WEATHER · SHOWERS (CONVECTIVE)
Showers (convective)
Convective showers — the hit-or-miss, pop-up downpours that build on a warm afternoon, the “sunshine and showers” kind the radar catches but a plain forecast struggles to pin down. Painted worldwide and running forward along the timeline; distinct from steady Rain and strongest where Storm Energy (CAPE) is high.
What it shows
This is the CONVECTIVE part of the rain — the hit-or-miss, pop-up showers and downpours that bubble up on a warm afternoon, the classic “sunshine and showers” pattern. The radar catches them, but an ordinary forecast struggles to say exactly where one will land, because they are scattered and short-lived. This layer isolates that convective rain from the steady, frontal kind.
How to read it
Painted in teal shifting through blue to violet at the most intense cores, deliberately a different palette from steady Rain so the two read apart at a glance; dry ground stays clear. Press play to watch showers flare up over sun-warmed land and fade toward evening. They cluster where Storm Energy (CAPE) is high, so pair the two layers — high CAPE plus bright showers is the setup for a stormy afternoon.
SEE IT LIVE
Open the full weather console with showers (convective) on, then stack other overlays and scrub the forecast.