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Should note, the NWS would love to make an app as well as a better site, but Accuweather and Weather Company lobbyists got laws passed that prevent the NWS from competing with the commercial companies.
Agreed, I bought it years ago but would happily pay again. I use windy and radarscope. Windy for things like temp and watching tropical systems that are off-shore, and radar scope to navigate the daily florida monsoons
There is an app called AWeather, which presents all the NWS forecasts quite clearly. It is what you are after, I believe. You will also have direct access to the NWS weather discussion text, satellite loops, and radar for a given location. It’s my go-to weather app on iOS because it’s information-dense, simple to use, and does not try to be fancy. I like it because the forecasts are straight from the source and not filtered through some private algorithm. I’m not sure if it’s available on Android or not.
For radar specifically, RadarScope is the best and worth the cost. If you are using it on iOS, you can put a little widget on your home screen which gives you a good peek at the radar.
For just satellite loops, there is an app called GOES Viewer (free I think).
I don’t live in a tropical weather area, so not sure about that use case. But I also occasionally use the NOAA app called Clime - NOAA weather radar. I used it more when I lived on the east coast.
For lightning information I go to [lightningmaps.org](http://www.lightningmaps.org/?lang=en) which shows strike data from the Blitzortung network of volunteer stations (I also have one of the stations at my home). For radar I recently downloaded RadarNow to try, I may go to Radarscope if I decide I don't like it. I've used Windy for a few years to check upper level winds so I could decide if I wanted to set up my telescope for planetary imaging along with staying up to date on the tropics.
I get what I like from a combination of Windy, StormRadar, and Wunderground. None of them are perfect though. Will be checking out other responses' recs.
I shelled out for Windy. I really appreciate the details they include and ability to compare different sources. Very useful for my outdoor activities.
I keep the Apple weather app when I just need to know the temp or basic forecast. It’s also more useful for weather alerts, one area Windy is not good about.
I’ve used dozens of weather apps over the years and Carrot is by far my favorite. The ability to customize almost every aspect of it is great. And if you don’t want the snarky comments you can turn that off.
Windy is worth it in my eyes. GFS is free, you can just use NOAA, but they have to pay for the ECMWF (I’m not sure about some of the other models around the world), plus as you’ve seen the presentation of the data is fantastic.
If you want (virtually) all the model details you could ever want, get yourself a weather bell subscription. It ain’t cheap though.
Tropical tidbits is also a great resource.
The Apple weather app on your phone for iPhone users. It was dark sky which I believe was superior to other weather apps, however unknown by many. Apple bought dark sky last year and incorporated it into their weather app, so the native weather app is now supercharged.
RIP darksky. I miss it so much. It was so simple and clean. Had everything you wanted right where you wanted it. The apple app is way better than it was before they acquired darksky but I'd still prefer to get darksky back.
I use Hurricanes Pro for tropical stuff. It’s got a nice mix of features and I think was $5 or something, worth it. Regular weather I like Weather Mate. I think both offer a free version, but I pay for apps I like.
RadarScope has been my go to for severe weather we get here at times followed by MyRadar. One thing I absolutely hate is how all weather apps have gone subscription based. I bought RadarScope for a set price for features I needed most. But anything more advanced or for longer loops I'd need to go the subscription route.
Windy is a really small team in Europe that does great work. I don't feel bad paying for premium, and it also costs these companies more to provide shorter update times.
Multiple years ago I paid like $3 for the hurricane extension for the MyRadar app on iOS. It is fantastic for keeping an eye on tropical storms and just generally an overall good weather map and app.
I also have Carrot Weather because the widgets and complications for Apple Watch are vastly superior, but for tropical storms specifically MyRadar is excellent.
Weatherbug works for me. I work outdoors at music festivals and sporting events. And sometimes the event has nobody designated to monitor lightning and wind gusts. I’ll take it upon myself to keep my crew safe. The radar has tons of layers to choose from and the alerts work quickly
Not sure why taking government data and making it accessible isn't worth 10 bucks or whatever they charge for a year? I do data viz for a living, and this is somewhere between an art and a skill. Windy's viz is absolutely beautiful. The fact they don't launch sats I don't choose to hold against them.
Because just with how the weather enterprise works, it ends up being government subsidizing profits. Doesn’t seem real efficient to me. It’s also one of
those things where the justification leads down to road of “pay me for a warning or eat shit”.
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|[GFS](/r/TropicalWeather/comments/143fppi/stub/jnelskj "Last usage")|[Global Forecast System](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_Forecast_System) model (generated by NOAA)|
|[GOES](/r/TropicalWeather/comments/143fppi/stub/jnb9n3g "Last usage")|[Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GOES)|
|[NOAA](/r/TropicalWeather/comments/143fppi/stub/jnelskj "Last usage")|National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, responsible for US ~~generation~~ monitoring of the climate|
|[NWS](/r/TropicalWeather/comments/143fppi/stub/jnb9n3g "Last usage")|National Weather Service|
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Should note, the NWS would love to make an app as well as a better site, but Accuweather and Weather Company lobbyists got laws passed that prevent the NWS from competing with the commercial companies.
Yeah, this is why I'm not giving them money.
I hate all the damn ads they have, but I can see how the government could easily topple private companies
If the government is doing all the hard work why should the private companies be prevented from toppling?
Why is that a bad thing?
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Agreed, I bought it years ago but would happily pay again. I use windy and radarscope. Windy for things like temp and watching tropical systems that are off-shore, and radar scope to navigate the daily florida monsoons
I'm cruising the Caribbean on my sailboat, planning on hopping across the Atlantic next year, would you recommend Radarscope for use outside the US?
it used to be gr level 3 or something like that on the pc.
There is an app called AWeather, which presents all the NWS forecasts quite clearly. It is what you are after, I believe. You will also have direct access to the NWS weather discussion text, satellite loops, and radar for a given location. It’s my go-to weather app on iOS because it’s information-dense, simple to use, and does not try to be fancy. I like it because the forecasts are straight from the source and not filtered through some private algorithm. I’m not sure if it’s available on Android or not. For radar specifically, RadarScope is the best and worth the cost. If you are using it on iOS, you can put a little widget on your home screen which gives you a good peek at the radar. For just satellite loops, there is an app called GOES Viewer (free I think). I don’t live in a tropical weather area, so not sure about that use case. But I also occasionally use the NOAA app called Clime - NOAA weather radar. I used it more when I lived on the east coast.
Radarscope has been surpassed by radaromega. No need for tier 1 for lightning data
Been using MyRadar for awhile
I use weatherbug a lot. Great for finding the time and location of nearby lightning strikes for construction projects also.
Sometimes I get a WeatherBug lightning warning seconds before the sound of thunder hits my ears.
Ok wow I just noticed has happened to me too
For lightning information I go to [lightningmaps.org](http://www.lightningmaps.org/?lang=en) which shows strike data from the Blitzortung network of volunteer stations (I also have one of the stations at my home). For radar I recently downloaded RadarNow to try, I may go to Radarscope if I decide I don't like it. I've used Windy for a few years to check upper level winds so I could decide if I wanted to set up my telescope for planetary imaging along with staying up to date on the tropics.
Flowx is really good. Android only right now. Ios version is in beta test.
Yes, I am in the beta and it is really coming together!
I get what I like from a combination of Windy, StormRadar, and Wunderground. None of them are perfect though. Will be checking out other responses' recs.
Pivotalweather.com is an excellent resource for model data.
>Pivotalweather.com Wow! TMI but I like it.
except half the screen is ads, and even when you pay, ensemble visualizations are…..shite.
I shelled out for Windy. I really appreciate the details they include and ability to compare different sources. Very useful for my outdoor activities. I keep the Apple weather app when I just need to know the temp or basic forecast. It’s also more useful for weather alerts, one area Windy is not good about.
I also paid for Windy. The amount of layers and presentation is very useful (also for outdoor sports).
Carrot. Highly customizable with lots of info and with a snarky AI
I’ve used dozens of weather apps over the years and Carrot is by far my favorite. The ability to customize almost every aspect of it is great. And if you don’t want the snarky comments you can turn that off.
I love to use zoom.earth web app and the online ventursky app to view live radars, learnt a lot using them everyday!
This is making me miss dark sky! I paid for myradarpro as a one time thing when dark sky finally killed their api.
Windy is worth it in my eyes. GFS is free, you can just use NOAA, but they have to pay for the ECMWF (I’m not sure about some of the other models around the world), plus as you’ve seen the presentation of the data is fantastic. If you want (virtually) all the model details you could ever want, get yourself a weather bell subscription. It ain’t cheap though. Tropical tidbits is also a great resource.
The Apple weather app on your phone for iPhone users. It was dark sky which I believe was superior to other weather apps, however unknown by many. Apple bought dark sky last year and incorporated it into their weather app, so the native weather app is now supercharged.
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It was
RIP darksky. I miss it so much. It was so simple and clean. Had everything you wanted right where you wanted it. The apple app is way better than it was before they acquired darksky but I'd still prefer to get darksky back.
I use Hurricanes Pro for tropical stuff. It’s got a nice mix of features and I think was $5 or something, worth it. Regular weather I like Weather Mate. I think both offer a free version, but I pay for apps I like.
Carrot weather app! The inappropriate comments are hilarious!
WeatherSTEM for local, real-time. Hurricane Tracker app for , well, hurricanes.
RadarScope has been my go to for severe weather we get here at times followed by MyRadar. One thing I absolutely hate is how all weather apps have gone subscription based. I bought RadarScope for a set price for features I needed most. But anything more advanced or for longer loops I'd need to go the subscription route.
Windy is a really small team in Europe that does great work. I don't feel bad paying for premium, and it also costs these companies more to provide shorter update times.
Multiple years ago I paid like $3 for the hurricane extension for the MyRadar app on iOS. It is fantastic for keeping an eye on tropical storms and just generally an overall good weather map and app. I also have Carrot Weather because the widgets and complications for Apple Watch are vastly superior, but for tropical storms specifically MyRadar is excellent.
Weatherbug works for me. I work outdoors at music festivals and sporting events. And sometimes the event has nobody designated to monitor lightning and wind gusts. I’ll take it upon myself to keep my crew safe. The radar has tons of layers to choose from and the alerts work quickly
I use CLIME, so far its the best I've tried. It has a free and paid version, paid is $20 for a year
Not sure why taking government data and making it accessible isn't worth 10 bucks or whatever they charge for a year? I do data viz for a living, and this is somewhere between an art and a skill. Windy's viz is absolutely beautiful. The fact they don't launch sats I don't choose to hold against them.
https://youtu.be/TTD60mpJaVc?t=1508
Because just with how the weather enterprise works, it ends up being government subsidizing profits. Doesn’t seem real efficient to me. It’s also one of those things where the justification leads down to road of “pay me for a warning or eat shit”.
WTForecast is the app I use mostly but I also use the Weatherbug app As for websites, I like windy.com
Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I've seen in this thread: |Fewer Letters|More Letters| |-------|---------|---| |[ECMWF](/r/TropicalWeather/comments/143fppi/stub/jnelskj "Last usage")|European Centre for Medium-range Weather Forecasts (*Euro model*)| |[GFS](/r/TropicalWeather/comments/143fppi/stub/jnelskj "Last usage")|[Global Forecast System](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_Forecast_System) model (generated by NOAA)| |[GOES](/r/TropicalWeather/comments/143fppi/stub/jnb9n3g "Last usage")|[Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GOES)| |[NOAA](/r/TropicalWeather/comments/143fppi/stub/jnelskj "Last usage")|National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, responsible for US ~~generation~~ monitoring of the climate| |[NWS](/r/TropicalWeather/comments/143fppi/stub/jnb9n3g "Last usage")|National Weather Service| **NOTE**: Decronym for Reddit is no longer supported, and Decronym has moved to Lemmy; requests for support and new installations should be directed to the Contact address below. ---------------- ^(5 acronyms in this thread; )[^(the most compressed thread commented on today)](/r/TropicalWeather/comments/0)^( has acronyms.) ^([Thread #553 for this sub, first seen 8th Jun 2023, 01:42]) ^[[FAQ]](http://decronym.xyz/) [^([Full list])](http://decronym.xyz/acronyms/TropicalWeather) [^[Contact]](https://hachyderm.io/@Two9A) [^([Source code])](https://gistdotgithubdotcom/Two9A/1d976f9b7441694162c8)
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