KULING

VALAIS · SWITZERLAND

Zermatt weather — measured locally, corrected against the outcome

Zermatt sits in a deep north–south valley in Valais surrounded by four-thousand-metre peaks. The altitude spread inside a single grid box is enormous, which makes valley station measurements and honest uncertainty labelling more important here than almost anywhere.

Open the forecast for Zermatt

How close KULING has been in Zermatt, last 90 days

Mean absolute error per parameter, verified against METAR (flygplatsobservationer), Molnobservationer, Stationsobservationer, SwissMetNet (Schweiz, 10-minutersvärden), mountain_obs. Nothing here is a model self-estimate — every row compares a published forecast with a measurement.

ParameterMean errorVerified points
Cloud cover0.43 steg1155
Wind direction49.36 °1152
Humidity22.04 %352
Pressure267.98 hPa352
Gusts3.72 m/s352
Snow depth0.02 cm338
Visibility5573.19 m145

Local weather character in Zermatt

  • The valley's north–south alignment channels the wind — valley-floor direction rarely follows the large-scale flow.
  • Valais lies in the Alpine rain shadow: much drier than the northern flank, but with heavy snowfall in southerly blocking patterns.
  • Cold air pooling on the valley floor brings early autumn frost even when the heights stay mild.

What you get in the app

  • Hourly forecast with apparent temperature, gusts and minute-level rain start.
  • Rain radar with nowcasting and live lightning strikes.
  • Road weather: slippery-road risk, road surface temperature and visibility.
  • Push alerts for rain, thunder, frost, strong wind and high sea level.
  • A plain-language summary that explains what today actually means.

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