Our Live Weather Map synthesizes real-time surface station reports, satellite observations, and numerical weather prediction runs into a unified planetary interface.
Observations vs Analyses vs Forecasts
Meteorological platforms utilize three distinct tiers of data:
- Observations: Physical measurements taken at specific coordinates and timestamps by automated weather stations (METAR/SYNOP), weather radar networks, and weather satellites.
- Analyses & Assimilation: High-resolution model snapshots (such as ERA5 or ECMWF operational analyses) that mathematically blend millions of satellite and surface observations into a continuous physical grid.
- Numerical Forecasts: Forward supercomputer integrations that project future atmospheric states over hours and days based on thermodynamic and fluid equations.
Update Latency and Refresh Cycles
Atmospheric parameters on the 3D globe update according to their native operational cycles: numerical forecasts refresh every 1 to 6 hours as major global model cycles (00Z, 06Z, 12Z, 18Z) finish computing, while marine SST models update every 24 hours.
Interactive 3D Navigation
Interactive 3D Planetary Visualization
Launch 3D Globe
Explore Earth on the 3D El Niño Globe
Rotate the globe, inspect live Pacific SST anomalies in the Niño 3.4 box, and tap any coordinate on Earth for instant live hydrological telemetry.