WEATHER · RAIN (STEADY)
Rain (steady)
Steady, large-scale rain — the widespread soaking rain from fronts and organised weather systems, the “grey day, rain set in for hours” kind, painted worldwide and running forward along the timeline. One half of the precipitation-type split: distinct from convective Showers and from total Precipitation (rain + showers + melted snow together).
What it shows
This is the STEADY, large-scale rain — the widespread rain that comes from fronts and organised weather systems, the kind that sets in for hours on a grey day. It is one half of the precipitation split: total Precipitation is rain, showers and melted snow together, while this field shows only the steady, frontal part.
How to read it
Painted in cool blue, darkening from light steel-blue in drizzle to deep navy where it is pouring; dry ground stays clear so the map shows through. Press play to watch broad rain shields wheel around low-pressure systems and sweep across the mid-latitudes. Turn on Showers alongside it to tell a soaking front (this layer) apart from hit-or-miss afternoon downpours (that one).
SEE IT LIVE
Open the full weather console with rain (steady) on, then stack other overlays and scrub the forecast.