It’s Raining in…
A live ambient page following rain around the world, one city at a time, with jazz and real-time weather.
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How it works / Credits
It’s Raining in… follows rain around the world one city at a time, pairing live weather with jazz and rain ambience in a slow, atmospheric rotation from shower to shower.
How it works
- Cities come from a curated global list built from GeoNames.
- Weather is checked by coordinates, so each city is matched to conditions on the ground.
- A city appears only when current weather says rain is falling or strongly likely.
- Rotation is shaped for mood, balance, and variety rather than pure randomness.
- The first two cities may lean slightly toward the reader’s broader region.
Sources & credits
- Weather: Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
- City list: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)
- Rain ambience: Mixkit — Mixkit Free Sound Effects license
- Globe code adapted from Threejs-globe by Nenad Vracar (MIT) · Source repo (opens in a new tab)
- Playlist sources and rights notes appear below.
Playlist
Night on the Docks - Sax by Kevin MacLeod
A moody, sax-led cue that sets a late-night, rain-soaked atmosphere with its restrained instrumentation and noir-inspired phrasing.
Backed Vibes Clean by Kevin MacLeod
A vibraphone-driven instrumental that drifts effortlessly, its warm tones and gentle groove making it ideal for attentive listening or ambient backdrop.
Jazzman by Aalasteir
A close-mic piano piece with a home-studio intimacy, offering a human touch between more polished archive recordings.
Coffee Cups by Pharmacopia
A spacious, improvisational ensemble work that deepens the listening experience, favoring attentive engagement over easy lounge.
Jazz - Suite No. 239 by CHASMA
A modern big-band suite that stretches the playlist’s scope, its longer form and dynamic build providing architectural contrast to shorter cues.
St. Louis Blues by Louis Armstrong
A foundational Armstrong side, blending blues and jazz with historical weight, grounding the playlist in the music’s early lineage.
New Orleans Bump by Jelly Roll Morton
Morton at his most sharply built: rhythmic, sly, and full of early-jazz design rather than mere period color.
South by Bennie Moten's Kansas City Jazz Band
A lean, swinging Kansas City band side, its regional identity and forward motion freshening the set without disrupting the late-night mood.
Tishomingo Blues by The Washingtonians
An early Ellington-orbit recording that carries the sound of a band still becoming itself.
Whispering by Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra
A polished hit from jazz’s dance-orchestra mainstream: smoother, brighter, and useful precisely because it widens the frame.
Charleston Rag by Eubie Blake
A historical piano side that connects ragtime to early jazz, its lively phrasing and clear lineage keeping the playlist rooted in tradition.
Animal Crackers by The California Ramblers
A lively 1920s ensemble cut, briefly lifting the energy with its brisk interplay before settling back into the playlist’s nocturnal flow.
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