Strasbourg sits in eastern France under a semi-continental climate, with colder winters than the rest of the country and a summer rainy season shaped by convective thunderstorms rather than a single wet period.
Sitting near the Rhine on the German border, the city monitors both the Rhine and the Ill River during periods of heavy rain. Because summer storms here can be locally intense even when the season’s overall rainfall is unremarkable, radar is a useful way to spot a fast-developing storm cell before it arrives. Meteo-France operates the national radar network. Learn more: Flash Flood Warning Signs on Radar · Open the full Rain Map