Compass Weather
How to use Compass Weather Radar
- Open Compass Weather and switch to the Radar tab in the sidebar.
- The map centers on your active city. Pan and zoom with mouse, trackpad, or pinch.
- Press Play to animate the last two hours of precipitation. Scrub the timeline manually to step through frames.
- Toggle the cloud layer or precipitation layer independently — useful when cloud cover is dense but nothing is actually falling.
01 · Real-world fits
Common use cases
- Deciding whether to step out between rain bands
- Tracking a severe storm cell approaching your area
- Planning an outdoor event hour-by-hour
- Commuting decisions when the forecast says "chance of rain" but you need specifics
02 · The honest pitch
Why Compass Weather Radar?
Most public radars bury you in weather-channel chrome or lock the good layers behind a login. Compass Weather Radar uses RainViewer’s free public tiles on our own dark editorial map, with nothing between you and the weather. The 10-minute tile refresh matches the industry standard for public precipitation data.
03 · Edge cases