Will it rain today?
An hour counts as rainy when the chance of rain is at least 50% or forecast rainfall is at least 0.2 mm.
Chance of rain today
Choose a place for the hourly view
- Shanghai53%Overcast
- Chongqing99%Mainly clear
- Chengdu4%Overcast
- Beijing–Clear sky
- Guangzhou95%Mainly clear
- Shenzhen47%Clear sky
- Kinshasa–Partly cloudy
- Istanbul8%Partly cloudy
- Lagos75%Partly cloudy
- Ho Chi Minh City76%Light drizzle
- Tianjin0%Mainly clear
- Wuhan86%Mainly clear
- Lahore0%Clear sky
- Xi'an89%Light drizzle
- Mumbai67%Mainly clear
- São Paulo91%Mainly clear
- Mexico City–Heavy rain
- Hangzhou71%Partly cloudy
- Karachi0%Clear sky
- Delhi0%Clear sky
- Moscow–Partly cloudy
- Dhaka–Partly cloudy
- Seoul–Clear sky
- Harbin12%Clear sky
Staying dry
- Umbrella from 50%At a 50% chance or more, take an umbrella or a light raincoat.
- Check the radar firstRadar shows where rain clouds are and where they are heading over the next 1–2 hours.
- Avoid open ground in stormsIn thunderstorms, keep away from tall trees, open ground and water; get into a solid building.
- Rain forecasts change fastSummer showers are hard to time exactly — check again before you head out.
Rain forecast FAQ
What does a “40% chance of rain” mean?
It is the model's probability of measurable rain at that spot in that hour. 40% does not mean rain for 40% of the time or area — just that 4 in 10 similar forecasts bring rain.
How does this page decide it will rain?
An hour counts as rainy at a chance of at least 50% or forecast rainfall of at least 0.2 mm. The answer is “Rain likely” when at least one of the next 12 hours reaches that.
How much rain is heavy rain?
Under 1 mm/h is light, 1–4 mm/h moderate, over 4 mm/h heavy; over 50 mm a day can cause local flooding.