Important: Many examples below are affected by current restrictions.
For complete details about changes and timeline, please see our main API documentation and API Transition FAQ.
If you’re looking for alternatives, here is our blogpost from founder’s perspective: Weather Radar APIs in 2025: A Founder’s Complete Market Overview
Thank you for using Rain Viewer’s API. We appreciate your understanding as we focus our efforts on delivering the best precipitation prediction through our consumer applications.
Note: The GitHub example repository will need updates to reflect the service limitations above.
| Description | Link |
|---|---|
| Single standard tile Status: ⚠️ Available (max zoom 10 for free users, full zoom for Patrons) | [RADAR_PATH]/512/2/2/1/1/1_1.png |
| Single latitude / longitude tile Status: ⚠️ Available (max zoom 10 for free users, full zoom for Patrons) | [RADAR_PATH]/256/2/35.71/-70.87/1/1_1.png |
| Composite image Status: ❌ Discontinued (Patrons only until Jan 1, 2026) | [RADAR_PATH]/8000/2/0_1.png |
| Description | Link |
|---|---|
| Single standard tile Status: ⚠️ Discontinuing Jan 1, 2026 (max zoom 10 for free users, full zoom for Patrons) | [NOWCAST_PATH]/512/2/2/1/1/1_1.png |
| Single latitude / longitude tile Status: ⚠️ Discontinuing Jan 1, 2026 (max zoom 10 for free users, full zoom for Patrons) | [NOWCAST_PATH]/256/2/35.71/-70.87/1/1_1.png |
| Composite image Status: ❌ Discontinued (Patrons only until Jan 1, 2026) | [NOWCAST_PATH]/8000/2/0_1.png |
Pay attention that the color scheme and all options should be “0” at all requests. Everything else is the same as for weather radar data requests.
| Description | Link |
|---|---|
| Single standard tile Status: ⚠️ Discontinuing Jan 1, 2026 (max zoom 10 for free users, full zoom for Patrons) | [SATELLITE_PATH]/512/2/2/1/0/0_0.png |
| Single latitude / longitude tile Status: ⚠️ Discontinuing Jan 1, 2026 (max zoom 10 for free users, full zoom for Patrons) | [SATELLITE_PATH]/256/2/35.71/-70.87/0/0_0.png |
| Composite image Status: ❌ Discontinued (Patrons only until Jan 1, 2026) | [SATELLITE_PATH]/8000/0/0_0.png |
Pay attention that the color scheme and all options should be “0” at all requests. Everything else is the same as for weather radar data requests. Due to the default browser background, the coverage may be hardly visible. Use Firefox Browsers to clearly see the “white” (transparent) areas for coverage images.
| Description | Link |
|---|---|
| Single standard tile Status: ⚠️ Available (max zoom 10 for free users, full zoom for Patrons) | /v2/coverage/0/512/2/2/1/0/0_0.png |
| Single latitude / longitude tile Status: ⚠️ Available (max zoom 10 for free users, full zoom for Patrons) | /v2/coverage/0/512/3/35.71/-70.87/0/0_0.png |
| Composite image Status: ❌ Discontinued (Patrons only until Jan 1, 2026) | /v2/coverage/0/8000/0/0_0.png |
