Solothurn live webcam – Etziken weather camera (MeteoSwiss)
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What you are looking at
MeteoSwiss runs this weather camera at Etziken, in the canton of Solothurn, at about 566 meters. The camera stands on a mast above the trees, and its wide panorama looks out over woods, fields and a village on the flat Swiss Plateau, with the long ridge of the Jura on the horizon. A pole crosses part of the image.
This is the heart of the Swiss Plateau between Bern, Solothurn and Olten, and MeteoSwiss uses the camera mainly to watch weather along flight routes in this part of the country. The flat landscape makes it a good place to see the sky: fog and low stratus in autumn and winter, sometimes lasting all day, fronts and rain arriving from the west, summer thunderstorms building in the afternoon and clear days when the Jura stands out sharply. The fields also show the farming year, from bare soil to green crops and harvest.
A new panoramic still image is saved every ten minutes. At dawn and dusk the camera switches to an infrared filter for black-and-white images in low light. A practical tip: the time printed on the image is UTC, one hour behind Swiss time in winter and two hours in summer.
Camera details
- Camera ID
- ETZ
- Operator
- MeteoSwiss
- Elevation
- 566 m / 1,857 ft
- Image updates
- Every 10 min
- Video format
- Still image (JPEG)
- Position
- Exact (from the provider)
- Licence
- Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)
- Data source
- MeteoSwiss weather cameras (Switzerland)
- Last checked
- Oct 7, 23:45 UTC (3 h ago)
- Working, last 7 days
- 100 % of checks
From the provider's own camera list and our automatic checks. Readings and details can change without notice.
Where this Solothurn live webcam is
Weather now in Solothurn: 12 °C (54 °F), rain, wind 10 km/h (6 mph) from the southwest. Forecast for 5 AM local time. Weather: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0)
Solothurn is a town in Switzerland with about 17,000 people. The camera is about 8.9 km from the center, 566 m (1,857 ft) above sea level. Biel/Bienne, the nearest larger town, is 23 km away. Solothurn keeps Europe/Zurich time (UTC+2 at the moment); the panel above shows the local time live.
On the map
Live cameras near Solothurn
Closest to this one: Frienisberg weather camera (MeteoSwiss), Switzerland (30 km), Eich weather camera (MeteoSwiss), Switzerland (39 km) and St. Chrischona weather camera (MeteoSwiss), Switzerland (43 km).
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Questions about Etziken weather camera (MeteoSwiss), Switzerland
Can I watch Etziken weather camera (MeteoSwiss), Switzerland live right now?
Yes, it is working: at our last automatic check (Oct 7, 23:45 UTC) it was sending new pictures. It is a still image, not video: a new photo arrives about every 10 minutes straight from MeteoSwiss.
How often does this camera refresh?
About every 10 minutes, on MeteoSwiss's schedule. The image on this page refreshes by itself while the tab is open.
Where does this camera come from?
MeteoSwiss (Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology) runs this camera. It is an official source. Its images are shared under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0). LiveLocation shows them straight from the source with credit. About MeteoSwiss Watch at the source
Where is the Etziken weather camera (MeteoSwiss), Switzerland camera?
It is about 8.9 km from the center of Solothurn, Switzerland. Coordinates: 47.182, 7.648. All cameras in Solothurn
What is the local time at Solothurn?
Solothurn is in the Europe/Zurich time zone. The "Right now" panel above shows the local time live. On October 8 the sun rises at 7:37 AM and sets at 6:56 PM there.
Can I see other cameras nearby?
No other camera is within 25 km yet. The live camera radar can search up to 250 km around this spot. Open the radar here
How high up is this camera?
It stands about 566 m (1,857 ft) above sea level, so snow, cloud and wind there can be quite different from towns lower down.