What the map shows
- US radar is the National Weather Service radar mosaic for the US, Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico. Green is light rain, yellow and orange are heavier, red and purple are intense storms or hail. It refreshes every few minutes, and the map reloads it automatically.
- Clouds come from the GOES-East and GOES-West weather satellites over North and South America (true color by day, city lights and infrared clouds by night) and the Himawari satellite over East Asia and Australia. The images are usually 20 to 60 minutes old.
- World rain is NASA's IMERG estimate of rainfall everywhere on Earth, built from a fleet of satellites. It covers the whole globe, including Europe, Africa and the oceans, but runs a few hours behind.
- City temps are current temperatures in 24 major cities. Tap one to open its local time and full forecast.
Why there's no live radar outside the US
Weather radar is run country by country, and only some countries share it freely. The US National Weather Service publishes its radar as public data, which is why it's live here. For the rest of the world, the satellite rain estimate is the best free picture of where it's raining.
Looking for one place? Every city page has a forecast: try New York, London or Tokyo, or see weather around the world.
Imagery: NASA Global Imagery Browse Services (GIBS) and NOAA nowCOAST. Temperatures: MET Norway, CC BY 4.0.