India Rainfall Forecast Map

6-HOURLY · 24-HOURLY · CUMULATIVE · RADAR · NOAA GFS · UPDATED 4× DAILY

6-Hourly

Total rain, mm

24-Hourly

Daily steps, mm

Cumulative

Run-total, mm

0.25°

Grid resolution

VayuMet's Rainfall layer maps precipitation across India at three time resolutions from NOAA GFS — 6-hourly totals, 24-hourly (daily) totals stepped out across the forecast run, and cumulative run-total rainfall. A composite radar reflectivity layer and a rain-plus-radar-flash overlay highlight active convective cells.

Forecast updates 4× daily from GFS. Last run: … Open Live Rainfall Map →

What's on the Map

Total Rain · 6h — accumulated rainfall (mm) in each 6-hour forecast window.
Total Rain · 24h (Daily) — accumulated rainfall (mm) per forecast day, stepped across the run.
Total Rain · Cumulative — running total rainfall (mm) from the start of the forecast to each timestep.
Rain + Radar Flash — 6-hourly rainfall with an animated convective-cell flash overlay for spotting active thunderstorm activity.
Composite Reflectivity — simulated radar reflectivity (dBZ), a proxy for storm intensity and precipitation type.

GFS at 0.25° resolution can significantly underestimate orographic rainfall over steep terrain such as the Western Ghats and Himalayan foothills — use the map for spatial pattern guidance rather than point-precise values, and see individual state forecast pages for district-level context.

Data Source

Dataset	Operator	Resolution	Update Cycle
GFS (Global Forecast System)	NOAA / NCEP	0.25°	4× daily (00Z, 06Z, 12Z, 18Z)

For a written monsoon rainfall analysis, see the GFS Model India Rainfall Forecast blog post and the Monsoon 2026 Monitor for forecast-vs-actual seasonal comparison. For a single district's 10-day rainfall time series, use the District 10-Day Forecast.

Open Live Rainfall Map → District 10-Day Forecast

Rainfall Precipitation Radar GFS Forecast

India Rainfall Forecast Map

What's on the Map

Data Source

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