Radar & Maps
High-resolution radar, satellite imagery, and customizable weather map layers for any location worldwide โ ready to embed in minutes.
Every Layer. Any Location. Real-Time.
Toggle between 40+ weather layers, play animated radar loops, or overlay severe weather alerts โ all through a single, embeddable map API.
Every Layer You Need
From raw radar to polished animated overlays โ all served as XYZ or WMS map tiles compatible with every major mapping platform.
Composite and base reflectivity radar mosaics at 1km resolution, updated every 5 minutes. CONUS, Alaska, Hawaii, and regional international mosaics available.
Visible, infrared, water vapor, and enhanced-color satellite imagery from GOES-16/18, EUMETSAT Meteosat, and Himawari โ updated every 5 minutes.
Real-time quantitative precipitation estimates (QPE) and forecast QPF grids โ hourly accumulation, 24-hr totals, and type classification (rain/snow/ice).
Surface temperature heatmaps at 100m grid resolution, updated hourly โ with feels-like, dew point, and daily high/low anomaly visualization layers.
Animated wind streamlines, barb plots, and isobar pressure contours โ available at 10m surface, 850mb, and 500mb levels.
NWS watch/warning/advisory polygons with severity color-coding, issued in GeoJSON and as raster tile overlays for seamless map integration.
Drop Into Any Map Platform in Minutes
All weather layers are served as standard map tile endpoints โ compatible with every major web and desktop mapping framework. No special SDK required.
// Add CustomWeather radar tile layer
map.addSource('cw-radar', {
type: 'raster',
tiles: [
'https://tiles.customweather.com/radar/{z}/{x}/{y}.png
?apikey=YOUR_KEY&product=composite'
],
tileSize: 256
});
map.addLayer({
id: 'cw-radar-layer',
type: 'raster',
source: 'cw-radar',
paint: { 'raster-opacity': 0.8 }
});
// Animate loop (last 60 minutes)
const timestamps = await cwapi.getRadarTimestamps();
playRadarLoop(timestamps, { fps: 3 });
Standard slippy map tile endpoint
Web Map Service for GIS apps
Web Coverage Service (raw grids)
Server-rendered image export
High-res raster for desktop GIS
Alert polygons and point data
Serve animated radar loops directly from our CDN โ or build your own with our timestamps API. Configure frame count (2โ60 frames), speed, and opacity.
View animation docsBeautiful on Every Screen
Crisp, fast-loading map tiles that look stunning on mobile, tablet, and desktop โ served from our global CDN at any zoom level.
Embed beautiful animated radar and satellite imagery into consumer apps with a single tile URL.
Add weather context to operations dashboards, logistics tools, and situational awareness platforms.
High-res radar exports and branded map tiles for TV graphics, streaming, and digital media.
Operational map layers for EOC displays, field crew apps, and public alerting systems.
Free tier includes 50,000 map tile requests/month. Production-ready in minutes โ just add your API key and start rendering radar.