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WestMichRad

(1,810 posts) Tue Jul 4, 2023, 03:27 PM Jul 2023

What weather app do you recommend?

I’m looking for an app for an iPhone… but I think most of the good apps are designed to work on either Android or IO phones. Am tired of the crappy Weather Channel app that came with this phone, and they discontinued the “Dark Sky” app I had been using.

Am looking for good radar imaging and weather alerts, mainly. Often find it interesting to look at global weather patterns.

I don’t mind paying for the app… but I’m not interested in a premium app that charges a monthly subscription fee.

BTW, if you haven’t seen it, the Ventusky.com website has lots of good stuff… but not up to the minute radar.

Thanks for any suggestions and experience with weather apps that you care to share!

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What weather app do you recommend? (Original Post) WestMichRad Jul 2023 OP

Fan of a couple BadgerKid Jul 2023 #1

I go through Weather.com multigraincracker Jul 2023 #2

I always use Weather Underground. BigmanPigman Jul 2023 #3

Me too Jerry2144 Jul 2023 #5

Same here. LastDemocratInSC Jul 2023 #6

I use Tree-Hugger Jul 2023 #4

I have Delphinus Jul 2023 #7

BadgerKid

(4,673 posts)

1. Fan of a couple

Reply to WestMichRad (Original post)

Tue Jul 4, 2023, 03:32 PM

Jul 2023

I enjoy the paid version of Radar scope for virtual chasing and personal tracking, and free WeatherBug for local and remote current weather and alerts.

multigraincracker

(34,075 posts)

2. I go through Weather.com

Reply to WestMichRad (Original post)

Tue Jul 4, 2023, 03:32 PM

Jul 2023

And go to Lansing Mi radar. I booked marked it and use that map set in motion. Pretty much covers the state.

BigmanPigman

(52,251 posts)

3. I always use Weather Underground.

Reply to WestMichRad (Original post)

Tue Jul 4, 2023, 03:32 PM

Jul 2023

Lots of good info in any tiny city in every country in the world. I can actually see if rain will be arriving at my home at 10:15 or 10:20. It is easy to use too.

Jerry2144

(2,619 posts)

5. Me too

Reply to BigmanPigman (Reply #3)

Tue Jul 4, 2023, 04:17 PM

Jul 2023

I was going to post recommending it. But you beat me to it. Well worth having this app. And their website is great too

LastDemocratInSC

(3,829 posts)

6. Same here.

Reply to BigmanPigman (Reply #3)

Tue Jul 4, 2023, 04:32 PM

Jul 2023

Most of their weather data is collected from a network of 250,000+ personal weather stations so the data is close to real-time . Users in the US can switch to the National Weather Service data if they prefer that. I've used it for years.

Tree-Hugger

(3,379 posts)

4. I use

Reply to WestMichRad (Original post)

Tue Jul 4, 2023, 03:44 PM

Jul 2023

Wx, which is free and Radarscope. Radar Omega is good, too. I'm on Android, so not 100% which of these is available on iPhones. I'm a storm chaser, so I use apps for radar and other imaging, as well as GOES, surface analysis, SPC, etc.

Delphinus

(12,145 posts)

7. I have

Reply to WestMichRad (Original post)

Fri Jul 7, 2023, 04:16 PM

Jul 2023

MyRadar (love it)
Ventusky (gives a lot of data)
and for Heatstroke (wet bulb) information Heatstroke WBGT (Shikibu Automation)

I appreciated Dark Sky too.

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