LIVE TROPICAL SYSTEMS
Hurricanes in motion.
A live hurricane tracker on a 3D globe. Tropical storms rendered as the massive rotating systems they are — free for everyone, no account needed.
What the storm layer shows
Live storm systems
Tropical systems rendered as the rotating giants they are — watch them form over warm water, strengthen and track across the basin.
Structure & spin
See the circulation itself: spiral bands, the eye when it clears out, and how the storm's organization changes day to day.
Steering currents
The surrounding wind field that decides where a hurricane goes next — the same context forecasters weigh when they draw the cone.
Landfall ground truth
As a storm approaches land, switch to public cameras along the coast and watch conditions arrive in real time.
The map watches. Officials warn.
WorldEye shows you the storm as it exists right now. It does not issue watches, warnings or evacuation orders — those come from your national hurricane center, meteorological agency and local emergency management. If a storm is threatening your area, their guidance is the only guidance that matters.
Preparedness basics still apply every season: know your evacuation zone, have a plan for where you'll go, keep supplies ready before a storm is named — not after. The hurricane center's seasonal outlook and storm-by-storm advisories are the authoritative source for all of it.
Once you've got the official picture, the globe is the place to watch it unfold: the storm's structure, its track across the water, and — near landfall — coastal cameras showing conditions as they arrive.
Seasonal awareness
Hurricane season isn't a surprise — it's a calendar event. The Atlantic runs June through November, peaking in late summer. The eastern Pacific runs mid-May through November. The northwest Pacific never really stops. Each basin has its rhythm, and watching several seasons on the globe teaches you to feel the pattern: the quiet spring, the first June systems, the September peak when the ocean is warmest.
That rhythm is why the globe view matters. A forecast map shows you one storm; the globe shows you the season — three basins at different stages, trade winds feeding them all, and the whole machine running at once.
Hurricane tracker FAQ
Is the hurricane tracker free?
Yes — completely. The storm layers are part of the free map: no account, no signup, no credit card. Open the site and any active tropical system is already there.
When is hurricane season?
The Atlantic season runs June through November, with the peak typically in August and September. The eastern Pacific season runs mid-May through November, and the western Pacific sees typhoons year-round. WorldEye's globe shows whichever basins are active — no need to remember the calendar.
Can I see the forecast path of a hurricane?
WorldEye shows the storm as it is right now — its current structure, position and the steering winds around it. For forecast tracks, intensity forecasts and landfall timing, always use your national hurricane center or meteorological agency. Their forecasts drive warnings; the map shows the present.
Should I use this site to prepare for a storm?
Use it to understand the storm — then prepare from official guidance. Your national hurricane center, local emergency management and weather service issue the watches, warnings and evacuation orders. The map is context, not instructions.
What's the difference between a hurricane, typhoon and cyclone?
They're the same phenomenon — a tropical cyclone — with different regional names. Hurricanes in the Atlantic and eastern Pacific, typhoons in the northwest Pacific, cyclones in the Indian Ocean and South Pacific. WorldEye's globe treats them all the same: big rotating storms.
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