepted for the information; the original sources MeteoSwiss and SLF are authoritative. This page is no substitute for the official SLF avalanche bulletin or for your own assessment on the ground.