Mapbox GL now offers the option to add dynamic rain and snow effects to your maps. These new visual weather effects use particle animations to create realistic precipitation on any Mapbox GL map.
You can easily add these effects to your maps using the following functions in your JavaScript code:
map.setRain or map.setSnow
Both the rain and snow effects come with several customizable parameters that allow you to fine-tune their appearance. These include:
- Density: Controls the number of particles.
- Opacity: Adjusts the transparency of the effect.
- Speed: Defines how fast the particles move.
- Color: Modifies the color of raindrops and snowflakes.
- Size: Changes the size of the particles.
- Direction: Determines the movement direction of the precipitation.
You can experiment with these parameters in the Rain and Snow Playground. Once you’ve created an effect you like, you can copy and paste the corresponding JavaScript code into your project. Additionally, these parameters can be adjusted dynamically. For example, you can modify the particle animations in real-time based on live wind direction data for a given location.
Maplibre Snow Effect
With a little help from ChatGPT I was able to create a snowflake effect for Maplibre in under five minutes. If you want to use this effect yourself then you can clone the code my map's Glitch page.
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