LOCATION · United Kingdom
London Weather Radar & Live Satellite Map
Is it raining in London right now — and what is moving in next?
London's weather is famously changeable — Atlantic systems roll in from the west, and conditions over the capital can flip from sun to shower within an hour. The fastest way to know what is actually happening is to look at live radar and satellite over the city rather than a generic forecast icon.
Open the live map over London and switch on Precip Radar and Cloud Imagery to see current conditions and what is moving in.
Reading conditions over London
- Rain right now? Switch on radar. Green and yellow over the city mean rain is falling; the brighter the color, the heavier it is. Our guide to reading weather radar explains the color scale in full.
- What is coming? Press play on the time bar. Because London's weather generally tracks in from the west and southwest, a band of color to the left of the map usually means rain is on the way.
- The bigger picture. Switch on satellite cloud imagery to see the whole system — useful for spotting whether a shower is isolated or part of a large front.
Why London radar sometimes looks quiet
The UK is well covered by radar, but light drizzle — very common over London — can sit below the radar beam and barely register. If the map looks empty but the pavement is wet, that fine drizzle is often the reason. Satellite imagery can fill the gap by showing the low cloud overhead.
Beyond the weather
Because LEV fuses weather with live intelligence layers, London is a rich place to explore: overlay live flights to watch the Heathrow and City approaches, especially when low cloud or storms force go-arounds and holding patterns. It is the same map, just more of it switched on.
Explore London live
Open the live map, center on London, and toggle the layers you want. For the how-to behind the colors, read How to Read Weather Radar.
Frequently asked questions
Is it raining in London right now?
Open the LEV live map centered on London and switch on the Precip Radar layer. Green and yellow echoes over the city mean rain is falling now; press play on the time bar to see whether it is clearing or moving in.
Which way does weather usually move across London?
London's weather is dominated by systems arriving from the west and southwest off the Atlantic, so rain bands typically sweep across the city from the west. Watching the radar loop move left-to-right across the map is the quickest way to judge what is next.
SEE IT LIVE
Everything in this guide is on one real-time map.