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Live cams and weather

See what the weather on the Elbe slope is doing right now, in figures and in live pictures. The cameras show the Elbe riverside and the falcon nest in the tower of the old fire station; the weather data comes from the Dresden measuring point.

Loschwitz right now

Weather and Elbe level for Loschwitz

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Elbe level – Dresden gauge

Funicular and suspension railway run daily, times and technical data. Weather: Open-Meteo, water level: PEGELONLINE (WSV), both described in the privacy policy. Live cams

Cameras in Loschwitz

Both cameras are operated by third parties and run via YouTube. The picture only loads once you start it yourself; before that, no connection to YouTube is made.

Weather on the Elbe slope

The slope above Loschwitz faces south and is ventilated from the Elbe meadows. That position made viticulture possible from the fifteenth century onwards: the sun hits the terraces almost head-on, and the sandstone holds the warmth into the night. In winter the opposite happens, and it can be foggier down at Körnerplatz than up at the Luisenhof, because cold air collects in the valley.

The Elbe reading comes from the Dresden gauge of the German Federal Waterways and Shipping Administration, a few kilometres downstream. Mean water level is around 200 centimetres. Below 100 centimetres the Weiße Flotte paddle steamers stop running; above 500 centimetres the first flood alert stage begins.

Seeing the view for yourself

The cameras are no substitute for the view from the slope. The best-known viewpoints are at the upper stations of the two railways. From the upper station of the suspension railway in Oberloschwitz the view reaches across the Elbe valley to the old town, and the Luisenhof at the top of the funicular has long been called the "balcony of Dresden". Down by the water, the Blaues Wunder bridge offers the view back up the slope with the church, the villas and the suspension railway.

To combine several of these points, Walks in Loschwitz describes four circular routes that start or finish with one of the hill railways. Cafés and inns at the top and bottom of the slope are listed under Food and drink.

When the view is best

Clear views across the valley are most likely after a change in the weather, when fresh air has cleared the haze. In autumn and winter there is often morning fog over the river while the sun is already shining higher up. That is when the funicular ride is most rewarding, because it climbs out of the fog. In December the Christmas market comes to Körnerplatz, and at the end of June the Elbhangfest.

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Further reading on Loschwitz

Two books for anyone who wants to read more about Loschwitz and Dresden. Both are in German.