In a time of increasing pollution and severe wild fires, knowing the quality of the air you breathe is even more important than knowing if it's going to rain. IQAir AirVisual Air Quality Forecast (Android, iOS: Free) (iOS users also can add WeatherBug widgets to their lock screen if they're running iOS 16.) In Google's Play Store, the app goes by the name Weather by WeatherBug.ĭownload WeatherBug: Android (opens in new tab), iOS (opens in new tab) 8. Note that the app is just listed as WeatherBug in the iOS App Store.

Pay 99 cents a month or $9.99 a year, and you can remove ads from the app a free 24-hour trial lets you take the paid version out for a spin.

Since it pulls data from weather services, satellites and tracking stations, WeatherBug can provide hyperlocal real-time conditions with current, hourly and 10-day forecasts. The app also features air quality info and pollen count data on top of the usual array of weather information. Other features include Spark lightning alerts which use GPS data to alert you to how close lightning strikes are hitting. The free download not only offers Doppler radar for North America, but can provide hurricane forecasts with the help of an improved hurricane tracker. If there's a developing weather situation you need to track, WeatherBug can help you out. The $14.99/year Tier Two subscription brings 50-frame loops, SPC outlooks, special weather statements, hail size and even more advanced features.ĭownload RadarScope: Android (opens in new tab), iOS (opens in new tab) 6. At Tier One (?$9.99/year), you get real-time animated lighting data and up to 30 frames of radar data, among other features. In addition to the $9.99 download, RadarScope offers subscription tiers that offer more data. That gives RadarScope a lot more detail than your typical weather apps. RadarScope's makers say the imagery in this app uses native radar data rendered in its original radial format. The app also helps you track the paths of storms using data from the U.S. With RadarScope installed, you can trck everything from tornados and severe thunderstorms to flash floods and marine warnings.

Serious weather watchers will want to turn to RadarScope for detailed satellite views that include NEXRAD Level 3 and Super-Resolution radar data.

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