Nimbo, the rain nowcast
Rain, three hours ahead, for all of Europe.
Know when the rain starts, where it goes and when it stops, minute by minute. One API call gives any point; map tiles show it moving.
Get a free keySee the scoreboard
- 2 km grid
- new forecast every 10 min
- 0 to 3 h ahead
- 20,000 free calls a month
Checked against real rain
On most rainy days, Nimbo beat the standard open-source forecast.
See how we keep score
Ask for a point, get a sentence
Send a latitude and longitude. The answer starts with a line you can show as it is, then gives the rain for every minute.
curl "https://nimboweather.com/v1/nowcast?lat=48.85&lon=2.35" \
-H "X-API-Key: $NIMBO_KEY"Answer“Light rain starting in 25 min, for about 40 min”
Map tiles that drop into Leaflet or MapLibre
Standard XYZ tiles of the forecast, renewed every 10 minutes, zoom 0 to 8. A tile index lists the frames, so an animation never mixes two forecasts.
What it covers
Most of Europe, on a 2 km grid. The coverage map shows exactly where.
A free plan, not a trial
The point API and the map tiles, free every month. Commercial use included.
No tracking, no analytics, no ads, and we never store the exact places you ask about. Privacy