Data sources
The forecasts and maps on See the Rain are made from open data. Here are all the sources, the terms of their licences and the texts they require. This page is updated with every new source.
We process the data: we crop it, turn it into map tiles and show it in other units. What the map shows is derived from the original data, not the data itself.
ECMWF — European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts
- What we use it for
- The IFS global forecast from the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts: wind, temperature, precipitation, cloud cover, pressure and more.
- Licence
- CC BY 4.0
- Required notice
This service is based on data and products of the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF).
ECMWF does not accept any liability whatsoever for any error or omission in the data, their availability, or for any loss or damage arising from their use.
- Website
- www.ecmwf.int
NOAA / NCEP — Global Forecast System (GFS)
- What we use it for
- The GFS global model from the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The data has been processed by us and is not NOAA's original data.
- Licence
- Public domain (U.S. Government)
- Website
- www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/weather-climate-models/global-forecast
Deutscher Wetterdienst (DWD) — ICON, ICON-EU
- What we use it for
- The ICON (global) and ICON-EU (more detailed, for Europe) models from the German weather service.
- Licence
- CC BY 4.0
- Website
- opendata.dwd.de
Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS)
- What we use it for
- The Copernicus air quality forecast (the air layers).
- Licence
- CC BY 4.0
- Required notice
Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information 2026.
Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.
- Website
- atmosphere.copernicus.eu
Protomaps © OpenStreetMap
- What we use it for
- The base map: land, sea and borders, from OpenStreetMap data.
- Licence
- ODbL 1.0
- Required notice
Protomaps © OpenStreetMap
- Website
- protomaps.com
GeoNames
- What we use it for
- Place names and coordinates in every language.
- Licence
- CC BY 4.0
- Website
- www.geonames.org
Natural Earth
- What we use it for
- Coastlines and borders at the small map scales.
- Licence
- Public domain
- Website
- www.naturalearthdata.com