Satellite – Precipitation
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Data Source:
NESDIS-Global Hydro Estimate HourlyRainfall (MM)
Global Water Vapor 4km (60 min, GEO/LEO)


Lightning is one of the most dangerous and frequently encountered weather hazards in Australia. There are deaths and over 100 severe injuries caused by lightning in Australia year-on-year. Lightning can severely harm or take the lives of workers and has the potential to disrupt operations through damage to communications and plant infrastructure, fire and ignition…

Four months into his role as Malaysian Meteorological Department director-general, Jailan Simon has his hands full dealing with one severe weather condition after another. He tells the New Straits Times about the dangers of climate change and the department’s complex work. Question: What does it take to be a meteorologist? Answer: You need to have…

Major Philippines broadcasters and China Southern Airlines are among clients from Asia using MetService’s weather technology – a little-known service export to the region. MetService is a household name for Kiwis as they decide what to wear in the morning or whether it’s safe to take to the road in challenging conditions. But its technology…

Dozens of Bangladeshis were killed in lightning strikes as pre-monsoon thunderstorms wreaked havoc across the South Asian country, an official said Thursday. Farmers harvesting rice in open fields made up the majority of victims, Iftekharul Islam, a director at Bangladesh’s disaster management department, told AFP. “In the last 24 hours, 29 people have died from…

An analysis of the effectiveness of the DDCE device was performed in the context of direct lightning strikes on a telecommunications tower belonging to ANDORRA TELECOM, located in the area of LAS PARDINAS in the Western Pyrenees, France at an altitude of 2,300 metres. The Tower is located in an area with a high incidence…

Dhaka, May 13 (UNB) – Eight sensors capable of pinpointing lightning-prone areas and providing early warnings on incidence of lightning have been installed in the country. Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief has set up the US-made sensors recently, which will allow people to know when the incidents might occur in specific area and will…