Weather Layers
The MapsGL SDK includes a variety of pre-configured weather layers for you to quickly add to your maps. These built-in layers are styled using standard styles from our raster maps product (opens in a new tab) by default except for new layers made possible with the MapsGL SDK.
While the built-in weather layers are already configured with default styles, you can fully customize their appearance by overriding the default style configuration. Refer to the styling weather data documentation for more details and examples of customizing weather layers.
Supported weather layers
The following built-in weather layers are supported within MapsGL. Refer to the layer categories and their respective layers for more information about each layer, including update frequency and coverage regions:
- Style: Layer style used when rendering the layer, using default paint styles that can be overridden
- Animates: Whether the layer is animatable using the MapsGL map timeline
- Updates: Update frequency for the data
- Range: How far back (negative ranges) or how far into the future (positive ranges) the data is available for relative to now. Past ranges consist of archived observed data, whereas future ranges indicate forecast model data. Some weather layers contain both archive and forecast data, in which case time ranges in the past will return archive data and time ranges in the future will return forecast data.
- Regions: Coverage regions included with the data set.
![Boundaries - Level 2](https://www.datocms-assets.com/98151/1720105829-mapsgl-layer-admin-2-boundaries.jpg)
![Boundaries - Level 3 & 4](https://www.datocms-assets.com/98151/1720105956-mapsgl-layer-admin-3-4-boundaries.jpg)
![Boundaries - Level 5 & 6](https://www.datocms-assets.com/98151/1720106136-mapsgl-layer-admin-5-6-boundaries.jpg)
![Air Quality - CO](https://www.datocms-assets.com/98151/1702775059-mapsgl-layer-air-quality-co.jpg)
![Air Quality - CO (Text)](https://www.datocms-assets.com/98151/1720060456-mapsgl-layer-air-quality-co-text.jpg)
![Air Quality Health Index](https://www.datocms-assets.com/98151/1715182888-aqi-healthindex.png)
![Air Quality Index](https://www.datocms-assets.com/98151/1702775030-mapsgl-layer-air-quality-index.jpg)
![Air Quality Index - Korean Comprehensive Categories (CAI)](https://www.datocms-assets.com/98151/1715099470-aqi-korea.png)
![Air Quality Index - Korean Comprehensive Categories (Text)](https://www.datocms-assets.com/98151/1720060608-mapsgl-layer-air-quality-index-cai-text.jpg)
![Air Quality Index Categories](https://www.datocms-assets.com/98151/1702775037-mapsgl-layer-air-quality-index-categories.jpg)
![Air Quality Index - Chinese Government Categories](https://www.datocms-assets.com/98151/1715097935-aqi-china.png)
![Air Quality Index - Chinese Government Categories (Text)](https://www.datocms-assets.com/98151/1720060728-mapsgl-layer-air-quality-index-china-text.jpg)
![Air Quality Index - European Categories](https://www.datocms-assets.com/98151/1715098065-aqi-euro.png)
![Air Quality Index - European Categories (Text)](https://www.datocms-assets.com/98151/1720060835-mapsgl-layer-air-quality-index-eaqi-text.jpg)
![Air Quality Index - India Categories](https://www.datocms-assets.com/98151/1715097604-aqi-india.png)
![Air Quality Index - India Categories (Text)](https://www.datocms-assets.com/98151/1720060904-mapsgl-layer-air-quality-index-india-text.jpg)
![Air Quality Index (Text)](https://www.datocms-assets.com/98151/1720060507-mapsgl-layer-air-quality-index-text.jpg)
![Air Quality Index - German Categories](https://www.datocms-assets.com/98151/1715099339-aqi-german.png)
![Air Quality Index - German Categories (Text)](https://www.datocms-assets.com/98151/1720060971-mapsgl-layer-air-quality-index-uba-daqi-text.jpg)
![Air Quality Index - UK Categories](https://www.datocms-assets.com/98151/1715098199-aqi-uk.png)
![Air Quality Index - UK Categories (Text)](https://www.datocms-assets.com/98151/1720061026-mapsgl-layer-air-quality-index-uk-daqi-text.jpg)
![Air Quality - NO](https://www.datocms-assets.com/98151/1702775066-mapsgl-layer-air-quality-no.jpg)
![Air Quality - NO2](https://www.datocms-assets.com/98151/1702775073-mapsgl-layer-air-quality-no2.jpg)
![Air Quality - NO2 (Text)](https://www.datocms-assets.com/98151/1720061151-mapsgl-layer-air-quality-no2-text.jpg)
![Air Quality - NO (Text)](https://www.datocms-assets.com/98151/1720061084-mapsgl-layer-air-quality-no-text.jpg)
![Air Quality - O3](https://www.datocms-assets.com/98151/1702775079-mapsgl-layer-air-quality-o3.jpg)
![Air Quality - O3 (Text)](https://www.datocms-assets.com/98151/1720061219-mapsgl-layer-air-quality-o3-text.jpg)
![Air Quality - PM10](https://www.datocms-assets.com/98151/1702775052-mapsgl-layer-air-quality-pm10.jpg)
![Air Quality - PM10 (Text)](https://www.datocms-assets.com/98151/1720102608-mapsgl-layer-air-quality-pm10-text.jpg)
![Air Quality - PM2.5](https://www.datocms-assets.com/98151/1702775045-mapsgl-layer-air-quality-pm2p5.jpg)
![Air Quality - PM2.5 (Text)](https://www.datocms-assets.com/98151/1720061296-mapsgl-layer-air-quality-pm2p5-text.jpg)
![Air Quality - SO2](https://www.datocms-assets.com/98151/1702775085-mapsgl-layer-air-quality-so2.jpg)
![Air Quality - SO2 (Text)](https://www.datocms-assets.com/98151/1720102856-mapsgl-layer-air-quality-so2-text.jpg)
![Alerts](https://www.datocms-assets.com/98151/1702774744-mapsgl-layer-alerts.jpg)
![Alerts (Outline)](https://www.datocms-assets.com/98151/1702774751-mapsgl-layer-alerts-outline.jpg)
![Boundaries](https://www.datocms-assets.com/98151/1720102985-mapsgl-layer-boundaries.jpg)
admin-2-boundaries
, admin-3-4-boundaries
, admin-5-6-boundaries
, waterway-ocean-boundaries
, waterway-lake-river-boundaries
![Cloud Cover](https://www.datocms-assets.com/98151/1702774730-mapsgl-layer-cloud-cover.jpg)
![Convective Outlook](https://www.datocms-assets.com/98151/1702774828-mapsgl-layer-convective.jpg)
![Convective Outlook (Outline)](https://www.datocms-assets.com/98151/1702774836-mapsgl-layer-convective-outline.jpg)
![Dew Points](https://www.datocms-assets.com/98151/1702774666-mapsgl-layer-dew-points.jpg)
![Dew Points (Text)](https://www.datocms-assets.com/98151/1720059741-mapsgl-layer-dew-points-text.jpg)
![Drought Monitor](https://www.datocms-assets.com/98151/1702774866-mapsgl-layer-drought-monitor.jpg)
![Drought Monitor (Outline)](https://www.datocms-assets.com/98151/1702774877-mapsgl-layer-drought-monitor-outline.jpg)
![Earthquakes](https://www.datocms-assets.com/98151/1702775171-mapsgl-layer-earthquakes.jpg)
![Earthquakes (Heatmap)](https://www.datocms-assets.com/98151/1702775179-mapsgl-layer-earthquakes-heat.jpg)
![Feels Like Temperatures](https://www.datocms-assets.com/98151/1702774647-mapsgl-layer-feels-like.jpg)
![Feels Like Temperatures (Text)](https://www.datocms-assets.com/98151/1720059451-mapsgl-layer-feels-like-text.jpg)
![Wildfires](https://www.datocms-assets.com/98151/1702774843-mapsgl-layer-fires-obs.jpg)
![Wildfires (Heatmap)](https://www.datocms-assets.com/98151/1702774851-mapsgl-layer-fires-obs-heat.jpg)
![Fires Outlook](https://www.datocms-assets.com/98151/1702774859-mapsgl-layer-fires-outlook.jpg)
![Forecast Road Weather Summary (Europe)](https://www.datocms-assets.com/98151/1702775131-mapsgl-layer-froad-weather-summary-europe.jpg)
![Forecast Road Weather Summary (Japan)](https://www.datocms-assets.com/98151/1702775147-mapsgl-layer-road-weather-summary-japan.jpg)
![Forecast Road Weather Summary (US)](https://www.datocms-assets.com/98151/1702775095-mapsgl-layer-froad-weather-summary-us.jpg)
![Forecast Road Weather Surface (Europe)](https://www.datocms-assets.com/98151/1702775139-mapsgl-layer-froad-weather-surface-europe.jpg)
![Forecast Road Weather Surface (Japan)](https://www.datocms-assets.com/98151/1702775162-mapsgl-layer-froad-weather-surface-japan.jpg)
![Forecast Road Weather Surface (US)](https://www.datocms-assets.com/98151/1702775103-mapsgl-layer-froad-weather-surface-us.jpg)
![Heat Index](https://www.datocms-assets.com/98151/1702774660-mapsgl-layer-heat-index.jpg)
![Heat Index (Text)](https://www.datocms-assets.com/98151/1720059524-mapsgl-layer-heat-index-text.jpg)
![Humidity](https://www.datocms-assets.com/98151/1702774673-mapsgl-layer-humidity.jpg)
![Humidity (Text)](https://www.datocms-assets.com/98151/1720059799-mapsgl-layer-humidity-text.jpg)
![Lightning Strikes (All)](https://www.datocms-assets.com/98151/1702774765-mapsgl-layer-lightning-all.jpg)
![Lightning (Flash)](https://www.datocms-assets.com/98151/1702774758-mapsgl-layer-lightning-flash.jpg)
![Lightning Strikes](https://www.datocms-assets.com/98151/1702774772-mapsgl-layer-lightning-strikes.jpg)
![Ocean Currents](https://www.datocms-assets.com/98151/1702774891-mapsgl-layer-ocean-currents.jpg)
![Ocean Currents (Particles)](https://www.datocms-assets.com/98151/1702774899-mapsgl-layer-ocean-currents-particles.jpg)
![Place - Cities](https://www.datocms-assets.com/98151/1720107960-mapsgl-layer-place-city.jpg)
![Place - Countries](https://www.datocms-assets.com/98151/1720107884-mapsgl-layer-place-country.jpg)
![Place - Neighborhoods](https://www.datocms-assets.com/98151/1720108034-mapsgl-layer-place-neighborhood.jpg)
![Places](https://www.datocms-assets.com/98151/1720108091-mapsgl-layer-places.jpg)
place-country
, place-state
, place-city
, place-neighborhood
![Place - States](https://www.datocms-assets.com/98151/1720107926-mapsgl-layer-place-state.jpg)
![Accumulated Precipitation](https://www.datocms-assets.com/98151/1702774737-mapsgl-layer-precip.jpg)
![Accumulated Precipitation (Text)](https://www.datocms-assets.com/98151/1720059993-mapsgl-layer-precip-text.jpg)
![Surface Pressure](https://www.datocms-assets.com/98151/1702774688-mapsgl-layer-pressure-msl.jpg)
![Surface Pressure (Contour)](https://www.datocms-assets.com/98151/1702774695-mapsgl-layer-pressure-msl-contour.jpg)
![Surface Pressure (Text)](https://www.datocms-assets.com/98151/1720059869-mapsgl-layer-pressure-msl-text.jpg)
![Radar](https://www.datocms-assets.com/98151/1702390959-mapsgl-layer-radar.jpg)
![River Observations](https://www.datocms-assets.com/98151/1702774715-mapsgl-layer-river-observations.jpg)
![Road - Motorways](https://www.datocms-assets.com/98151/1720108238-mapsgl-layer-road-motorway.jpg)
![Road - Primary](https://www.datocms-assets.com/98151/1720108379-mapsgl-layer-road-primary.jpg)
![Roads](https://www.datocms-assets.com/98151/1720108724-mapsgl-layer-roads.jpg)
road-motorway
, road-trunk
, road-primary
, road-secondary-tertiary
, road-street
![Road - Secondary & Tertiary](https://www.datocms-assets.com/98151/1720108512-mapsgl-layer-road-secondary-tertiary.jpg)
![Road - Streets](https://www.datocms-assets.com/98151/1720108637-mapsgl-layer-road-street.jpg)
![Road - Trunks](https://www.datocms-assets.com/98151/1720108323-mapsgl-layer-road-trunk.jpg)
![Road Weather Summary (Europe)](https://www.datocms-assets.com/98151/1702775111-mapsgl-layer-road-weather-summary-europe.jpg)
![Road Weather Summary (Japan)](https://www.datocms-assets.com/98151/1702775147-mapsgl-layer-road-weather-summary-japan.jpg)
![Road Weather Summary (US)](https://www.datocms-assets.com/98151/1702391003-mapsgl-layer-road-weather-summary-us.jpg)
![Road Weather Surface (Europe)](https://www.datocms-assets.com/98151/1702775123-mapsgl-layer-road-weather-surface-europe.jpg)
![Road Weather Surface (Japan)](https://www.datocms-assets.com/98151/1702775153-mapsgl-layer-road-weather-surface-japan.jpg)
![Road Weather Surface (US)](https://www.datocms-assets.com/98151/1702390984-mapsgl-layer-road-weather-surface-us.jpg)
![Satellite](https://www.datocms-assets.com/98151/1702775186-mapsgl-layer-satellite.jpg)
![Geocolor Satellite](https://www.datocms-assets.com/98151/1702775202-mapsgl-layer-satellite-geocolor.jpg)
![Infrared Color Satellite](https://www.datocms-assets.com/98151/1702775211-mapsgl-layer-satellite-infrared-color.jpg)
![Visible Satellite](https://www.datocms-assets.com/98151/1702775194-mapsgl-layer-satellite-visible.jpg)
![Water Vapor Satellite](https://www.datocms-assets.com/98151/1702775223-mapsgl-layer-satellite-water-vapor.jpg)
![Snow Depth](https://www.datocms-assets.com/98151/1710275186-mapsgl-layer-snow-depth.jpg)
![Sea Surface Temperatures](https://www.datocms-assets.com/98151/1702774885-mapsgl-layer-sst.jpg)
![Storm Cells](https://www.datocms-assets.com/98151/1702774779-mapsgl-layer-stormcells.jpg)
stormcells-positions
, stormcells-tracks
, stormcells-cones
![Storm Cell Forecast Cones](https://www.datocms-assets.com/98151/1702774799-mapsgl-layer-stormcells-cones.jpg)
![Storm Cells (Heatmap)](https://www.datocms-assets.com/98151/1702774808-mapsgl-layer-stormcells-heat.jpg)
![Storm Cell Positions](https://www.datocms-assets.com/98151/1702774785-mapsgl-layer-stormcells-positions.jpg)
![Storm Cell Tracks](https://www.datocms-assets.com/98151/1702774792-mapsgl-layer-stormcells-tracks.jpg)
![Storm Reports](https://www.datocms-assets.com/98151/1702774815-mapsgl-layer-stormreports.jpg)
![Storm Reports (Heatmap)](https://www.datocms-assets.com/98151/1702774822-mapsgl-layer-stormreports-heat.jpg)
![Storm Surge](https://www.datocms-assets.com/98151/1702775016-mapsgl-layer-storm-surge.jpg)
![Swell 2 Direction](https://www.datocms-assets.com/98151/1702774971-mapsgl-layer-swell2-dir.jpg)
![Swell 2 Heights](https://www.datocms-assets.com/98151/1702774959-mapsgl-layer-swell2-heights.jpg)
![Swell 2 Direction (Particles)](https://www.datocms-assets.com/98151/1702774981-mapsgl-layer-swell2-particles.jpg)
![Swell 2 Periods](https://www.datocms-assets.com/98151/1702774965-mapsgl-layer-swell2-periods.jpg)
![Swell 3 Direction](https://www.datocms-assets.com/98151/1702775002-mapsgl-layer-swell3-dir.jpg)
![Swell 3 Heights](https://www.datocms-assets.com/98151/1702774988-mapsgl-layer-swell3-heights.jpg)
![Swell 3 Direction (Particles)](https://www.datocms-assets.com/98151/1702775009-mapsgl-layer-swell3-particles.jpg)
![Swell 3 Periods](https://www.datocms-assets.com/98151/1702774994-mapsgl-layer-swell3-periods.jpg)
![Swell Direction](https://www.datocms-assets.com/98151/1702774946-mapsgl-layer-swell-dir.jpg)
![Swell Heights](https://www.datocms-assets.com/98151/1702774934-mapsgl-layer-swell-heights.jpg)
![Swell Direction (Particles)](https://www.datocms-assets.com/98151/1702774952-mapsgl-layer-swell-particles.jpg)
![Swell Periods](https://www.datocms-assets.com/98151/1702774940-mapsgl-layer-swell-periods.jpg)
![Temperatures](https://www.datocms-assets.com/98151/1702774201-mapsgl-layer-temperatures.jpg)
![24-Hour Temperature Change](https://www.datocms-assets.com/98151/1702774681-mapsgl-layer-temperatures-24hr-change.jpg)
![24-Hour Temperature Change (Text)](https://www.datocms-assets.com/98151/1721764035-mapsgl-layer-temperatures-24hr-change-text.jpg)
![Temperatures (Contour)](https://www.datocms-assets.com/98151/1702774209-mapsgl-layer-temperatures-contour.jpg)
![Temperatures (Text)](https://www.datocms-assets.com/98151/1720059320-mapsgl-layer-temperatures-text.jpg)
![Tide Heights](https://www.datocms-assets.com/98151/1702775023-mapsgl-layer-tide-heights.jpg)
![Tropical Cyclones](https://www.datocms-assets.com/98151/1702775231-mapsgl-layer-tropical-cyclones.jpg)
tropical-cyclones-positions
, tropical-cyclones-names
, tropical-cyclones-track-lines
, tropical-cyclones-track-points
, tropical-cyclones-forecast-lines
, tropical-cyclones-forecast-points
, tropical-cyclones-forecast-error-cones
![Tropical Cyclones Archive](https://www.datocms-assets.com/98151/1702776151-mapsgl-layer-tropical-cyclones-archive.jpg)
tropical-cyclones-track-lines-archive
, tropical-cyclones-track-points-archive
![Tropical Cyclones Forecast Error Cones](https://www.datocms-assets.com/98151/1702775278-mapsgl-layer-tropical-cyclones-forecast-error-cones.jpg)
![Tropical Cyclones Forecast Lines](https://www.datocms-assets.com/98151/1702775272-mapsgl-layer-tropical-cyclones-forecast-lines.jpg)
![Tropical Cyclones Forecast Points](https://www.datocms-assets.com/98151/1702775266-mapsgl-layer-tropical-cyclones-forecast-points.jpg)
![Tropical Cyclones Invests](https://www.datocms-assets.com/98151/1702776151-mapsgl-layer-tropical-cyclones-archive.jpg)
![Tropical Cyclones Names](https://www.datocms-assets.com/98151/1702775260-mapsgl-layer-tropical-cyclones-names.jpg)
![Tropical Cyclones Positions](https://www.datocms-assets.com/98151/1702775253-mapsgl-layer-tropical-cyclones-positions.jpg)
![Tropical Cyclones Track Lines](https://www.datocms-assets.com/98151/1702775246-mapsgl-layer-tropical-cyclones-track-lines.jpg)
![Tropical Cyclones Track Lines Archive](https://www.datocms-assets.com/98151/1702776151-mapsgl-layer-tropical-cyclones-archive.jpg)
![Tropical Cyclones Track Points](https://www.datocms-assets.com/98151/1702775239-mapsgl-layer-tropical-cyclones-track-points.jpg)
![Tropical Cyclones Track Points Archive](https://www.datocms-assets.com/98151/1702776151-mapsgl-layer-tropical-cyclones-archive.jpg)
![Ultraviolet Index (UVI)](https://www.datocms-assets.com/98151/1702774709-mapsgl-layer-uvi.jpg)
![Ultraviolet Index (Text)](https://www.datocms-assets.com/98151/1720060062-mapsgl-layer-uvi-text.jpg)
![Visibility](https://www.datocms-assets.com/98151/1702774703-mapsgl-layer-visibility.jpg)
![Visibility (Text)](https://www.datocms-assets.com/98151/1720059924-mapsgl-layer-visibility-text.jpg)
![Water](https://www.datocms-assets.com/98151/1720107415-mapsgl-layer-water.jpg)
![Boundaries - Rivers & Lakes](https://www.datocms-assets.com/98151/1720107290-mapsgl-layer-waterway-lake-river-boundaries.jpg)
![Boundaries - Oceans](https://www.datocms-assets.com/98151/1720107168-mapsgl-layer-waterway-ocean-boundaries.jpg)
![Waterways (Text)](https://www.datocms-assets.com/98151/1720108165-mapsgl-layer-waterways-text.jpg)
![Wave Direction](https://www.datocms-assets.com/98151/1702774920-mapsgl-layer-wave-dir.jpg)
![Wave Heights](https://www.datocms-assets.com/98151/1702774906-mapsgl-layer-wave-heights.jpg)
![Wave Direction (Particles)](https://www.datocms-assets.com/98151/1702774927-mapsgl-layer-wave-particles.jpg)
![Wave Periods](https://www.datocms-assets.com/98151/1702774913-mapsgl-layer-wave-periods.jpg)
![Wind Barbs](https://www.datocms-assets.com/98151/1702774632-mapsgl-layer-wind-barbs.jpg)
![Wind Chill](https://www.datocms-assets.com/98151/1702774654-mapsgl-layer-wind-chill.jpg)
![Wind Chill (Text)](https://www.datocms-assets.com/98151/1720059636-mapsgl-layer-wind-chill-text.jpg)
![Wind Direction](https://www.datocms-assets.com/98151/1702774626-mapsgl-layer-wind-dir.jpg)
![Wind Gusts](https://www.datocms-assets.com/98151/1721764191-mapsgl-layer-wind-gusts.jpg)
![Wind Gusts (Text)](https://www.datocms-assets.com/98151/1721764273-mapsgl-layer-wind-gusts-text.jpg)
![Wind Particles](https://www.datocms-assets.com/98151/1702774639-mapsgl-layer-wind-particles.jpg)
![Wind Particles (Arrow)](https://www.datocms-assets.com/98151/1720059200-mapsgl-layer-wind-particles-arrow.jpg)
![Wind Speeds](https://www.datocms-assets.com/98151/1702774222-mapsgl-layer-wind-speeds.jpg)
![Wind Speeds (Contour)](https://www.datocms-assets.com/98151/1702774229-mapsgl-layer-wind-speeds-contour.jpg)
![Wind Speeds (Text)](https://www.datocms-assets.com/98151/1720059683-mapsgl-layer-wind-speeds-text.jpg)