Live weather radar, minus the fake precision
The coloured blobs above are rain, sleet and snow the weather services are picking up right now, animated over the last couple of hours so you can see which way the wet stuff is heading. Pale blues are drizzle you can walk through; oranges and reds are the ruin-your-plans kind. It covers the USA and UK, it centres on your location automatically, it's free, and there's no sign-up — same as the rest of Weather With Attitude.
How to read the rain radar
- Press play to animate the recent frames — the direction the blobs travel is the direction the rain is coming from.
- Colour is intensity. Light blue is a passing shower; deep red means wait five minutes before you leave.
- Zoom in for your street, out for the whole front rolling in.
- Radar is indicative. It's sharp for the next hour or two; for severe weather always follow your national service's official warnings.
Radar is only half the story
A radar tells you where the rain is; it won't tell you whether to bother leaving the house. For that you want the actual forecast — current conditions, feels-like, hourly and 7-day — with a running commentary you can dial from mildly sarcastic to fully sweary. Grab your city's:
Rain's coming. Might as well know how you feel about it.
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