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NOAA Weather Unofficial (Pro)

This weather app is not affiliated with NOAA or the National Weather Service. Products provided by NOAA are in the public domain, and this app's use of those products is compliant with NOAA/NWS terms of use.
This app provides forecasts, animated radar, hourly forecast, and current conditions, all in an intuitive and easy to use interface. Just the information you need, provided accurately, quickly, and for your exact location.


★ "A no-nonsense approach to show weather data on your phone, but done well and great looking"
- Android Central

This app uses NOAA point forecasts from your GPS location to get the most localized weather available. Point forecasts are great for climbing, hiking, skiing, or any outdoor activity where weather from a nearby city isn't accurate enough.

GPS on the phone will provide the most accurate location, but usually isn't needed. Nearby cell towers and Wi-Fi networks can also provide this information, and will be checked first to save time and battery. You can also enter a location manually.

To provided highly localized forecasting, this app uses point forecasts from the National Weather Service (NOAA/NWS), and is therefore only available in the US.

If there is severe weather you will see a red warning icon in the corner of the current conditions icon. You can press this icon for more details. This app currently does NOT support severe weather alerts or notifications. NOAA is providing this service directly through cell carriers. You can read more about the service at http://www.nws.noaa.gov/com/weatherreadynation/wea.html.

There are also several differently sized widgets available which can be placed on your homescreen to provide some basic weather information, without the need to open the app.

Forecast discussion is available through the menu button.

Permission: LocationThis app requires your location to provide you with the most accurate weather. This is fundamental to how the app works. You can still add manual locations as well if you prefer.

Permission: Photos/Media/FilesThis permission is required by Google Maps so that it can cache map tiles for faster loading. It sounds like the app is doing something with your photos or media, but it is not. The permission means that the app has permission to access your files (which includes photos and media), but does not mean they are actually being accessed. It is a subtle but important distinction. Contact me if you have further questions about this.

These are the non-simplified permissions as listed in the Android manifest:android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION" (location access listed above)android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE" (check for network connection)android.permission.INTERNET" (download weather)android.permission.VIBRATE" (for zoom feedback on old radar)android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" (this is Photos/Media/Files listed above)com.google.android.providers.gsf.permission.READ_GSERVICES" (required by google maps)

FAQ (Frequently asked questions):http://www.paulnadler.com/nstudio/faq.html

Please contact me at [email protected] if you have any further questions or problems.

This is the premium version and is 100% Ad free, and has no limitations.

NOAA Weather on Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/pages/NOAA-Weather/416785575001525

Google+https://plus.google.com/110174676619325230446

Beta Channel (for newest features)https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/111259910356071652569

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Reviews (24)

Lar. H. May 14, 2022     

Great little app! I've been using this app for over 2 years and am really impressed by how the developer has continued to make subtle improvements and keeps the app up to date with ever-changing end user operating systems. Lots of useful information quickly available at a glance, the weather advisories are helpful and easily seen but don't get in the way of daily weather information. I especially like having the barometer reading available. Nice job!

Tim. L. May 20, 2022     

Need to override attempts by Android system to put app to sleep. It's set to use background data and no battery optimization but somehow it doesn't run consequently I miss important weather information.

Den. B. Mar 21, 2022     

Just today it stopped working. It had opened and run without issue earlier in the day, but this afternoon it fails to start. Feedback has been submitted. I hope it's just something on the back end, because it's been a good weather app up til now. ***Update*** It's now 2022, and the app has been rock solid since the little glitch I mentioned above. I have nothing but praise for this app. I use it on my Android 11 phone and my HP Chromebook. It's my go-to app for weather information.

Mar. H. Jan 27, 2022     

Simple, effective, but sometimes unreliable. I've been using this app for years in multiple states and love how easy it is to view all the info I need quickly with no junk. Also, being able to configure my "Hourly" page has been very nice to get it set up just the way I like it. However, at least 1-2 times a week for the last few years I have been using the app it will lose its ability to connect to the weather database and provide no forecast data whatsoever for minutes or hours at a time.

Joh. D. Jan 1, 2022     

Excellent simplicity! This app has a widget which shows the current temperature. With one touch on this widget, I get a graph showing temperature, cloud cover, wind, and other quantities of my choosing extending over the next hours and days. I've tried many other weather apps, but none have delivered such a clear, cogent, and concise interface. A joy to use!

Pat. P. Feb 4, 2022     

This app I would describe as having only the essential information. Current temp, feels like, wind direction, speed and gusts, precipitation, barometer pressure, and severe weather alerts. Giving only the essential info is one reason it's my favorite. Although I know air quality is important to many others, it doesn't impact me, so I don't need, or miss it. The other reason I like it is it's accuracy. I mean it's the NOAA, and it doesn't get much more accurate than that.

Nan. T. May 3, 2022     

Works great most of the time. There are times when the forecast is "unavailable ". Not sure if that is an internet down type of situation, or the application's website issue. Either way, I will continue to invest in the "pro" version, as I feel that it is well worth it.

Ant. S. Mar 17, 2022     

I've used this app for a long time and it's always had a glitch where at some point it doesn't download weather or update. I have to go through a whole rigmaro of deleting data in order to get it to work again which is annoying or even delete the app and reinstall it. It's getting old and I wish they would fix it.

Mah. Dec 12, 2021     

Been using the free version for years. Have loved this app the entire time. Figured it was finally time to buy it and pay the developer. The reason this app has been so valuable for me is the ability to choose specific areas and not just those cookie cutter zip code spots that do no good for me when they can be 60 miles away.

Jef. L. Jan 15, 2022     

It's been many years since I evaluated all of the weather apps, but after this one I've never had a reason to look further. I love the timeline, that gives a better appraisal of the weather than a verbal account. And the active map view gives storm cloud density and direction. Totally happy.

Jam. W. Apr 7, 2022     

I went through at least half a dozen weather apps looking for the right one. They would all either have a great app and a bad widget, or a great widget and a bad app. While not perfect, this was the best balance of the two I could find.

Fir. L. Jan 5, 2022     

finally! a weather app with clear data presentation, severe weather alert notifications, no fluff, and no subscription-based add removal. the customizable line graphs in the hourly tab are an essential feature use regularly to plan my day. absolutely worth the $2 for ad-free of NOAA weather data gathered in an easy-to-use app.

Jac. N. May 16, 2022     

Excellent weather resource. Easy to use and easy to install. Wouldn't change it!

Tra. R. Feb 26, 2022     

Lightweight & simple interface. A good GUI & a nice widget with NOAA data under the hood. I think The Weather Channel data is a little more accurate, but it's not worth the extra weight & intrusion to me.

L.. S. Mar 20, 2022     

Does not work. I've written the developers to either fix it, or refund my purchase. It gets one star until I hear from them. I never heard from the developers but it finally (after 3 days) started working. Seems to be very accurate.

Dav. T. Apr 20, 2022     

I use it daily. It would be even better if it showed storm chance as well as rain, and if it showed time of each movement frame as it once did. And it's pure weather from the NWS without commercial suspense building.

Jen. L. May 6, 2022     

Your app is always having problems downloading info and repeatedly reads ERROR....Why can't you upgrade your app to work better?? I like the simplicity of it so hopefully you can Improve it!!

Lee. J. Apr 14, 2022     

I can always tell when a storm is moving through, because your app crashes while trying to down load the forecast! Only problem I ever experience is when the equipment fails.

Dav. H. Dec 10, 2021     

The best weather app available. I've used a lot and NOAA's data has been the most reliable accurate, in my experience. This app makes that data delightfully usable on my phone. It's not perfect, but it's good enough that I paid for it.

Rog. E. Jan 19, 2022     

If you just want NWS weather with the forecast discussion available this is simple and straight forward. Radar used to load slow on the maps but that seems to have been resolved. I've likely tried most weather apps at one time or another but this is my standard.

Vic. M. Jan 6, 2022     

this app worked well for me until 2 days ago when it just quit being able to gather info from NOAA which made it useless. EDIT!! 01/05/22 I am rereviewing this app, as I may have accidentally figured out that it was the PHONE, just needing a restart, and the app is TONS better when the phone is working properly!! I have changed my review to a 5 star review, cause the app works perfectly, as well as the phone, when basic maintenance is done!! Now I'm going to use it on my brand new tablet!!!

Rya. W. May 16, 2022     

Love it! Simple weather from trusted source without all the bloat. Highly recommended!

Kev. P. Jan 17, 2022     

Update errors on widget for a few days now. If I open the app no errors and widget updates it's displayed content for first time since last time I opened it (many hours, like 13 hours). I already cleared its storage which did not help.

bar. l. Apr 8, 2022     

The charts are so helpful. The NOAA weather is always the most accurate. And you don't have to go to the website. You can use the app. With the premium version you can put in as many cities as you want and have instant access to their weather.