Weather
Weather Underground: Local Map
Hyper-local forecasts drawn from a network of personal weather stations, plus interactive Nexrad radar.
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- Developer
- Weather Underground, LLC
- Score
- 3.9
- Downloads
- 10K+ ratings
- Age
- Rated 4+
- Version
- 6.21
- Price
- Free
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About this app
Drawing on a network of more than 250,000 personal weather stations, Weather Underground produces forecasts tuned to the microclimate of your street rather than the nearest airport. Current readings come from local stations, with hourly and daily forecasts out to ten days, chance of precipitation and daily summaries. The map is the main attraction: layers for Nexrad radar, satellite, heat maps, rain accumulation and the stations themselves, with high-resolution cloud imagery from GOES-16 using NOAA data. Severe weather alerts can be pinned to your exact position. The data panel includes temperature, feels-like, wind, today's rain total, humidity, dew point, visibility and pressure, along with air quality, UV index, local flu activity and sun and moon times. Light and dark modes, map types and units are all adjustable. The free app shows ads. An annual subscription removes them and adds Smart Forecasts, which flag good conditions for your chosen outdoor activities, and hourly forecasts out to 15 days.
Weather Underground: Local Map: the full guide
What the app is
Neighbourhood-scale forecasting is the claim. Weather Underground draws current conditions from a network of over 250,000 private weather stations, so the reading can come from a backyard a few streets away rather than the regional airport. Hourly and daily forecasts run ten days out, with chance of rain and daily summaries.
The map carries the app. Layers include Nexrad radar, satellite, heat and rain accumulation, plus every station as a pin, with GOES-16 cloud imagery from NOAA data. The data panel adds air quality, UV, local flu levels and sun and moon data. Ads are removed, and Smart Forecasts plus 15-day hourly data added, by an annual subscription.
How it works day to day
The first thing most people do is find the nearest station on the map and compare its reading with the official one. Once you trust a station, it becomes your source. A morning check is the panel: temperature, feels-like, wind, rainfall so far today, pressure.
When a storm is coming the radar earns its place. Nexrad layers with satellite over the top show structure, and a severe alert can be pinned to your precise spot rather than the county. Subscribers get Smart Forecasts that flag good windows for a chosen activity, say a dry morning for a run.
Why people look for it
The station network is the reason, especially in places with real microclimates: hillsides, coasts, valleys where the airport reading is wrong half the time. Serious radar watchers come for the Nexrad layers. The 3.9 rating across 10K+ reviews is the lowest in this batch of weather apps, which suggests the data is valued more than the app wrapped around it.
Look and feel
Five screenshots in a category where the map is the star means several will show layered radar and station pins. Light and dark modes, selectable map types and adjustable units point to an interface with plenty of toggles. Expect a dense, data-forward layout rather than a decorative one; the audience is people who want numbers and imagery.
Updates and upkeep
Version 6.21 with a corporate developer, Weather Underground, LLC, suggests a mature app with periodic releases. The 3.9 rating on a 10K+ base is a signal worth weighing: it is a long way from the 4.6 to 4.8 typical of this category and hints at recurring complaints, whatever their cause. Only the App Store is linked on this page.
