See clouds in Google Earth

Animated Clouds shows you the last 24 hours of cloud movement on Google Earth. The data is updated every hour, or when new data is available.

Turn on Animated Clouds

  1. Open Google Earth.
  2. Click Layers.
  3. Scroll to "Turn on Animated clouds" and turn on the feature.

Turn off stationary clouds

  1. Open Google Earth.
  2. Click Layers.
  3. Check Custom under Basemap details.
  4. Check the box next to Clouds.

Both animated and stationary clouds fade, and then disappear, when zooming in.

Notes:

  • Cloud data may not always be precise and shouldn't be used for public safety or daily planning.
  • There might be gaps in coverage and irregular shaped clouds.
  • If new data is unavailable, we'll show the most recent complete data rather than show no clouds.
  • There's no cloud data near the poles.