Live Weather Cameras

Weather cameras show you actual, real-time conditions at a specific location. Unlike forecasts that predict what might happen, live cameras let you see current visibility, precipitation, cloud cover, and sky color as they are right now. This is especially useful for outdoor activities where local conditions vary significantly from regional forecasts.

The temperature and conditions shown on each camera card are fetched live from the Open-Meteo weather API when you load the page. The data reflects current conditions at each camera location, updated every 15 minutes by the weather service. Camera images refresh on their own schedule, typically every 1 to 10 minutes depending on the source.

Yes. Our volcano, mountain, and coastal cameras are valuable for monitoring approaching storms, snow accumulation, wave height changes, and visibility drops in real time. Many DOT traffic cameras across 50 states also show road conditions during winter storms. The GOES satellite view provides large-scale cloud pattern tracking across the entire Pacific or continental US.

Our Volcano Watch section features cameras at Kilauea on the Big Island of Hawaii, Mauna Loa Observatory, Mt St Helens in Washington, and Shishaldin Volcano in Alaska. During active eruption phases, nighttime viewing is most dramatic when lava glow illuminates the crater. The USGS and Alaska Volcano Observatory operate these cameras continuously.

Many cameras continue streaming at night, though visibility depends on the camera hardware and location lighting. Volcano cameras are often most spectacular after dark. The Aurora Forecast map updates around the clock. Urban and resort cameras typically have enough ambient light for nighttime viewing. Mountain and wilderness cameras may show limited visibility after sunset.