The RainViewer weather app gives you highly accurate forecasts directly from weather radars. Be prepared for rain, snow, storm, hurricane, or any other severe weather conditions. Monitor the weather radar map and check the forecast - all in one app.
RainViewer gives you access to all the essential tools needed to stay aware of the weather. This includes hyperlocal forecasts, a down-to-the-minute rain chart, weather alerts, a radar map, and widgets.
WEATHER RADAR MAP
Watch the animation to see the storm’s intensity and its path in the past, present, and future. This will give you a quick heads-up of what to expect in your area.
GLOBAL RAIN&SNOW
No radar coverage? No problem! Our “Global Rain&Snow” map layer shows real-time, satellite-based precipitation data for radar-free zones, such as oceans or deserts. Stay informed about rain and snow patterns on the map and receive alerts no matter where you are.
FORECAST
Get the most important weather information with hourly and daily forecasts that help you plan your days better. Check the minute-by-minute rain forecast when it starts to rain, so you'll know when the rain stops and avoid getting wet.
WEATHER ALERTS
Get notified when the rain starts and ends with our precise rain alerts. Be aware of upcoming critical weather conditions with severe weather alerts.
WIDGETS
Small things can make your life easier, like widgets. Set them up to get quick weather updates without even unlocking your phone. Stay informed and be prepared for any weather, right from your lock or home screen.
LIVE ACTIVITY
Quickly check the weather with RainViewer’s Live Activity. It shows a minute-by-minute precipitation forecast, rain intensity, and the time left until the end of the rain.
TEMPERATURE MAP
Visualise the temperature on the map and see how it will change globally during the next 24 hours. Spot heatwaves, track storms, and find cool retreats easily.
DATA PRIVACY
We value your privacy. RainViewer doesn't personify or sell user data. With your geolocation, we enhance weather features like real-time location updates, precise forecasts, and alerts.
The RainViewer app is the ultimate weather tool, precise and reliable. But there's more, our in-app features take it to the next level:
• Precipitation direction arrows on the radar map
• Radar animation forecasts for the next 2 hours
• Extended daily and hourly forecasts
• 24-hour temperature and precipitation forecasts on the map
• 48-hour map archives
• Hurricane tracker
• Weather tracking in up to 20 locations
• No distracting ads
Premium features are available through an in-app monthly subscription for £4.99 or an annual subscription for £21.49. Subscriptions renew automatically each month or year unless cancelled in your App Store account settings. For more information, please refer to https://rainviewer.com/privacy-policy.html and https://rainviewer.com/terms.html.
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In-Apps
12 Months
$28.99
12 Months Upgrade
$49.99
Weather Radar, 3 Months
$14.99
Weather Radar, 12 Months
$39.99
Weather Forecast, 1 Month
$6.99
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User Rating
4.62 out of 5
262 ratings
in New Zealand
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Jerky and Missing Data
I was hopeful about this app, because it sources weather radar data from MetService. Sadly, I was very disappointed. I even paid for a month’s subscription to see if that helped with some of the issues.
(1) The weather radar display is very jerky, with blanking between frames, and doesn’t seem to show imagery at 7.5 minute intervals as available from MetService.
(2) By default, the display goes forward an hour from the current time to display extrapolated radar imagery. This seems to work elsewhere in the world (including Australia) but not over NZ, so you sit there and watch an hour of blankness before the animation resumes with past radar. There does not seem to be an option to turn this off.
(3) For most parts of the world, but not the longitudes of NZ, most of Australia, Japan, etc., there is animated satellite imagery. It cuts off west of 180E (or 180W). When I contacted the developers they said this was a problem with Apple maps, but it also looks like they are not using imagery from the Japanese Himawari satellite.
(4) The weather forecast temperatures look wrong to me, compared with other sources ... not enough diurnal variation.
(5) It’s raining outside right now, and there is rain on the radar, but the forecast cheerily told me no rain was expected for the next hour, probably because of a lack of radar extrapolation for NZ.
So I’ve cancelled my subscription. Maybe, if the developer can fix all these faults, I might consider it again.
