This page contains an incomplete list of publicly available weather radar imagery worldwide.
For the United States, only
NEXRAD and
Terminal Doppler Weather Radar (TDWR) radar sites are displayed, not radar sites from television stations. For other countries, we also mostly only include radar sites from government agencies. We eventually intend to add government owned radar sites for all countries with coastal regions that are impacted by tropical cyclones. This is not yet complete. (so there are many countries, mostly in Asia and eastern Europe, that have no radar data shown on the map)
The ranges on the map indicate the maximum range of publicly available data, either currently available or in the past. Because of obstacles, such as mountains, the range noted for many radars does not indicate the actual coverage of the radar. Additionally, while some radars have long ranges, due to the curvature of the Earth the radar will not be able to see lower levels at these extended ranges.
Green circles indicate radars for which radar data is publicly available. Red circles indicate radars that do not currently have data available to the public in real-time, but either has in the past (and the radar could still be operating), could eventually be available in real-time or at times has had imagery occasionally released (such as through social media). Some radar sites have no range noted but may be included for other reasons. Click the radar site for more information. This page and map will never have a complete listing of all radar sites. It is intended to be mostly about radar sites that currently have radar data available publicly.
Most of the radar sites worldwide come from the
WMO Weather Radar Database. (
About) Some of the European radar data comes from the
Operational Programme for the Exchange of Weather Radar Information (OPERA). You can view a map of European radars on their site
here. Further verification was done by us for every radar site on the map to try to verify the correct placement on the map. This was done mainly based on Google Earth. Other sources were used when necessary. The coordinates are not official. You can find links to radars for many other countries
here and find a map of those radar sites
here. Many of the coordinates on that site are approximated.
For links to most of the world's meteorological services, many of which are not listed on this page, view the list of
National Services for World Meteorological Organization Members.
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Weather Underground Radar
This has historically been one of the best radar sites available, with storm tracks, the ability to zoom in and a variety of other features. For additional radar types on the Weather Underground site, click the box above the radar image once you have selected a radar site. To select a radar site you first need to select a region by clicking on the map. You can then see specific radar sites. In the past this section of their site has also had radar data for Canada and Australia, but as of updating this section in May 2019 and in October 2019, radar for those countries were not working on this part of their site. (data from these countries do appear on the Wundermap part of their site) Additionally, the zoom feature in radar imagery on this part of their site doesn't work well once the page loads.
Terminal Doppler Weather Radar (TDWR) radar sites are available as well. Once you select a region, use the "Radar Stations" drop down box and look for sites that have "(TDWR)" next to them.
The Intellicast site has been merged with Weather Underground. Some of the regional radar imagery that they had can be found
here. In May of 2019, when we tested this link, some of the Intellicast radar imagery was out of date by a few days. They do have options to view the previous day's radar, in hourly increments, for the United States and various regions. But in testing then, the current radar pages were sometimes out of date upon first load. This didn't seem to be happening when testing in August 2019.
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College of DuPage
This site is a little challenging to navigate, but has some great radar data, including the ability to view loops of up to 200 images for various regions as well as for individual radar sites. For individual radar sites, click
here for Dual-Pol NEXRAD data. You can view the instructions below on how to navigate the site.
The first link above contains composite radar imagery. To view localized imagery for specific regions, in the left column under "Select a Sector Category" click either "View Regional Sectors", "View Sub-Regional Sectors" or "View Localized Sectors", ordered from most zoomed out to most zoomed in.
The second link above allows you to view Dual-Pol NEXRAD data for individual radar sites. The range on these images is 124 nautical miles. You will then need to select the radar site you want to view by clicking "Radar Site Map" in the top right corner and clicking the site you want on the map that appears. When viewing the radar site you want to look at, click "Product Menu" in the top left corner for additional radar options, including changing the angle of the radar and velocity data. You can also hover your mouse over the left side of the page to view that menu. Around the top left corner of the radar image you can hover your mouse to view the number of images you would like to animate, up to 200 frames. Doing the same over the right side of the image will give you a menu of options, including to choose how often the display automatically updates. You can also download a zip file, or animated GIF, of the radar images.
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Weather Underground's WunderMap - Interactive Map
Weather Underground's WunderMap allows you to view radar data combined with weather stations, satellite data and a wide variety of other features. You can choose what you want on the map. You can zoom in as close as your house or as far away as you want. It also has radar data for Canada, Australia and for some of Europe.
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National Weather Service Radar
This is another good site for radar. There are also regional radar views below the main map of National Doppler Radar Sites. For loops that don't require Flash, visit the
Standard Version tab, which has GIF image loops. You can also view the imagery in Google Earth by visiting
this page.
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RealEarth™ from the Space Science & Engineering Center (SSEC) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison - Interactive Map
In addition to an incredible amount of satellite imagery available, they also have radar layers available in their interactive map. Some of those layers are included in the link above in the left column. The imagery can also be looped in their viewer. You can select the time steps in your loop, such as an image every hour or every 6 hours, as well as set how many images you want to view in the loop. You can also control the speed of the loop. While the amount of archived data available varies, you can often go back several days for some of the radar options. You can also view the data in Google Earth. When you click the "Share" button you can save a link with the options you have selected as well as find a link in the window that pops up about saving a KML file in Google Earth.
After you view a certain amount of imagery per day in the RealEarth™ display, a watermark will appear on the imagery. You can double the amount of imagery you can view per day if you register on their site for free. Beyond that, you will need to pay if you want to remove the watermark. You can learn more
here.
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Weather.com - Interactive Map
Weather.com is owned by The Weather Company, which also owns the Weather Underground. This site has an interactive map with layers such as clouds, temperatures and winds. It also has data for the areas that the Wundermap radar has data available for.
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South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) radar loops for the state of Florida
This site has long radar loops specifically for Florida. In the menu above the image on the front page, hover your mouse over "Current Weather Conditions". The "Florida Radar and Satellite Loop" page has a radar loop that combines radar and satellite imagery for the entire state. Regional loops are available for "West Central Florida", "East Central Florida", "South Florida" and the "Florida Keys". When there are advisories for a storm, the National Hurricane Center's track will be displayed in the imagery.
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