LOCATION · Japan
Tokyo Weather Radar & Live Satellite Map
Is rain or a typhoon heading for Tokyo?
Tokyo has a humid subtropical climate with four distinct seasons, an early-summer rainy season, hot muggy summers, and a typhoon season that peaks in late summer and autumn. For the Kanto region, satellite imagery is often the first warning of the big systems.
Open the live map over Tokyo and switch on Cloud Imagery and Precip Radar.
What to watch over the Kanto region
- Tsuyu (rainy season) — a stationary front brings weeks of cloud and rain in June–July, clear as a long cloud band on satellite.
- Typhoons — from roughly August to October, powerful tropical systems track up from the south. These are Tokyo's highest-impact events, bringing extreme rain and wind.
- Summer convection — intense, localized "guerrilla downpours" can erupt over the city on hot afternoons, lighting radar up in sudden red cells.
Reading the map for Tokyo
Major systems generally approach from the south and west. Typhoons in particular curve up from the Pacific to the south, so the satellite view to the south of Japan is where to look for what's coming days out.
Beyond the rain
Tokyo sits under some of Asia's busiest airspace — overlay live flights during a typhoon to watch Haneda and Narita operations adjust to the weather.
Open the live map over Tokyo to see current conditions.
Frequently asked questions
What is the tsuyu rainy season?
Tsuyu (or baiu) is Japan's early-summer rainy season, typically from early June to mid-July, when a stationary front parks over the country and brings long spells of cloud and rain. On satellite it appears as a persistent band of cloud stretching across Japan.
How do I track a typhoon approaching Tokyo?
Switch on satellite cloud imagery and press play — typhoons show as large, tightly rotating spirals approaching from the south or southwest. Add radar as the system nears the Kanto coast to see its rain bands move in.
SEE IT LIVE
Everything in this guide is on one real-time map.