---
type: "Public Data API"
title: "Weather radar observations"
description: "The data contains observations measured with weather surveys of the Finnish Meteorological Institute. The following quantities are available as a composite image containing all weather radars: radar reflectivity factor, rain intensity and one hour and day rainfall accumulation."
tags: ["weather"]
timestamp: "2026-10-30T08:47:35.199Z"
slug: "weather-radar-observations"
verification_state: "VERIFIED"
free_access_class: "FREE_NO_AUTH"
auth_type: "NONE"
country_code: "FI"
geographic_scope: "NATIONAL"
confidence: 0.16
canonical: "https://c0mm0.com/entry/weather-radar-observations/"
---

# Weather radar observations

The data contains observations measured with weather surveys of the Finnish Meteorological Institute. The following quantities are available as a composite image containing all weather radars: radar reflectivity factor, rain intensity and one hour and day rainfall accumulation. A radar reflectivity factor, rain intensity and wind radial velocity are available as images of individual weather radars.

# Access

| Property | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Access | Free no auth |
| Authentication | None |
| Homepage | — |
| Documentation | — |
| Repository | https://openwms.fmi.fi/geoserver/Radar/wms?request=GetCapabilities&service=WMS&version=1.3.0 |

# Verification

| Property | Value |
| --- | --- |
| State | VERIFIED |
| Last verified | 2026-10-30T08:47:34.958Z |
| Latency p50 | 3030 ms |
| Latency p95 | — |
| Consecutive successes | 18 |

# Citations

[1] [https://openwms.fmi.fi/geoserver/Radar/wms?request=GetCapabilities&service=WMS&version=1.3.0](https://openwms.fmi.fi/geoserver/Radar/wms?request=GetCapabilities&service=WMS&version=1.3.0) — primary source
[2] [https://openwms.fmi.fi/geoserver/Radar/wms?request=GetCapabilities&service=WMS&version=1.3.0](https://openwms.fmi.fi/geoserver/Radar/wms?request=GetCapabilities&service=WMS&version=1.3.0) — description, inferred, confidence 0.4
[3] [https://openwms.fmi.fi/geoserver/Radar/wms?request=GetCapabilities&service=WMS&version=1.3.0](https://openwms.fmi.fi/geoserver/Radar/wms?request=GetCapabilities&service=WMS&version=1.3.0) — name, inferred, confidence 0.4